Pybrowser 2 – a file browser with python

A new version of this file browser.

Here is the new GUI

This is the code. You can find it also in the github repository “utilities”.

import tkinter as tk
import os

def searchfiles(extension='.txt', folder='H:\\'):
    "insert all files in the listbox"
    global listbox
    
    container = []
    for r, d, f in os.walk(folder):
        for file in f:
            if file.endswith(extension):
                container.append(os.path.join(r, file))
   
    for file in container:
    	lbx.insert(0, file)

def open_file():
    os.startfile(lbx.get(lbx.curselection()[0]))

def clear():
	lbx.delete(0, tk.END)


def label(text):
	lab_en = tk.Label(frame1, text=text)
	lab_en.pack(side="top")
	return lab_en

def entry(text="H:\\"):
	"Visualize an entry"
	en = tk.Entry(frame1)
	en.insert(0, text)
	en["bg"] = "gold"
	en.pack(fill="x")
	en.bind("<Return>", lambda x:searchfiles('.png', en.get()))
	en.focus()
	return en


def button(text, command):
	# BUTTON TO START SEARCH
	bt = tk.Button(frame1, text=text, command=command)
	bt.pack(side="left")
	return bt


def listbox():
	lbx = tk.Listbox(frame2)
	lbx.pack(fill="both", expand=1)
	lbx.bind("<Double-Button>", lambda x: open_file())
	return lbx


def main():
	global lbx

	root.title("My search engine")
	root.geometry("400x400")
	root['bg'] = "orange"
	# ENTRY FOR THE FOLDER TO START THE SEARCH FROM
	# Label, entry, button 1 and 2, listbox
	lab = label("The root folder:")
	en = entry()
	bt1 = button("Search", lambda:searchfiles('.png', en.get()))
	bt2 = button("Clear", clear)
	frame1.pack(fill="x")
	lbx = listbox()
	frame2.pack(fill="both", expand=1)
	root.mainloop()


root = tk.Tk()
frame1 = tk.Frame(root)
frame2 = tk.Frame(root)
main()