SGZenity

SGZenity is a library for python which was inspired by Zenity.

When you write scripts, you can use SGZenity to create simple dialogs that interact graphically with the user.

Requirements

• Python 3
• GTK+4
• python3-gi

Installation

Install using pip:

$ pip install sgzenity

Or clone the repo:

$ git clone https://github.com/SoftGeekRo/sgzenity.git
$ cd ./sgzenity
$ python setup.py install

Example

Simple dialog:

API

Simple message

message(title='', text='', width=330, height=120, timeout=None)

Display a simple message

Parameters:

• text (str) – text inside the window
• title (str) – title of the window
• width (int) – window width
• height (int) – window height
• timeout (int) – close the window after n seconds

Error

error(title='', text='', width=330, height=120, timeout=None)

Display a simple error

Parameters:

• text (str) – text inside the window
• title (str) – title of the window
• width (int) – window width
• height (int) – window height
• timeout (int) – close the window after n seconds

Warning

warning(title='', text='', width=330, height=120, timeout=None)

Display a simple warning

Parameters:

• text (str) – text inside the window
• title (str) – title of the window
• width (int) – window width
• height (int) – window height
• timeout (int) – close the window after n seconds

Question

question(title='', text='', width=330, height=120, timeout=None)

Display a question, possible answer are yes/no.

Parameters:

• text (str) – text inside the window
• title (str) – title of the window
• width (int) – window width
• height (int) – window height
• timeout (int) – close the window after n seconds

Returns: The answer as a boolean

Return type: bool

Progress Bar

progress_bar(title, text, pulse_mode, callback)

Display a text input

Parameters:

• title (str) – Title of the progress window
• text (str) – Text that will be present on top of the progress bar
• pulse_mode (bool) – Character of the progress bar, pulse of progress based on the callback returns values from 0.0 to 1
• callback (int) – callback function for control the progress bar. Returns a value between 0.0 and 1

Demo

import time
from sgzenity.thread import WorkerThread
from sgzenity import ProgressBar

class WorkingThread(WorkerThread):
    def payload(self):
        loading = self.data
        steps = 10
        for s in range(steps):
            if self.stop:
                break
            loading.heartbeat()
            print('Pulse {}.'.format(s))
            time.sleep(1)
        if self.stop:
            print('Working thread canceled.')
        else:
            print('Working thread ended.')
        loading.close()


def sg_progress_bar():
    loading = ProgressBar("DEMO TITLE", "DEMO TEXT", pulse_mode=True)

    workthread = WorkingThread(loading)
    loading.show(workthread)
    workthread.start()

    Gtk.main()


sg_progress_bar()

Entry

entry(text='', placeholder='', title='', width=330, height=120, timeout=None)

Display a text input

Parameters:

• text (str) – text inside the window
• placeholder (str) – placeholder for the input
• title (str) – title of the window
• width (int) – window width
• height (int) – window height
• timeout (int) – close the window after n seconds

Returns: The content of the text input Return type: str

Password

password(text='', placeholder='', title='', width=330, height=120, timeout=None)

Display a text input with hidden characters

Parameters:

• text (str) – text inside the window
• placeholder (str) – placeholder for the input
• title (str) – title of the window
• width (int) – window width
• height (int) – window height
• timeout (int) – close the window after n seconds

Returns: The content of the text input

Return type: str

List of values

zlist(columns, items, print_columns=None, text='', title='', width=330, height=120, timeout=None)

Display a list of values

Parameters:

• columns (list of strings) – a list of columns name
• items (list of strings) – a list of values
• print_columns (int* (None if all the columns)*) – index of a column (return just the values from this column)
• text (str) – text inside the window
• title (str) – title of the window
• width (int) – window width
• height (int) – window height
• timeout (int) – close the window after n seconds

Returns: A row of values from the table

Return type: list

File selection

file_selection(multiple=False, directory=False, save=False, confirm_overwrite=False, filename=None, title='', width=330, height=120, timeout=None)

Open a file selection window

Parameters:

• multiple (bool) – allow multiple file selection
• directory (bool) – only directory selection
• save (bool) – save mode
• confirm_overwrite (bool) – confirm when a file is overwritten
• filename (str) – placeholder for the filename
• text (str) – text inside the window
• title (str) – title of the window
• width (int) – window width
• height (int) – window height
• timeout (int) – close the window after n seconds

Returns: path of files selected.

Return type: string or list if multiple enabled

Calendar

calendar(text='', day=None, month=None, title='', width=330, height=120, timeout=None)

Display a calendar

Parameters:

• text (str) – text inside the window
• day (int) – default day
• month (int) – default month
• text – text inside the window
• title (str) – title of the window
• width (int) – window width
• height (int) – window height
• timeout (int) – close the window after n seconds

Returns: (year, month, day)

Return type: tuple

And display the result :

$ python demo.py
$ (year=2017, month=6, day=4)

Color selection

color_selection(show_palette=False, opacity_control=False, title='', width=330, height=120, timeout=None)

Display a color selection dialog

Parameters:

• show_palette (bool) – hide/show the palette with preselected colors
• opacity_control (bool) – allow to control opacity
• title (str) – title of the window
• width (int) – window width
• height (int) – window height
• timeout (int) – close the window after n seconds

Returns: the color selected by the user

Return type: str

Scale

scale(text='', value=0, min=0, max=100, step=1, draw_value=True, title='', width=330, height=120, timeout=None)

Select a number with a range widget

Parameters:

• text (str) – text inside window
• value (int) – current value
• min (int) – minimum value
• max (int) – maximum value
• step (int) – incrementation value
• draw_value (bool) – hide/show cursor value
• title (str) – title of the window
• width (int) – window width
• height (int) – window height
• timeout (int) – close the window after n seconds

Returns: The value selected by the user

Return type: float