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A Simple Text Editor in Python/PyGTK

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Post icon  Posted 15 January 2010 - 06:22 PM

Introduction
You've seen many Text Editors in Linux right? Ever wanted to make on in python? I'm gonna show you how!
Imports
First, we need to import all of the correct items into our code.
#!/usr/bin/env python
import sys
import pygtk
import gtk

Main
Now we implement the Main function of our code.
def main():
	gtk.gdk.threads_enter()
	gtk.main()
	gtk.gdk.threads_leave() 
	
if __name__ == "__main__":
	Initialize = MainForm()
	main()

This allows our Python script to execute as a GTK application.
The Window
Now we need to create the window for our app.
I'll break it down for you. I have even included the open and save functions.
First, lets make our class for the window. It even includes our global variables for our textbox and statusbar.
TextBox = gtk.TextView()
MenuBar = gtk.MenuBar()
StatusBar = gtk.Statusbar()
Window = gtk.Window(gtk.WINDOW_TOPLEVEL)
class MainForm:
	_File = ""

The Init Method
def __init__(self):
		window.set_title("Untitled - PyPad")
	window.set_default_size(750,450)
	window.connect('destroy', gtk.main_quit)
		TextBox.set_wrap_mode(gtk.WRAP_WORD)
		TextBox.set_editable(True)
		TextBox.set_cursor_visible(True)	
		TextBox.set_border_window_size(gtk.TEXT_WINDOW_LEFT,1)
		TextBox.set_border_window_size(gtk.TEXT_WINDOW_RIGHT,1)
		TextBox.set_border_window_size(gtk.TEXT_WINDOW_TOP,1)
		TextBox.set_border_window_size(gtk.TEXT_WINDOW_BOTTOM,1)
	vbox = gtk.VBox(False,0)
	box1 = gtk.VBox(False, 10)
	box2 = gtk.VBox(False, 20)
	box3 = gtk.VBox(False, 70)
	vbox.pack_start(box2, False, False, 0)
	vbox.pack_start(box1, True, True, 0)
	vbox.pack_start(box3, False, False, 0)
	sw = gtk.ScrolledWindow()
	sw.set_policy(gtk.POLICY_AUTOMATIC, gtk.POLICY_AUTOMATIC)
	sw.add(TextBox)
	box1.pack_start(sw)
	box2.pack_start(MenuBar, True, False, 0)
	box3.pack_start(StatusBar, True, False, 0)
	filemenu = gtk.Menu()
		filem = gtk.MenuItem("File")
	newm = gtk.MenuItem("New")
	openm = gtk.MenuItem("Open")
	savem = gtk.MenuItem("Save")
	saveasm = gtk.MenuItem("Save As")
	openm.connect("activate",self.open_file)
	saveasm.connect("activate",self.save_file_as)
	newm.connect("activate",self.reset_new)
	savem.connect("activate",self.save_file)
	filemenu.append(newm)
	filemenu.append(openm)
	filemenu.append(savem)
	filemenu.append(saveasm)
		filem.set_submenu(filemenu)
	MenuBar.append(filem)
	window.add(vbox)
	window.show_all()

The Save File Function
def save_file(menuitem,user_param):
	if _File is not "":
		textbuffer = TextBox.get_buffer()
		print "Saved File: " + _File
			StatusBar.push(0,"Saved File: " + filename)
		index = filename.replace("\\","/").rfind("/") + 1
		text = textbuffer.get_text(textbuffer.get_start_iter() , textbuffer.get_end_iter())
		window.set_title(_File[index:] + " - PyPad")
		file = open(_File, "r+")
		file.write(text)
		file.close()

The Save File As function
def save_file_as(menuitem,user_param):
	chooser = gtk.FileChooserDialog(title="Save file",action=gtk.FILE_CHOOSER_ACTION_SAVE, buttons=(gtk.STOCK_CANCEL,gtk.RESPONSE_CANCEL,gtk.STOCK_SAVE,gtk.RESPONSE_OK))
		chooser.set_default_response(gtk.RESPONSE_OK)
	filter = gtk.FileFilter()
		filter.set_name("Text Files")
		filter.add_mime_type("text/data")
		filter.add_pattern("*.txt")
		chooser.add_filter(filter)
	filter2 = gtk.FileFilter()
	filter2.set_name("All Files")
	filter2.add_pattern("*.*")
	chooser.add_filter(filter2)
	response = chooser.run()
	if response == gtk.RESPONSE_OK:
		global _File
		filename = chooser.get_filename()
		_File = filename
		textbuffer = TextBox.get_buffer()
		print "Saved File: " + filename
			StatusBar.push(0,"Saved File: " + filename)
		index = filename.replace("\\","/").rfind("/") + 1
		text = textbuffer.get_text(textbuffer.get_start_iter() , textbuffer.get_end_iter())
		window.set_title(filename[index:] + " - PyPad")
		file = open(filename, "w")
		file.write(text)
		file.close()
	elif response == gtk.RESPONSE_CANCEL:
		chooser.destroy()
		chooser.destroy()

The Open File function
def open_file(menuitem, user_param1):
	chooser = gtk.FileChooserDialog(title="Open a file",action=gtk.FILE_CHOOSER_ACTION_OPEN, buttons=(gtk.STOCK_CANCEL,gtk.RESPONSE_CANCEL,gtk.STOCK_OPEN,gtk.RESPONSE_OK))
		chooser.set_default_response(gtk.RESPONSE_OK)
	filter = gtk.FileFilter()
		filter.set_name("Text Files")
		filter.add_mime_type("text/data")
		filter.add_pattern("*.txt")
		chooser.add_filter(filter)
	filter2 = gtk.FileFilter()
	filter2.set_name("All Files")
	filter2.add_pattern("*.*")
	chooser.add_filter(filter2)
	response = chooser.run()
	if response == gtk.RESPONSE_OK:
		global _File
		filename = chooser.get_filename()
		_File = filename
		textbuffer = TextBox.get_buffer()
		print "Opened File: " + filename
		StatusBar.push(0,"Opened File: " + filename)
		index = filename.replace("\\","/").rfind("/") + 1
		window.set_title(filename[index:] + " - PyPad")
		file = open(filename, "r")
		text = file.read()
		textbuffer.set_text(text)
		file.close()
	elif response == gtk.RESPONSE_CANCEL:
		chooser.destroy()
		chooser.destroy()

And lastly...
The New Button function
def reset_new(menuitem,user_param):
	_File = ""
		print "PyPad has been reset!"
	window.set_title("Untitled - PyPad")
	textbuffer = TextBox.get_buffer()
	textbuffer.set_text("")

Conclusion
And after all of this, your resulting code should be like this:
#!/usr/bin/env python
import sys
import pygtk
import gtk
TextBox = gtk.TextView()
MenuBar = gtk.MenuBar()
StatusBar = gtk.Statusbar()
Window = gtk.Window(gtk.WINDOW_TOPLEVEL)
class MainForm:
	_File = ""
	def open_file(menuitem, user_param1):
	chooser = gtk.FileChooserDialog(title="Open a file",action=gtk.FILE_CHOOSER_ACTION_OPEN, buttons=(gtk.STOCK_CANCEL,gtk.RESPONSE_CANCEL,gtk.STOCK_OPEN,gtk.RESPONSE_OK))
		chooser.set_default_response(gtk.RESPONSE_OK)
	filter = gtk.FileFilter()
		filter.set_name("Text Files")
		filter.add_mime_type("text/data")
		filter.add_pattern("*.txt")
		chooser.add_filter(filter)
	filter2 = gtk.FileFilter()
	filter2.set_name("All Files")
	filter2.add_pattern("*.*")
	chooser.add_filter(filter2)
	response = chooser.run()
	if response == gtk.RESPONSE_OK:
		global _File
		filename = chooser.get_filename()
		_File = filename
		textbuffer = TextBox.get_buffer()
		print "Opened File: " + filename
		StatusBar.push(0,"Opened File: " + filename)
		index = filename.replace("\\","/").rfind("/") + 1
		window.set_title(filename[index:] + " - PyPad")
		file = open(filename, "r")
		text = file.read()
		textbuffer.set_text(text)
		file.close()
	elif response == gtk.RESPONSE_CANCEL:
		chooser.destroy()
		chooser.destroy()
	def save_file_as(menuitem,user_param):
	chooser = gtk.FileChooserDialog(title="Save file",action=gtk.FILE_CHOOSER_ACTION_SAVE, buttons=(gtk.STOCK_CANCEL,gtk.RESPONSE_CANCEL,gtk.STOCK_SAVE,gtk.RESPONSE_OK))
		chooser.set_default_response(gtk.RESPONSE_OK)
	filter = gtk.FileFilter()
		filter.set_name("Text Files")
		filter.add_mime_type("text/data")
		filter.add_pattern("*.txt")
		chooser.add_filter(filter)
	filter2 = gtk.FileFilter()
	filter2.set_name("All Files")
	filter2.add_pattern("*.*")
	chooser.add_filter(filter2)
	response = chooser.run()
	if response == gtk.RESPONSE_OK:
		global _File
		filename = chooser.get_filename()
		_File = filename
		textbuffer = TextBox.get_buffer()
		print "Saved File: " + filename
			StatusBar.push(0,"Saved File: " + filename)
		index = filename.replace("\\","/").rfind("/") + 1
		text = textbuffer.get_text(textbuffer.get_start_iter() , textbuffer.get_end_iter())
		window.set_title(filename[index:] + " - PyPad")
		file = open(filename, "w")
		file.write(text)
		file.close()
	elif response == gtk.RESPONSE_CANCEL:
		chooser.destroy()
		chooser.destroy()
	def reset_new(menuitem,user_param):
	_File = ""
		print "PyPad has been reset!"
	window.set_title("Untitled - PyPad")
	textbuffer = TextBox.get_buffer()
	textbuffer.set_text("")
	def save_file(menuitem,user_param):
	if _File is not "":
		textbuffer = TextBox.get_buffer()
		print "Saved File: " + _File
			StatusBar.push(0,"Saved File: " + filename)
		index = filename.replace("\\","/").rfind("/") + 1
		text = textbuffer.get_text(textbuffer.get_start_iter() , textbuffer.get_end_iter())
		window.set_title(_File[index:] + " - PyPad")
		file = open(_File, "r+")
		file.write(text)
		file.close()
	def __init__(self):
		window.set_title("Untitled - PyPad")
	window.set_default_size(750,450)
	window.connect('destroy', gtk.main_quit)
		TextBox.set_wrap_mode(gtk.WRAP_WORD)
		TextBox.set_editable(True)
		TextBox.set_cursor_visible(True)	
		TextBox.set_border_window_size(gtk.TEXT_WINDOW_LEFT,1)
		TextBox.set_border_window_size(gtk.TEXT_WINDOW_RIGHT,1)
		TextBox.set_border_window_size(gtk.TEXT_WINDOW_TOP,1)
		TextBox.set_border_window_size(gtk.TEXT_WINDOW_BOTTOM,1)
	vbox = gtk.VBox(False,0)
	box1 = gtk.VBox(False, 10)
	box2 = gtk.VBox(False, 20)
	box3 = gtk.VBox(False, 70)
	vbox.pack_start(box2, False, False, 0)
	vbox.pack_start(box1, True, True, 0)
	vbox.pack_start(box3, False, False, 0)
	sw = gtk.ScrolledWindow()
	sw.set_policy(gtk.POLICY_AUTOMATIC, gtk.POLICY_AUTOMATIC)
	sw.add(TextBox)
	box1.pack_start(sw)
	box2.pack_start(MenuBar, True, False, 0)
	box3.pack_start(StatusBar, True, False, 0)
	filemenu = gtk.Menu()
		filem = gtk.MenuItem("File")
	newm = gtk.MenuItem("New")
	openm = gtk.MenuItem("Open")
	savem = gtk.MenuItem("Save")
	saveasm = gtk.MenuItem("Save As")
	openm.connect("activate",self.open_file)
	saveasm.connect("activate",self.save_file_as)
	newm.connect("activate",self.reset_new)
	savem.connect("activate",self.save_file)
	filemenu.append(newm)
	filemenu.append(openm)
	filemenu.append(savem)
	filemenu.append(saveasm)
		filem.set_submenu(filemenu)
	MenuBar.append(filem)
	window.add(vbox)
	window.show_all()
def main():
	gtk.gdk.threads_enter()
	gtk.main()
	gtk.gdk.threads_leave() 
	
if __name__ == "__main__":
	Initialize = MainForm()
	main()

Just save it and run it! Enjoy!

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Posted 03 February 2011 - 10:38 PM

When I try to run this code, I get:

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./ed.py:28: SyntaxWarning: name '_File' is assigned to before global declaration
global _File
./ed.py:57: SyntaxWarning: name '_File' is assigned to before global declaration
global _File
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "./ed.py", line 12, in <module>
class MainForm:
File "./ed.py", line 21, in MainForm
chooser.add_filter(filter)
NameError: global name 'chooser' is not defined

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