From 51772d34201a6369cd227da8f5e6682285df03fb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: MikeTheWatchGuy <mike_barnett@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2018 09:34:38 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Recipe for launching a program
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@@ -548,6 +548,35 @@ This Window doesn't close after button clicks. To achieve this the buttons are
ExecuteCommandSubprocess(value[0])
```
+
+## Launch a Program With a Button
+
+Very simple script that will launch a program as a subprocess. Great for making a desktop launcher toolbar.
+
+```python
+import subprocess
+import PySimpleGUI as sg
+
+CHROME = r"C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe"
+
+
+layout = [ [sg.Text('Text area', key='_TEXT_')],
+ [sg.Input(do_not_clear=True, key='_URL_')],
+ [sg.Button('Chrome'), sg.Button('Exit')]]
+
+window = sg.Window('Window Title').Layout(layout)
+
+while True: # Event Loop
+ event, values = window.Read()
+ print(event, values)
+ if event is None or event == 'Exit':
+ break
+ if event == 'Chrome':
+ sp = subprocess.Popen([CHROME, values['_URL_']], shell=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
+
+window.Close()
+```
+
## Machine Learning GUI
A standard non-blocking GUI with lots of inputs.
@@ -718,7 +747,9 @@ This simple program keep a window open, taking input values until the user termi
break
```
- ## One Element Updating Another
+## One Element Updating Another - Compound Elements
+
+
You can easily build "compound elements" in a single like of code. This recipe shows you how to add a numeric value onto a slider.