New Demo - Create link to your Python file on Windows

DemoPrograms/Demo_Make_Windows_Shortcut.pyw

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+import PySimpleGUI as sg
+from win32com.client import Dispatch
+import os
+
+"""
+    Demo Program = Make Windows Shortcut
+
+    Creates a shortcut to your python file.
+
+    Input just the .PY or .PYW file
+    or...
+    Optionally Add:
+        - The interpreter to use
+        - An icon for your shortcut
+        - A new name for the shortcut that's different than your Python filename
+
+    Copyright 2021 PySimpleGUI
+"""
+
+python_command = r'python.exe'
+
+
+def create_shortcut(path, target='', icon=''):
+    """
+    Create a shortcut for a given target filename
+    :param path str: full path and filename to make link to
+    :param target str: what to launch (e.g. python)
+    :param icon str: .ICO file
+    :return: filename of the created shortcut file
+    :rtype: str
+    """
+    filename, ext = os.path.splitext(path)
+    working_dir = os.path.dirname(filename)
+    if ext == 'url':
+        shortcut = file(filename, 'w')
+        shortcut.write('[InternetShortcut]\n')
+        shortcut.write('URL=%s' % target)
+        shortcut.close()
+    else:
+        shell = Dispatch('WScript.Shell')
+        shortcut_filename = filename + ".lnk"
+        shortcut = shell.CreateShortCut(f'{shortcut_filename}')
+        target_path = f'{target}'
+        shortcut.Targetpath = target_path
+        shortcut.Arguments = f'"{path}"'
+        shortcut.WorkingDirectory = working_dir
+        if icon == '':
+            pass
+        else:
+            shortcut.IconLocation = icon
+        shortcut.save()
+    return shortcut_filename
+
+
+def main():
+    sg.theme('dark grey 13')
+    txt_size = 22
+
+    layout = [[sg.Text('Create a link to your Python file (Click Go or return key to start)', font='_ 15')],
+              [sg.T('Python file', s=txt_size), sg.Input(key='-IN FILE-'), sg.FileBrowse(file_types=(("Python Files", "*.py *.pyw *.PY *.PYW"),), )],
+              [sg.T('Icon file (optional)', s=txt_size), sg.Input(key='-ICON-'), sg.FileBrowse(file_types=(("Icon Files", "*.ico *.ICO",),), )],
+              [sg.T('Shortcut Name (optional)', s=txt_size), sg.Input(key='-SHORTCUT NAME-')],
+              [sg.T('Python Command (optional)', s=txt_size), sg.Input(key='-PYTHON COMMAND-')],
+              [sg.Button('Go', bind_return_key=True), sg.Button('Exit')]]
+
+    window = sg.Window('Create Shortcut To Python File', layout)
+
+    while True:
+        event, values = window.read()
+        print(event, values)
+        if event == sg.WIN_CLOSED or event == 'Exit':
+            break
+        if event == 'Go':
+            try:
+                if values['-PYTHON COMMAND-']:
+                    py_cmd = values['-PYTHON COMMAND-']
+                else:
+                    py_cmd = python_command
+                shortcut_name = create_shortcut(values['-IN FILE-'], target=fr'{py_cmd}', icon=values['-ICON-'])
+                if values['-SHORTCUT NAME-']:
+                    new_shortcut_name = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(shortcut_name), values['-SHORTCUT NAME-'] + '.lnk')
+                    os.rename(shortcut_name, new_shortcut_name)
+                    shortcut_name = new_shortcut_name
+                window.close()
+                choice = sg.popup('Done!', 'Created shortcut:', shortcut_name, custom_text=('Take me there', 'Close'))
+                if choice == 'Take me there':
+                    sg.execute_command_subprocess(r'explorer.exe', os.path.dirname(shortcut_name))
+                break
+            except Exception as e:
+                sg.popup_error('Error encountered', e)
+
+    window.close()
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()