import PySimpleGUI as sg import subprocess import howdoi # Test this command in a dos window if you are having trouble. HOW_DO_I_COMMAND = 'python -m howdoi.howdoi -n 2' # if you want an icon on your taskbar for this gui, then change this line of code to point to the ICO file DEFAULT_ICON = 'E:\\TheRealMyDocs\\Icons\\QuestionMark.ico' def HowDoI(): ''' Make and show a window (PySimpleGUI form) that takes user input and sends to the HowDoI web oracle Excellent example of 2 GUI concepts 1. Output Element that will show text in a scrolled window 2. Non-Window-Closing Buttons - These buttons will cause the form to return with the form's values, but doesn't close the form :return: never returns ''' # ------- Make a new FlexForm ------- # # Set system-wide options that will affect all future forms. Give our form a spiffy look and feel sg.SetOptions(background_color='#9FB8AD', text_element_background_color='#9FB8AD', element_background_color='#9FB8AD', scrollbar_color=None, input_elements_background_color='#F7F3EC', button_color=('white', '#475841')) form = sg.FlexForm('How Do I ??', auto_size_text=True, default_element_size=(30, 2), icon=DEFAULT_ICON) layout = [ [sg.Text('Ask and your answer will appear here....', size=(40, 1))], [sg.Output(size=(88, 20))], [ sg.Spin(values=(1, 2, 3, 4), initial_value=1, size=(2, 1), key='Num Answers'), sg.T('Num Answers'), sg.Checkbox('Display Full Text', key='full text')], [sg.Multiline(size=(85, 5), enter_submits=True, key='query'), sg.ReadFormButton('SEND', button_color=(sg.YELLOWS[0], sg.BLUES[0]), bind_return_key=True), sg.SimpleButton('EXIT', button_color=(sg.YELLOWS[0], sg.GREENS[0]))] ] form.Layout(layout) # ---===--- Loop taking in user input and using it to query HowDoI --- # while True: (button, value) = form.Read() if button == 'SEND': QueryHowDoI(value['query'], value['Num Answers'], value['full text']) # send string without carriage return on end else: break # exit button clicked exit(69) def QueryHowDoI(Query, num_answers, full_text): ''' Kicks off a subprocess to send the 'Query' to HowDoI Prints the result, which in this program will route to a gooeyGUI window :param Query: text english question to ask the HowDoI web engine :return: nothing ''' howdoi_command = HOW_DO_I_COMMAND full_text_option = ' -a' if full_text else '' t = subprocess.Popen(howdoi_command + ' '+ Query + ' -n ' + str(num_answers)+full_text_option, stdout=subprocess.PIPE) (output, err) = t.communicate() print('You asked: '+ Query) print('_______________________________________') print(output.decode("utf-8") ) exit_code = t.wait() if __name__ == '__main__': HowDoI()