53 lines
2.2 KiB
Python
53 lines
2.2 KiB
Python
import PySimpleGUI as SG
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import subprocess
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# CHANGE THIS LINE OF CODE! Point it to the howdoi.py file that is in the howdoi code you download from github
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HOW_DO_I_COMMAND = 'python C:\\Python\\PycharmProjects\\GitHub\\howdoi\\howdoi\\howdoi.py'
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# if you want an icon on your taskbar for this gui, then change this line of code to point to the ICO file
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DEFAULT_ICON = 'E:\\TheRealMyDocs\\Icons\\QuestionMark.ico'
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def HowDoI():
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'''
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Make and show a window (PySimpleGUI form) that takes user input and sends to the HowDoI web oracle
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Excellent example of 2 GUI concepts
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1. Output Element that will show text in a scrolled window
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2. Non-Window-Closing Buttons - These buttons will cause the form to return with the form's values, but doesn't close the form
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:return: never returns
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'''
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# ------- Make a new FlexForm ------- #
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form = SG.FlexForm('How Do I ??', auto_size_text=True, default_element_size=(30, 2), icon=DEFAULT_ICON)
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form.AddRow(SG.Text('Ask and your answer will appear here....', size=(40, 1)))
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form.AddRow(SG.Output(size=(90, 20)))
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form.AddRow(SG.Multiline(size=(90, 5), enter_submits=True),
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SG.ReadFormButton('SEND', button_color=(SG.YELLOWS[0], SG.BLUES[0])),
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SG.SimpleButton('EXIT', button_color=(SG.YELLOWS[0], SG.GREENS[0])))
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# ---===--- Loop taking in user input and using it to query HowDoI --- #
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while True:
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(button, value) = form.Read()
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if button == 'SEND':
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QueryHowDoI(value[0][:-1]) # send string without carriage return on end
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else:
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break # exit button clicked
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exit(69)
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def QueryHowDoI(Query):
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'''
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Kicks off a subprocess to send the 'Query' to HowDoI
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Prints the result, which in this program will route to a gooeyGUI window
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:param Query: text english question to ask the HowDoI web engine
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:return: nothing
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'''
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howdoi_command = HOW_DO_I_COMMAND
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t = subprocess.Popen(howdoi_command + ' '+ Query, stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
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(output, err) = t.communicate()
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print('You asked: '+ Query)
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print('_______________________________________')
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print(output.decode("utf-8") )
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exit_code = t.wait()
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if __name__ == '__main__':
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HowDoI()
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