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marc
marc

Reputation: 1

how to return value from a different script in python

I am trying to access the file name that is gathered from one of my python scripts in and use it in a different script, I will show my code below. Currently I tried returning the filename value, however I believe I am getting whats called the object or memory value instead of the file name. Any help or tips to getting this figured out?

The function with the value I want

def selected_file(event, listbox, menu):
    item = listbox.curselection()
    if item:
        filename = listbox.get(item[0]) 
        popup_menu(event, menu, listbox)
        print(f"{filename} selected")
    return filename

The function I want to retrieve the value with

    def folders_setup(self):
        filename = functions.selected_file
        print(f"for {filename}")
        labelsFrame = Frame(self.folders_frame)
        labelsFrame.pack(side=TOP, pady=8, fill=X)
        Label(labelsFrame, text="Folders")

What shows when I run my code

for <function selected_file at 0x10880f9c0>
craftpix-net-622999-free-pixel-art-tiny-hero-sprites selected

Anything helps thanks!

Btw the "craftpix-net-622999-free-pixel-art-tiny-hero-sprites selected" is what I want the "0x10880f9c0" to print.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 62

Answers (1)

Łukasz Kwieciński
Łukasz Kwieciński

Reputation: 15728

You're not actually calling the function, to call it you have to add the brackets () and pass your arguments:

def folders_setup(self):
    filename = functions.selected_file(YOUR_ARGUMENTS_HERE)
    print(f"for {filename}")
    labelsFrame = Frame(self.folders_frame)
    labelsFrame.pack(side=TOP, pady=8, fill=X)
    Label(labelsFrame, text="Folders")

Upvotes: 0

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