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<h1>eric7.EricWidgets.EricFileDialog</h1>

<p>
Module implementing alternative functions for the QFileDialog static methods.
</p>
<h3>Global Attributes</h3>

<table>
<tr><td>DontConfirmOverwrite</td></tr><tr><td>DontResolveSymlinks</td></tr><tr><td>DontUseCustomDirectoryIcons</td></tr><tr><td>DontUseNativeDialog</td></tr><tr><td>HideNameFilterDetails</td></tr><tr><td>Option</td></tr><tr><td>ReadOnly</td></tr><tr><td>ShowDirsOnly</td></tr>
</table>
<h3>Classes</h3>

<table>
<tr><td>None</td></tr>
</table>
<h3>Functions</h3>

<table>

<tr>
<td><a href="#__reorderFilter">__reorderFilter</a></td>
<td>Private function to reorder the file filter to cope with a KDE issue introduced by distributor's usage of KDE file dialogs.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#getExistingDirectory">getExistingDirectory</a></td>
<td>Module function to get the name of a directory.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#getExistingDirectoryPath">getExistingDirectoryPath</a></td>
<td>Module function to get the path of a directory.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#getOpenFilPathsAndFilter">getOpenFilPathsAndFilter</a></td>
<td>Module function to get a list of paths of files for opening and the selected file name filter.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#getOpenFileAndDirNames">getOpenFileAndDirNames</a></td>
<td>Module function to get the names of files and directories for opening.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#getOpenFileAndDirPaths">getOpenFileAndDirPaths</a></td>
<td>Module function to get the paths of files and directories for opening.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#getOpenFileName">getOpenFileName</a></td>
<td>Module function to get the name of a file for opening it.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#getOpenFileNameAndFilter">getOpenFileNameAndFilter</a></td>
<td>Module function to get the name of a file for opening it and the selected file name filter.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#getOpenFileNames">getOpenFileNames</a></td>
<td>Module function to get a list of names of files for opening.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#getOpenFileNamesAndFilter">getOpenFileNamesAndFilter</a></td>
<td>Module function to get a list of names of files for opening and the selected file name filter.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#getOpenFilePath">getOpenFilePath</a></td>
<td>Module function to get the path of a file for opening it.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#getOpenFilePathAndFilter">getOpenFilePathAndFilter</a></td>
<td>Module function to get the path of a file for opening it and the selected file name filter.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#getOpenFilePaths">getOpenFilePaths</a></td>
<td>Module function to get a list of paths of files for opening.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#getSaveFileName">getSaveFileName</a></td>
<td>Module function to get the name of a file for saving.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#getSaveFileNameAndFilter">getSaveFileNameAndFilter</a></td>
<td>Module function to get the name of a file for saving and the selected file name filter.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#getSaveFilePath">getSaveFilePath</a></td>
<td>Module function to get the path of a file for saving.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#getSaveFilePathAndFilter">getSaveFilePathAndFilter</a></td>
<td>Module function to get the path of a file for saving and the selected file name filter.</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<a NAME="__reorderFilter" ID="__reorderFilter"></a>
<h2>__reorderFilter</h2>
<b>__reorderFilter</b>(<i>filterStr, initialFilter=""</i>)

<p>
    Private function to reorder the file filter to cope with a KDE issue
    introduced by distributor's usage of KDE file dialogs.
</p>
<dl>

<dt><i>filterStr</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
Qt file filter
</dd>
<dt><i>initialFilter</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
initial filter
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
the rearranged Qt file filter
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
str
</dd>
</dl>
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<a NAME="getExistingDirectory" ID="getExistingDirectory"></a>
<h2>getExistingDirectory</h2>
<b>getExistingDirectory</b>(<i>parent=None, caption="", directory="", options=QFileDialog.Option.ShowDirsOnly</i>)

<p>
    Module function to get the name of a directory.
</p>
<dl>

<dt><i>parent</i> (QWidget)</dt>
<dd>
parent widget of the dialog
</dd>
<dt><i>caption</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
window title of the dialog
</dd>
<dt><i>directory</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
working directory of the dialog
</dd>
<dt><i>options</i> (QFileDialog.Options)</dt>
<dd>
various options for the dialog
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
name of selected directory
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
str
</dd>
</dl>
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<a NAME="getExistingDirectoryPath" ID="getExistingDirectoryPath"></a>
<h2>getExistingDirectoryPath</h2>
<b>getExistingDirectoryPath</b>(<i>parent=None, caption="", directory="", options=QFileDialog.Option.ShowDirsOnly</i>)

<p>
    Module function to get the path of a directory.
</p>
<dl>

<dt><i>parent</i> (QWidget)</dt>
<dd>
parent widget of the dialog
</dd>
<dt><i>caption</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
window title of the dialog
</dd>
<dt><i>directory</i> (str or pathlib.Path)</dt>
<dd>
working directory of the dialog
</dd>
<dt><i>options</i> (QFileDialog.Options)</dt>
<dd>
various options for the dialog
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
path of selected directory
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
pathlib.Path
</dd>
</dl>
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<a NAME="getOpenFilPathsAndFilter" ID="getOpenFilPathsAndFilter"></a>
<h2>getOpenFilPathsAndFilter</h2>
<b>getOpenFilPathsAndFilter</b>(<i>parent=None, caption="", directory="", filterStr="", initialFilter="", options=None</i>)

<p>
    Module function to get a list of paths of files for opening and the
    selected file name filter.
</p>
<dl>

<dt><i>parent</i> (QWidget)</dt>
<dd>
parent widget of the dialog
</dd>
<dt><i>caption</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
window title of the dialog
</dd>
<dt><i>directory</i> (str or pathlib.Path)</dt>
<dd>
working directory of the dialog
</dd>
<dt><i>filterStr</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
filter string for the dialog
</dd>
<dt><i>initialFilter</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
initial filter for the dialog
</dd>
<dt><i>options</i> (QFileDialog.Options)</dt>
<dd>
various options for the dialog
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
list of file paths to be opened and selected filter
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
tuple of (list of pathlib.Path, str)
</dd>
</dl>
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<a NAME="getOpenFileAndDirNames" ID="getOpenFileAndDirNames"></a>
<h2>getOpenFileAndDirNames</h2>
<b>getOpenFileAndDirNames</b>(<i>parent=None, caption="", directory="", filterStr="", options=None</i>)

<p>
    Module function to get the names of files and directories for opening.
</p>
<dl>

<dt><i>parent</i> (QWidget)</dt>
<dd>
parent widget of the dialog
</dd>
<dt><i>caption</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
window title of the dialog
</dd>
<dt><i>directory</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
working directory of the dialog
</dd>
<dt><i>filterStr</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
filter string for the dialog
</dd>
<dt><i>options</i> (QFileDialog.Options)</dt>
<dd>
various options for the dialog
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
names of the selected files and folders
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
list of str
</dd>
</dl>
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<a NAME="getOpenFileAndDirPaths" ID="getOpenFileAndDirPaths"></a>
<h2>getOpenFileAndDirPaths</h2>
<b>getOpenFileAndDirPaths</b>(<i>parent=None, caption="", directory="", filterStr="", options=None</i>)

<p>
    Module function to get the paths of files and directories for opening.
</p>
<dl>

<dt><i>parent</i> (QWidget)</dt>
<dd>
parent widget of the dialog
</dd>
<dt><i>caption</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
window title of the dialog
</dd>
<dt><i>directory</i> (str or pathlib.Path)</dt>
<dd>
working directory of the dialog
</dd>
<dt><i>filterStr</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
filter string for the dialog
</dd>
<dt><i>options</i> (QFileDialog.Options)</dt>
<dd>
various options for the dialog
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
paths of the selected files and folders
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
list of pathlib.Path
</dd>
</dl>
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<a NAME="getOpenFileName" ID="getOpenFileName"></a>
<h2>getOpenFileName</h2>
<b>getOpenFileName</b>(<i>parent=None, caption="", directory="", filterStr="", options=None</i>)

<p>
    Module function to get the name of a file for opening it.
</p>
<dl>

<dt><i>parent</i> (QWidget)</dt>
<dd>
parent widget of the dialog
</dd>
<dt><i>caption</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
window title of the dialog
</dd>
<dt><i>directory</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
working directory of the dialog
</dd>
<dt><i>filterStr</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
filter string for the dialog
</dd>
<dt><i>options</i> (QFileDialog.Options)</dt>
<dd>
various options for the dialog
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
name of file to be opened
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
str
</dd>
</dl>
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<a NAME="getOpenFileNameAndFilter" ID="getOpenFileNameAndFilter"></a>
<h2>getOpenFileNameAndFilter</h2>
<b>getOpenFileNameAndFilter</b>(<i>parent=None, caption="", directory="", filterStr="", initialFilter="", options=None</i>)

<p>
    Module function to get the name of a file for opening it and the selected
    file name filter.
</p>
<dl>

<dt><i>parent</i> (QWidget)</dt>
<dd>
parent widget of the dialog
</dd>
<dt><i>caption</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
window title of the dialog
</dd>
<dt><i>directory</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
working directory of the dialog
</dd>
<dt><i>filterStr</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
filter string for the dialog
</dd>
<dt><i>initialFilter</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
initial filter for the dialog
</dd>
<dt><i>options</i> (QFileDialog.Options)</dt>
<dd>
various options for the dialog
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
name of file to be opened and selected filter
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
tuple of (str, str)
</dd>
</dl>
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<a NAME="getOpenFileNames" ID="getOpenFileNames"></a>
<h2>getOpenFileNames</h2>
<b>getOpenFileNames</b>(<i>parent=None, caption="", directory="", filterStr="", options=None</i>)

<p>
    Module function to get a list of names of files for opening.
</p>
<dl>

<dt><i>parent</i> (QWidget)</dt>
<dd>
parent widget of the dialog
</dd>
<dt><i>caption</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
window title of the dialog
</dd>
<dt><i>directory</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
working directory of the dialog
</dd>
<dt><i>filterStr</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
filter string for the dialog
</dd>
<dt><i>options</i> (QFileDialog.Options)</dt>
<dd>
various options for the dialog
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
list of file names to be opened
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
list of str
</dd>
</dl>
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<a NAME="getOpenFileNamesAndFilter" ID="getOpenFileNamesAndFilter"></a>
<h2>getOpenFileNamesAndFilter</h2>
<b>getOpenFileNamesAndFilter</b>(<i>parent=None, caption="", directory="", filterStr="", initialFilter="", options=None</i>)

<p>
    Module function to get a list of names of files for opening and the
    selected file name filter.
</p>
<dl>

<dt><i>parent</i> (QWidget)</dt>
<dd>
parent widget of the dialog
</dd>
<dt><i>caption</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
window title of the dialog
</dd>
<dt><i>directory</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
working directory of the dialog
</dd>
<dt><i>filterStr</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
filter string for the dialog
</dd>
<dt><i>initialFilter</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
initial filter for the dialog
</dd>
<dt><i>options</i> (QFileDialog.Options)</dt>
<dd>
various options for the dialog
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
list of file names to be opened and selected filter
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
tuple of (list of str, str)
</dd>
</dl>
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<a NAME="getOpenFilePath" ID="getOpenFilePath"></a>
<h2>getOpenFilePath</h2>
<b>getOpenFilePath</b>(<i>parent=None, caption="", directory="", filterStr="", options=None</i>)

<p>
    Module function to get the path of a file for opening it.
</p>
<dl>

<dt><i>parent</i> (QWidget)</dt>
<dd>
parent widget of the dialog
</dd>
<dt><i>caption</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
window title of the dialog
</dd>
<dt><i>directory</i> (str or pathlib.Path)</dt>
<dd>
working directory of the dialog
</dd>
<dt><i>filterStr</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
filter string for the dialog
</dd>
<dt><i>options</i> (QFileDialog.Options)</dt>
<dd>
various options for the dialog
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
path of file to be opened
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
pathlib.Path
</dd>
</dl>
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<a NAME="getOpenFilePathAndFilter" ID="getOpenFilePathAndFilter"></a>
<h2>getOpenFilePathAndFilter</h2>
<b>getOpenFilePathAndFilter</b>(<i>parent=None, caption="", directory="", filterStr="", initialFilter="", options=None</i>)

<p>
    Module function to get the path of a file for opening it and the selected
    file name filter.
</p>
<dl>

<dt><i>parent</i> (QWidget)</dt>
<dd>
parent widget of the dialog
</dd>
<dt><i>caption</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
window title of the dialog
</dd>
<dt><i>directory</i> (str or pathlib.Path)</dt>
<dd>
working directory of the dialog
</dd>
<dt><i>filterStr</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
filter string for the dialog
</dd>
<dt><i>initialFilter</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
initial filter for the dialog
</dd>
<dt><i>options</i> (QFileDialog.Options)</dt>
<dd>
various options for the dialog
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
path of file to be opened and selected filter
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
tuple of (pathlib.Path, str)
</dd>
</dl>
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<a NAME="getOpenFilePaths" ID="getOpenFilePaths"></a>
<h2>getOpenFilePaths</h2>
<b>getOpenFilePaths</b>(<i>parent=None, caption="", directory="", filterStr="", options=None</i>)

<p>
    Module function to get a list of paths of files for opening.
</p>
<dl>

<dt><i>parent</i> (QWidget)</dt>
<dd>
parent widget of the dialog
</dd>
<dt><i>caption</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
window title of the dialog
</dd>
<dt><i>directory</i> (str or pathlib.Path)</dt>
<dd>
working directory of the dialog
</dd>
<dt><i>filterStr</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
filter string for the dialog
</dd>
<dt><i>options</i> (QFileDialog.Options)</dt>
<dd>
various options for the dialog
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
list of file paths to be opened
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
list of pathlib.Path
</dd>
</dl>
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<a NAME="getSaveFileName" ID="getSaveFileName"></a>
<h2>getSaveFileName</h2>
<b>getSaveFileName</b>(<i>parent=None, caption="", directory="", filterStr="", options=None</i>)

<p>
    Module function to get the name of a file for saving.
</p>
<dl>

<dt><i>parent</i> (QWidget)</dt>
<dd>
parent widget of the dialog
</dd>
<dt><i>caption</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
window title of the dialog
</dd>
<dt><i>directory</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
working directory of the dialog
</dd>
<dt><i>filterStr</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
filter string for the dialog
</dd>
<dt><i>options</i> (QFileDialog.Options)</dt>
<dd>
various options for the dialog
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
name of file to be saved
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
str
</dd>
</dl>
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<a NAME="getSaveFileNameAndFilter" ID="getSaveFileNameAndFilter"></a>
<h2>getSaveFileNameAndFilter</h2>
<b>getSaveFileNameAndFilter</b>(<i>parent=None, caption="", directory="", filterStr="", initialFilter="", options=None</i>)

<p>
    Module function to get the name of a file for saving and the selected file name
    filter.
</p>
<dl>

<dt><i>parent</i> (QWidget)</dt>
<dd>
parent widget of the dialog
</dd>
<dt><i>caption</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
window title of the dialog
</dd>
<dt><i>directory</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
working directory of the dialog
</dd>
<dt><i>filterStr</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
filter string for the dialog
</dd>
<dt><i>initialFilter</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
initial filter for the dialog
</dd>
<dt><i>options</i> (QFileDialog.Options)</dt>
<dd>
various options for the dialog
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
name of file to be saved and selected filte
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
tuple of (str, str)
</dd>
</dl>
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<a NAME="getSaveFilePath" ID="getSaveFilePath"></a>
<h2>getSaveFilePath</h2>
<b>getSaveFilePath</b>(<i>parent=None, caption="", directory="", filterStr="", options=None</i>)

<p>
    Module function to get the path of a file for saving.
</p>
<dl>

<dt><i>parent</i> (QWidget)</dt>
<dd>
parent widget of the dialog
</dd>
<dt><i>caption</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
window title of the dialog
</dd>
<dt><i>directory</i> (str or pathlib.Path)</dt>
<dd>
working directory of the dialog
</dd>
<dt><i>filterStr</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
filter string for the dialog
</dd>
<dt><i>options</i> (QFileDialog.Options)</dt>
<dd>
various options for the dialog
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
path of file to be saved
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
pathlib.Path
</dd>
</dl>
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<a NAME="getSaveFilePathAndFilter" ID="getSaveFilePathAndFilter"></a>
<h2>getSaveFilePathAndFilter</h2>
<b>getSaveFilePathAndFilter</b>(<i>parent=None, caption="", directory="", filterStr="", initialFilter="", options=None</i>)

<p>
    Module function to get the path of a file for saving and the selected
    file name filter.
</p>
<dl>

<dt><i>parent</i> (QWidget)</dt>
<dd>
parent widget of the dialog
</dd>
<dt><i>caption</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
window title of the dialog
</dd>
<dt><i>directory</i> (str or pathlib.Path)</dt>
<dd>
working directory of the dialog
</dd>
<dt><i>filterStr</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
filter string for the dialog
</dd>
<dt><i>initialFilter</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
initial filter for the dialog
</dd>
<dt><i>options</i> (QFileDialog.Options)</dt>
<dd>
various options for the dialog
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
path of file to be saved and selected filte
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
tuple of (pathlib.Path, str)
</dd>
</dl>
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