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Python file dialog freezing issue while using selenium
In order to print stuff on campus, I need to login to the webpage and submit the printing job manually on a browser, but I wanted to submit a job locally. So I wrote a small python script that uses Selenium to automate print job submission. I've verified that it works, but there's one thing that bugs me. Even after I select a file to print, the file dialog stays there until the actual code runs to the end.
The structure of the code is like the following.
1. Enter information on terminal (username, pw, which printer to use, how many copies, etc.).
2. Call tkinter.Tk().withdraw() to select a file (after selecting a file, "Submitting a print job..." is printed, as shown on the screenshot)
3. Do the actual Selenium job using information I collected above to submit a job
How can I make that file dialog disappear as soon as I select the file? Is it an ascyncio problem?
python selenium asynchronous tkinter freeze
asked Nov 22 '18 at 10:13
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In order to print stuff on campus, I need to login to the webpage and submit the printing job manually on a browser, but I wanted to submit a job locally. So I wrote a small python script that uses Selenium to automate print job submission. I've verified that it works, but there's one thing that bugs me. Even after I select a file to print, the file dialog stays there until the actual code runs to the end.
The structure of the code is like the following.
1. Enter information on terminal (username, pw, which printer to use, how many copies, etc.).
2. Call tkinter.Tk().withdraw() to select a file (after selecting a file, "Submitting a print job..." is printed, as shown on the screenshot)
3. Do the actual Selenium job using information I collected above to submit a job
How can I make that file dialog disappear as soon as I select the file? Is it an ascyncio problem?
python selenium asynchronous tkinter freeze
asked Nov 22 '18 at 10:13
hklee93hklee93
82
Please read why a screenshot of HTML or code or error is a bad idea. Consider updating the Question with formatted text based relevant HTML, code trials and error stack trace.
– DebanjanB
Nov 22 '18 at 10:47
@DebanjanB First of all, thank you for your reply. I get your point why the screenshot is discouraged, but that screenshot doesn't contain error/code. I was just showing what's happening with the file dialog.
– hklee93
Nov 22 '18 at 20:24
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In order to print stuff on campus, I need to login to the webpage and submit the printing job manually on a browser, but I wanted to submit a job locally. So I wrote a small python script that uses Selenium to automate print job submission. I've verified that it works, but there's one thing that bugs me. Even after I select a file to print, the file dialog stays there until the actual code runs to the end.
The structure of the code is like the following.
1. Enter information on terminal (username, pw, which printer to use, how many copies, etc.).
2. Call tkinter.Tk().withdraw() to select a file (after selecting a file, "Submitting a print job..." is printed, as shown on the screenshot)
3. Do the actual Selenium job using information I collected above to submit a job
How can I make that file dialog disappear as soon as I select the file? Is it an ascyncio problem?
python selenium asynchronous tkinter freeze
asked Nov 22 '18 at 10:13
hklee93hklee93
82
In order to print stuff on campus, I need to login to the webpage and submit the printing job manually on a browser, but I wanted to submit a job locally. So I wrote a small python script that uses Selenium to automate print job submission. I've verified that it works, but there's one thing that bugs me. Even after I select a file to print, the file dialog stays there until the actual code runs to the end.
The structure of the code is like the following.
1. Enter information on terminal (username, pw, which printer to use, how many copies, etc.).
2. Call tkinter.Tk().withdraw() to select a file (after selecting a file, "Submitting a print job..." is printed, as shown on the screenshot)
3. Do the actual Selenium job using information I collected above to submit a job
How can I make that file dialog disappear as soon as I select the file? Is it an ascyncio problem?
python selenium asynchronous tkinter freeze
python selenium asynchronous tkinter freeze
asked Nov 22 '18 at 10:13
hklee93hklee93
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asked Nov 22 '18 at 10:13
hklee93hklee93
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asked Nov 22 '18 at 10:13
hklee93hklee93
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asked Nov 22 '18 at 10:13
hklee93hklee93
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asked Nov 22 '18 at 10:13
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Please read why a screenshot of HTML or code or error is a bad idea. Consider updating the Question with formatted text based relevant HTML, code trials and error stack trace.
– DebanjanB
Nov 22 '18 at 10:47
@DebanjanB First of all, thank you for your reply. I get your point why the screenshot is discouraged, but that screenshot doesn't contain error/code. I was just showing what's happening with the file dialog.
– hklee93
Nov 22 '18 at 20:24
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Please read why a screenshot of HTML or code or error is a bad idea. Consider updating the Question with formatted text based relevant HTML, code trials and error stack trace.
– DebanjanB
Nov 22 '18 at 10:47
@DebanjanB First of all, thank you for your reply. I get your point why the screenshot is discouraged, but that screenshot doesn't contain error/code. I was just showing what's happening with the file dialog.
– hklee93
Nov 22 '18 at 20:24
Please read why a screenshot of HTML or code or error is a bad idea. Consider updating the Question with formatted text based relevant HTML, code trials and error stack trace.
– DebanjanB
Nov 22 '18 at 10:47
Please read why a screenshot of HTML or code or error is a bad idea. Consider updating the Question with formatted text based relevant HTML, code trials and error stack trace.
– DebanjanB
Nov 22 '18 at 10:47
@DebanjanB First of all, thank you for your reply. I get your point why the screenshot is discouraged, but that screenshot doesn't contain error/code. I was just showing what's happening with the file dialog.
– hklee93
Nov 22 '18 at 20:24
@DebanjanB First of all, thank you for your reply. I get your point why the screenshot is discouraged, but that screenshot doesn't contain error/code. I was just showing what's happening with the file dialog.
– hklee93
Nov 22 '18 at 20:24
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I noticed that many other people were experiencing a similar issue. While many had solved the issue by adding Tk().update() before or after askopenfilename() line, my problem was only gone when Tk().update() line was added both before and after the askopenfilename() line. FYI, I'm running the script on macOS with python 3.7.
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I noticed that many other people were experiencing a similar issue. While many had solved the issue by adding Tk().update() before or after askopenfilename() line, my problem was only gone when Tk().update() line was added both before and after the askopenfilename() line. FYI, I'm running the script on macOS with python 3.7.
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I noticed that many other people were experiencing a similar issue. While many had solved the issue by adding Tk().update() before or after askopenfilename() line, my problem was only gone when Tk().update() line was added both before and after the askopenfilename() line. FYI, I'm running the script on macOS with python 3.7.
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I noticed that many other people were experiencing a similar issue. While many had solved the issue by adding Tk().update() before or after askopenfilename() line, my problem was only gone when Tk().update() line was added both before and after the askopenfilename() line. FYI, I'm running the script on macOS with python 3.7.
answered Nov 24 '18 at 10:16
hklee93hklee93
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I noticed that many other people were experiencing a similar issue. While many had solved the issue by adding Tk().update() before or after askopenfilename() line, my problem was only gone when Tk().update() line was added both before and after the askopenfilename() line. FYI, I'm running the script on macOS with python 3.7.
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Please read why a screenshot of HTML or code or error is a bad idea. Consider updating the Question with formatted text based relevant HTML, code trials and error stack trace.
– DebanjanB
Nov 22 '18 at 10:47
@DebanjanB First of all, thank you for your reply. I get your point why the screenshot is discouraged, but that screenshot doesn't contain error/code. I was just showing what's happening with the file dialog.
– hklee93
Nov 22 '18 at 20:24