save_file

Opens a file dialog to prompt the user for file saving based on the specified mode.

Possible Arguments:

Argument	Description	Type	Default
mode	The mode of the file dialog.	str
**filedialogargs	Additional keyword arguments to be passed to the underlying file dialog method from tkinter.	**kwargs

Returns:

The selected file path for saving the file, based on the specified mode.

Modes:

The mode argument can be one of the following values:

• "file": Prompts the user to select a file path for saving. Returns a single file path as a string.

• "file_name": Prompts the user to select a file path for saving, including specifying the file name. Returns a single file path as a string.

Use:

from einfach import save_file

# Example 1: Prompt user to select a file for saving.
file_path = save_file(mode="file")
# Returns the selected file path as a string.

# Example 2: Prompt user to select a file for saving. And specify file dialog options.
file_path = save_file(mode="file_name", title="Save a file", defaultextension=".txt")
# Returns the selected file path as a string

Note

There is no "files" or "file_names" mode for saving files.