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    Default QFileDialog.getOpenFileNames crashes the interpreter

    I'm using PyQt5 and attempting to create a dialog that allows the user to select one or more files.

    The following code functions but allows the user to select only a single file:

    fname, _= QFileDialog.getOpenFileName(parent=self, directory=folder, caption='Select a file')

    If I try to use `getOpenFileNames` instead of `getOpenFileName`, the interpreter crashes. Please advise.

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    Default Re: QFileDialog.getOpenFileNames crashes the interpreter

    Quote Originally Posted by pfeldman View Post
    If I try to use `getOpenFileNames` instead of `getOpenFileName`, the interpreter crashes. Please advise.
    How does it crash, because it certainly does not here.

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    Default Re: QFileDialog.getOpenFileNames crashes the interpreter

    fname, _= QFileDialog.getOpenFileName(parent=self, directory=folder, caption='Select a file')
    Why the ",_" ? getOpenFileName() (or getOpenFileNames()) only returns a single value, either a QString or a QStringList.
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