Python - Tkinter - Error message box - File already in use - Permission denied [duplicate]

Question

I am trying to save data in a file through a Tkinter app. If the file already exists and is currently open by another application, I can, of course, not write on it but I would like to inform the user that the file is open somewhere else.

In Python Console (Spyder), I receive the following message:

Exception in Tkinter callback
[...]
  File "MyFile.py", line 200, in plot_data_save_file
    file=open(file_name,"w")
PermissionError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: "FileToSaveDataIn.xy"

I know how to create a Tkinter messagebox but how can I know if Python Console raised the error and pass this information to Tkinter?

Use a try statement. That can take an error and provide it to you for use in a messagebox. — Mike - SMT
– Mike - SMT, Commented Dec 7, 2022 at 17:35
I don't know yet how to use a try statement. What should I try? The function containing the saving process? — AlMa
– AlMa, Commented Dec 7, 2022 at 17:37
Duplicate is for the accepted answer, as it has nothing to do with tkinter. However if you want to handle exceptions after they're thrown from callbacks, in tkinter, see stackoverflow.com/questions/15246523/… and stackoverflow.com/questions/4770993/… — tevemadar
– tevemadar, Commented Dec 8, 2022 at 17:54

Mike - SMT · Accepted Answer · 2022-12-07 17:51:54Z

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What you need is a try/except statement. This allows you to attempt some code and if it errors you can then capture that error and use it however you want. In this case I am printing it to console but you can simple use that same variable to load to a messagebox.

Here is a simple example of a try/except statement:

import tkinter.messagebox as box

try:
    # ... Some logic here ...

except BaseException as e:
    print('Exception: {}'.format(e))
    # This line should work for your needs
    # box.showerror('Error!', 'Exception: {}'.format(e))

Typically you would want to write specific handlers for errors instead of doing a general exception like I have done here but for illustrations reasons this will suffice.

edited Dec 7, 2022 at 17:51

answered Dec 7, 2022 at 17:46

Mike - SMT

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