Python win32api.MessageBox() Examples

def confirm(title, message, wnd=None):
    """ Confirm with the user.

    :param title: The message title
    :param message: the message body
    :return: True if user agreed; False, otherwise.
    """
    answer = win32api.MessageBox(wnd, message, title,
                                 win32con.MB_YESNO | win32con.MB_ICONQUESTION)
    return answer == win32con.IDYES 

def __init__(self):
        import win32api
        win32api.MessageBox(0, "NextID.__init__ started", "NextID.py")
        global d
        if sys.frozen:
            for entry in sys.path:
                if entry.find('?') > -1:
                    here = os.path.dirname(entry.split('?')[0])
                    break
            else:
                here = os.getcwd()
        else:
            here = os.path.dirname(__file__)
        self.fnm = os.path.join(here, 'id.cfg')
        try:
            d = eval(open(self.fnm, 'rU').read()+'\n')
        except:
            d = {
                'systemID': 0xaaaab,
                'highID': 0
            }
        win32api.MessageBox(0, "NextID.__init__ complete", "NextID.py") 

def create_desktop(desktop_name, start_explorer=1):
    """ Creates a new desktop and spawns a thread running on it
        Will also start a new icon thread on an existing desktop
    """
    sa=pywintypes.SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES()
    sa.bInheritHandle=1

    try:
        hdesk=win32service.CreateDesktop(desktop_name, 0, win32con.MAXIMUM_ALLOWED, sa)
    except win32service.error:
        traceback.print_exc()
        errbuf=cStringIO.StringIO()
        traceback.print_exc(None,errbuf)
        win32api.MessageBox(0, errbuf.getvalue(), 'Desktop creation failed')
        return
    if start_explorer:
        s=win32process.STARTUPINFO()
        s.lpDesktop=desktop_name
        prc_info=win32process.CreateProcess(None, "Explorer.exe",None,None,True,win32con.CREATE_NEW_CONSOLE,None,'c:\\',s)

    th=thread.start_new_thread(new_icon,(hdesk,desktop_name))
    hdesk.SwitchDesktop() 

def main():
	if len(sys.argv)==1:
		win32api.MessageBox(0, usage, "Python COM Server")
		sys.exit(1)
	serve(sys.argv[1:]) 

def notify(self, title, text, url=False):
        """Open popup notification window with easygui"""
        import win32api
        # 0x00001000 -- Value represents MB_SYSTEMMODAL
        # This is to allow for the messagebox to sit over every window
        # Something that is not possible using easygui (as far as I'm aware)
        if win32api.MessageBox(0, text, title, 0x00001000) == 1:
            webbrowser.open_new_tab(url) 

def ipython_qtconsole(*args):
    """
    Launches an IPython Qt console
    """
    try:
        # start the IPython kernel
        app = _start_kernel()

        # start a subprocess to run the Qt console
        # run jupyter in it's own process
        _launch_qt_console(app.connection_file)
    except:
        if win32api:
            win32api.MessageBox(None, "Error starting IPython Qt console")
        _log.error("Error starting IPython Qt console", exc_info=True) 

def set_selection_in_ipython(*args):
    """
    Gets the value of the selected cell and copies it to
    the globals dict in the IPython kernel.
    """
    try:
        if not getattr(sys, "_ipython_app", None) or not sys._ipython_kernel_running:
            raise Exception("IPython kernel not running")

        xl = xl_app(com_package="win32com")
        selection = xl.Selection
        if not selection:
            raise Exception("Nothing selected")

        value = selection.Value

        # convert any cached objects (PyXLL >= 4 only)
        pyxll_version = int(pyxll.__version__.split(".")[0])
        if pyxll_version >= 4 and isinstance(value, str):
            try:
                to_object = get_type_converter("var", "object")
                value = to_object(value)
            except KeyError:
                pass

        # set the value in the shell's locals
        sys._ipython_app.shell.user_ns["_"] = value
        print("\n\n>>> Selected value set as _")
    except:
        if win32api:
            win32api.MessageBox(None, "Error setting selection in Excel")
        _log.error("Error setting selection in Excel", exc_info=True) 

def set_selection_in_ipython(*args):
    """
    Gets the value of the selected cell and copies it to
    the globals dict in the IPython kernel.
    """
    try:
        if not getattr(sys, "_ipython_app", None) or not sys._ipython_kernel_running:
            raise Exception("IPython kernel not running")

        xl = xl_app(com_package="win32com")
        selection = xl.Selection
        if not selection:
            raise Exception("Nothing selected")

        value = selection.Value

        # convert any cached objects (PyXLL >= 4 only)
        pyxll_version = int(pyxll.__version__.split(".")[0])
        if pyxll_version >= 4 and isinstance(value, str):
            try:
                to_object = get_type_converter("var", "object")
                value = to_object(value)
            except KeyError:
                pass

        # set the value in the shell's locals
        sys._ipython_app.shell.user_ns["_"] = value
        print("\n\n>>> Selected value set as _")
    except:
        if win32api:
            win32api.MessageBox(None, "Error setting selection in Excel")
        _log.error("Error setting selection in Excel", exc_info=True) 

def inform(title, message, wnd=None):
    """ Display information to user.

    :param title:
    :param message:
    """
    win32api.MessageBox(wnd, message, title,
                        win32con.MB_OK | win32con.MB_ICONINFORMATION) 

def alert(title, message, wnd=None):
    """ Make a warning.

    :param title:
    :param message:
    """
    win32api.MessageBox(wnd, message, title,
                        win32con.MB_OK | win32con.MB_ICONWARNING) 

def error(title, message, wnd=None):
    """ Show error message.

    :param title:
    :param message:
    """
    win32api.MessageBox(wnd, message, title,
                        win32con.MB_OK | win32con.MB_ICONERROR)