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I am beginner in Python and try to write a script that would help the user to choose between existing files in a given folder and its sub-folders having a common format (bib files in that case). I use easygui module to prompt a choicebox but meet the following issue :

The filenames added to the list are not translated into options in the easygui choicebox.

import os.path
filesPathList = []  # bib file path list
    fileNames = [] # file names list
    for file in Path(path).rglob('*.bib'): #search recursively bib files in folders under path
        if file:
            filesPathList.append(os.path.join(path, file)) # Add file paths to their list
            fileNames.append(os.path.basename(file)) # Add file names to their list
            print(fileNames)
            from easygui import *
            choices = fileNames
            msg = "choose your bib file"
            title = "bib file options"
            reply = choicebox(msg, choices = fileNames)
        else:
            print("no bib file found")

I would have expected a box with these kind of options : file1.bib / file2.bib / file3.bib, etc.

But what I get is :

File "C:\Program Files\Python310\lib\site-packages\easygui\boxes\choice_box.py", line 43, in choicebox mb = ChoiceBox(msg, title, choices, preselect=preselect, File "C:\Program Files\Python310\lib\site-packages\easygui\boxes\choice_box.py", line 125, in __init__ self.choices = self.to_list_of_str(choices) File "C:\Program Files\Python310\lib\site-packages\easygui\boxes\choice_box.py", line 184, in to_list_of_str raise ValueError('at least two choices need to be specified') ValueError: at least two choices need to be specified

how could it be possible to set different bib files found in folder path and subfolders as options in the easygui box ?

Thank you in advance for your advice

dbelveze
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