pyqt5 file_open method error, i got this error when i opened an image

Question

 def open_file(self):
    name=QFileDialog.getOpenFileName(self, 'Open File')
    file=open(name, 'rb', encoding= 'utf8')

    self.editor()

    with file:
        text=file.read()
        self.textEdit.setText(text)

expected str, bytes or os.PathLike object, not tuple i got this error when i opened an image.

`getOpenFileName` return a tuple with the name and the extension — ymmx, Jun 03 '22 at 11:40

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 03 '22 at 11:41

getOpenFileName return a tuple with the name and the extension

def open_file(self):
    name = QFileDialog.getOpenFileName(self, 'Open File')
    file = open(name[0], 'rb', encoding='utf8')

    self.editor()

    with file:
        text = file.read()
        self.textEdit.setText(text)

You should also make a test to see if you return something otherwise the program could crash

def open_file(self):
    name = QFileDialog.getOpenFileName(self, 'Open File')
    if name[0] == '':
        return
    file = open(name[0], 'rb', encoding='utf8')

    self.editor()

    with file:
        text = file.read()
        self.textEdit.setText(text)

pyqt5 file_open method error, i got this error when i opened an image

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