Running python scripts in nautilus

Question

I have written a python script, made it executable and pasted it in

~/.local/share/nautilus/scripts

The problem is that my script needs some user inputs and while it does that, nautilus generates error saying

Enter your username: Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/sumit/.local/share/nautilus/scripts/sms.py", line 30, in <module>
    username = input("Enter your username: ")
EOFError: EOF when reading a line

However the script works fine when I assign the variables in the program itself (without any user input).

How to make the script run for user inputs as well ?

Answer 1

Use zenity to get interactive user input (read more)

#!/usr/bin/env python

import subprocess

def get_interactive_input(title, text):
    try:
        result =  subprocess.check_output(['zenity','--entry','--title={}'.format(title),'--text={}'.format(text)])
        return result.strip()
    except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
        return None


def main():
    print get_interactive_input('asd', 'asdasd asdasd asdasdasd')


main()