Python-Caja Messagebox

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I'm building a simple Caja-Python extension and would like to show an "are you sure" messagebox before deleting files. There is no example in this repository.

Any suggestions?

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Welcome @Erriez to the community!

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Possibly some form of this?:

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/42568374/add-are-you-sure-y-n-prompt-before-executing-python-script

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I'm looking for a messagebox (GUI).

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I found the answer for a Caja-Python extension script in ~/.local/share/caja-python/extensions/script.py:

    def menu_activate_cb(self, menu, files):
        dialog = Gtk.MessageDialog(
            parent=None,
            flags=0,
            message_type=Gtk.MessageType.QUESTION,
            buttons=Gtk.ButtonsType.YES_NO,
            text="Are you sure?",
        )
        dialog.format_secondary_text("WARNING: This cannot be undone!")
        response = dialog.run()
        dialog.destroy()
        if response == Gtk.ResponseType.YES:
            print("QUESTION dialog closed by clicking YES button")
        elif response == Gtk.ResponseType.NO:
            print("QUESTION dialog closed by clicking NO button")

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