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FileUpload ipywidget returns empty dict

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Environment data

VS Code version: 1.61.2
Jupyter Extension version (available under the Extensions sidebar): v2021.9.1101343141
Python Extension version (available under the Extensions sidebar): v2021.10.1365161279
OS (Windows | Mac | Linux distro) and version: Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS
Python and/or Anaconda version: Python 3.8.10
Type of virtual environment used (N/A | venv | virtualenv | conda | …): virtualenv
Jupyter server running: Local

Expected behaviour

After choosing a file to upload the next ran cell should return the uploaded file.

Actual behaviour

The upload widget still returns an empty dict after the upload.

Steps to reproduce:

import ipywidgets as widgets
uploader = widgets.FileUpload()

uploader.value.values()

returns: dict_values([])

display(uploader)

returns: visual uploader button action: choose file and upload

uploader.value.values()

returns: dict_values([]) expected return: dict_values([{‘metadata’: {‘name’: '…}}])

Issue Analytics

State:
Created 2 years ago
Reactions:1
Comments:11 (4 by maintainers)

Top GitHub Comments

4reactions

matifrancoiscommented, Nov 28, 2021

Having the same problem here, it doesn’t work in vscode but it works in Jupyter notebook classic.

1reaction

JosephAntony1commented, Jun 17, 2022

https://github.com/jupyter-widgets/ipywidgets/issues/2522#issuecomment-516434947

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