set the initial directory of executing python scripts to HOME_PATH/scripts

daemon/core/gui/appconfig.py

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ MOBILITY_PATH = HOME_PATH.joinpath("mobility")
 XMLS_PATH = HOME_PATH.joinpath("xmls")
 CONFIG_PATH = HOME_PATH.joinpath("gui.yaml")
 LOG_PATH = HOME_PATH.joinpath("gui.log")
+SCRIPT_PATH = HOME_PATH.joinpath("scripts")
 
 # local paths
 DATA_PATH = Path(__file__).parent.joinpath("data")
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ def check_directory():
     ICONS_PATH.mkdir()
     MOBILITY_PATH.mkdir()
     XMLS_PATH.mkdir()
+    SCRIPT_PATH.mkdir()
 
     copy_files(LOCAL_ICONS_PATH, ICONS_PATH)
     copy_files(LOCAL_BACKGROUND_PATH, BACKGROUNDS_PATH)

daemon/core/gui/dialogs/executepython.py

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import logging
 import tkinter as tk
 from tkinter import filedialog, ttk
 
+from core.gui.appconfig import SCRIPT_PATH
 from core.gui.dialogs.dialog import Dialog
 from core.gui.themes import FRAME_PAD, PADX
 
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ class ExecutePythonDialog(Dialog):
     def select_file(self):
         file = filedialog.askopenfilename(
             parent=self.top,
-            initialdir="/",
+            initialdir=str(SCRIPT_PATH),
             title="Open python script",
             filetypes=((".py Files", "*.py"), ("All Files", "*")),
         )