The Python GTK+ 3 Tutorial

from gi.repository import Gtk

class FileChooserWindow(Gtk.Window):

    def __init__(self):
        Gtk.Window.__init__(self, title="FileChooser Example")

        box = Gtk.Box(spacing=6)
        self.add(box)

        button1 = Gtk.Button("Choose File")
        button1.connect("clicked", self.on_file_clicked)
        box.add(button1)

        button2 = Gtk.Button("Choose Folder")
        button2.connect("clicked", self.on_folder_clicked)
        box.add(button2)

    def on_file_clicked(self, widget):
        dialog = Gtk.FileChooserDialog("Please choose a file", self,
            Gtk.FileChooserAction.OPEN,
            (Gtk.STOCK_CANCEL, Gtk.ResponseType.CANCEL,
             Gtk.STOCK_OPEN, Gtk.ResponseType.OK))

        self.add_filters(dialog)

        response = dialog.run()
        if response == Gtk.ResponseType.OK:
            print "Open clicked"
            print "File selected: " + dialog.get_filename()
        elif response == Gtk.ResponseType.CANCEL:
            print "Cancel clicked"

        dialog.destroy()

    def add_filters(self, dialog):
        filter_text = Gtk.FileFilter()
        filter_text.set_name("Text files")
        filter_text.add_mime_type("text/plain")
        dialog.add_filter(filter_text)

        filter_py = Gtk.FileFilter()
        filter_py.set_name("Python files")
        filter_py.add_mime_type("text/x-python")
        dialog.add_filter(filter_py)

        filter_any = Gtk.FileFilter()
        filter_any.set_name("Any files")
        filter_any.add_pattern("*")
        dialog.add_filter(filter_any)

    def on_folder_clicked(self, widget):
        dialog = Gtk.FileChooserDialog("Please choose a folder", self,
            Gtk.FileChooserAction.SELECT_FOLDER,
            (Gtk.STOCK_CANCEL, Gtk.ResponseType.CANCEL,
             "Select", Gtk.ResponseType.OK))
        dialog.set_default_size(800, 400)

        response = dialog.run()
        if response == Gtk.ResponseType.OK:
            print "Select clicked"
            print "Folder selected: " + dialog.get_filename()
        elif response == Gtk.ResponseType.CANCEL:
            print "Cancel clicked"

        dialog.destroy()

win = FileChooserWindow()
win.connect("delete-event", Gtk.main_quit)
win.show_all()
Gtk.main()


http://thebigdoc.readthedocs.io/en/latest/PyGObject-Tutorial/dialogs.html