MDFileManager sort_by function

[grekichi]

Description of the Bug

Hi there !

I try to use MDFilemanager's 'sort_by' fucntion for file open command creation.
But I cannnot open files when I set 'date' and 'size' for 'sort_by'.
'name' and 'type' are no problem.

So I checked source data of 'MDFileManager'.
And I found out this cause as follows.
Return object are file name, not file path.

Is this the intended design or bug ?

Thanks in advance
Grekichi

Code and Logs

# About kivymd/uix/filemanager/filemanager.py

# from row no. 810

    def __sort_files(self, files):
        def sort_by_name(files):
            files.sort(key=locale.strxfrm)
            files.sort(key=str.casefold)
            return files

        if self.sort_by == "name":
            sorted_files = sort_by_name(files)
        elif self.sort_by == "date":
            _files = sort_by_name(files)
            _sorted_files = [os.path.join(self.current_path, f) for f in _files]
            _sorted_files.sort(key=os.path.getmtime, reverse=True)
            **sorted_files = [os.path.basename(f) for f in _sorted_files]**　←
        elif self.sort_by == "size":
            _files = sort_by_name(files)
            _sorted_files = [os.path.join(self.current_path, f) for f in _files]
            _sorted_files.sort(key=os.path.getsize, reverse=True)
            **sorted_files = [os.path.basename(f) for f in _sorted_files]**　←
        elif self.sort_by == "type":
            _files = sort_by_name(files)
            sorted_files = sorted(
                _files,
                key=lambda f: (os.path.splitext(f)[1], os.path.splitext(f)[0]),
            )
        else:
            sorted_files = files

# my idea:  "sorted_files = _sorted_files" instead of target rows

Versions

• OS: macOS Monterey 12.7.4
• Python: 3.10
• KivyMD: 2.0.1.dev0