Basic text editor WIP

gistfile1.txt

#!/usr/bin/env python
# encoding: utf-8

import os
import tkinter
from tkinter.filedialog import *
from tkinter.messagebox import *
from tkinter.ttk import *

def donothing():
	pass

class editor():
	""" Primary editor functions """
	def create_window(self):
		self.root = Tk()
		self.root.geometry('900x450')
		self.root.wm_state('normal')
		self.root.title('Argon') # Window title

		self.create_text()
		self.create_label()

	def create_text(self):
		self.editor = Text(self.root)
		self.editor.config(width=500, wrap=WORD, bg='#222222', 
			fg='#eeeeee', padx=5,pady=5, insertbackground='#eeeeee', 
			highlightthickness=0)
		self.editor.pack(fill=Y, expand=1)

	def create_label(self):
		self.status = Label(self.root)
		self.status.config(text='New File', anchor=W)
		self.status.pack(expand=0, fill=X)

	def create_menu(self):
		self.menu_bar = Menu(self.root)
		self.menu_bar.config(bg='#f9f9f9', borderwidth=0)

		def create_menu(label, layout):
			menu = Menu(self.menu_bar, tearoff=0)
			self.menu_bar.add_cascade(label=label, menu=menu)

			for i in layout:
				sub_label = i[0]
				command = i[1]

				menu.add_command(label=sub_label, command=command)

		create_menu("File", [["New", self.new_file], 
				["Open", self.open_file],
				["Save", self.save_file],
				["Save as..", self.save_file],
				["Exit", self.root.quit]])

		self.root.config(menu=self.menu_bar)

	def open_file(self):
		path = askopenfilename()
		the_file = open(path, 'r')
		content = str(the_file.read())
		the_file.close()

		self.path = path
		self.status.config(text=path)
		self.root.update_idletasks()

		# Clear in case file is already loaded
		self.editor.delete('1.0', 'end')
		self.editor.insert('1.0', content)

	def save_file(self):
		the_file = open(self.path, 'w')
		the_file.write(self.editor.get('1.0', 'end'))
		the_file.close()

	def save_file_as(self):
		path = asksaveasfilename()
		the_file = open(path, 'w')
		the_file.write(self.editor.get('1.0', 'end'))
		the_file.close()

	def new_file(self):
		editor = self.editor.get('1.0', 'end')
		print(len(editor))
		if len(editor) > 1:
			answer = askokcancel('Are you sure?',  
							'Discard current changes?')
			if answer == True:
				self.editor.delete('1.0', 'end')
				self.status.config(text = 'New File')

	def __init__(self):

		self.path = None

		self.create_window()
		self.create_menu()

app = editor()

if __name__ == '__main__':
	app.root.mainloop()