When a file name is selected ("OK" button, <Return> in the filename entry),

and the "key" keyword parameter was used to invoke .go(), use the directory
of the selected file as the stored directory to return to when the same key
is used again.  This is useful since the user may well entry at least part
of the path in the filename box instead of doing a lot of clicking around in
the listboxes.

Lib/lib-tk/FileDialog.py

@@ -122,7 +122,11 @@ class FileDialog:
         self.top.grab_set()
         self.how = None
         self.master.mainloop()          # Exited by self.quit(how)
-        if key: dialogstates[key] = self.get_filter()
+        if key:
+            directory, pattern = self.get_filter()
+            if self.how:
+                directory = os.path.dirname(self.how)
+            dialogstates[key] = directory, pattern
         self.top.destroy()
         return self.how