Taking input from the user in Tkinter
python, tkinter
Solution
We will take the text from the user using the `Entry` widget. And then we will define a function that will extract the text from this widget and print it out in the shell.
def printtext():
global e
string = e.get()
print string
from Tkinter import *
root = Tk()
root.title('Name')
e = Entry(root)
e.pack()
e.focus_set()
b = Button(root,text='okay',command=printtext)
b.pack(side='bottom')
root.mainloop()
The window instance is first created. And then an `Entry` widget is packed. After that another button widget is also packed. The `focus_set` method makes sure that the keyboard focus is on the text field when this is run. When the button is pressed it will go to the function which will extract the text from the `Entry` widget using the `get` method.
You can find more about the `Entry` widget and its methods here:
Entry Widget
Problem
Goal: - Give the user a text field. - Print the text that he entered in the field once he presses a button below it into the shell. How is this possible using Tkinter?