Python Tkinter read only text field

Question

How can I create a text field in Tkinter where my mouse pointer becomes active to select and copy that text content, like in the following screenshot? It is a Windows media player song properties window.

Accepted Answer

You can set the state of `Text` to disabled:

```
root = tkinter.Tk()
input = tkinter.Text(root)
input.configure(state=tkinter.DISABLED)
```

And to enable it again:

```
input.configure(state=tkinter.NORMAL)
```

You could also set the styling, to make it look more like your screenshot:

```
input.configure(state=tkinter.DISABLED,
    borderwidth=0,
    background=root.cget('background'))
```

And to add text:

```
input.insert(tkinter.END, "I'd like to suggest that coconuts migrate.")
```

Also see: Methods on Text widgets.

Python Tkinter read only text field

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