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[Tkinter] ClockIn/Out tkinter problem
#1
I will appreciate any help. I got stuck with hours to find the solution.

import tkinter as tk
import time
import datetime
from tkinter import Frame
from tkinter import *
import csv


class StopWatch(Frame):                                                                
    def __init__(self, parent=None, **kw):        
        Frame.__init__(self, parent, kw)
        self._start = 0.0        
        self._elapsedtime = 0.0
        self._running = 0
        self.timestr = StringVar()               
        self.makeWidgets()  

    def makeWidgets(self):                         
        """ Make the time label. """
        self.time_label = Label(self, textvariable=self.timestr)
        self._setTime(self._elapsedtime)
        self.time_label.pack(fill=X, expand=NO, pady=2, padx=2)                      

    def _update(self): 
        """ Update the label with elapsed time. """
        self._elapsedtime = time.time() - self._start
        self._setTime(self._elapsedtime)
        self._timer = self.after(50, self._update)

    def _setTime(self, elap):
        """ Set the time string to Minutes:Seconds:Hundreths """
        minutes = int(elap/60)
        seconds = int(elap - minutes*60.0)
        hseconds = int((elap - minutes*60.0 - seconds)*100)                
        self.time_label.configure(text='%02d:%02d:%02d' % (minutes, seconds, hseconds))

    def Start(self):                                                     
        """ Start the stopwatch, ignore if running. """
        if not self._running:            
            self._start = time.time() - self._elapsedtime
            self._update()
            self._running = 1        

    def Stop(self):                                    
        """ Stop the stopwatch, ignore if stopped. """
        if self._running:
            self.after_cancel(self._timer)            
            self._elapsedtime = time.time() - self._start    
            self._setTime(self._elapsedtime)
            self._running = 0

    def Reset(self):                                  
        """ Reset the stopwatch. """
        self._start = time.time()         
        self._elapsedtime = 0.0    
        self._setTime(self._elapsedtime)

    def clock_in(self):
        global e1              
        data = e1.get()
        ClockIn_time = datetime.datetime.now()
        ClockIn_date = datetime.datetime.now().strftime('%Y-%m-%d')
        totalinput = [ data, ClockIn_time, ClockIn_date] 
        with open(self.filename, "a") as savedb:
            w = csv.writer(savedb)
            w.writerow(totalinput)

    def clock_out(self):
        global e1              
        data = e1.get()
        ClockOut_time = datetime.datetime.now()
        ClockOut_date = datetime.datetime.now().strftime('%Y-%m-%d')
        totalinput = [ data, ClockOut_time , ClockOut_date ] 
        with open(self.filename, "a") as savedb:
            w = csv.writer(savedb)
            w.writerow(totalinput)

def main():
    global e1
    root = Tk()
    sw = StopWatch(root)
    sw.pack(side=TOP)
    root.geometry("400x400")

    ####
    label = tk.Label(root, text="Employee Name: ")
    label.pack(side="top")

    new = StringVar()
    e1 = Entry(root, textvariable=new)
    e1.pack()
    #######

    btn1 = Button(root, text='Clock In', command=lambda :[sw.Start(), sw.clock_in()])
    btn1.pack(side=LEFT)
    btn2 = Button(root, text='Clock Out', command=lambda :[sw.Start(), sw.clock_out()])
    btn2.pack(side=LEFT)
    btn3 = Button(root, text='Reset', command=sw.Reset)
    btn3.pack(side=LEFT)
    btn4 = Button(root, text='Quit', command=root.quit)
    btn4.pack(side=LEFT)

    root.mainloop()

if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()
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#2
What is the problem? When I press the "Clock In" button I get an error.
Error:
Exception in Tkinter callback Traceback (most recent call last): File "C:\Program Files\Python38\lib\tkinter\__init__.py", line 1883, in __call__ return self.func(*args) File "...\musings\junk.py", line 94, in <lambda> btn1 = Button(root, text='Clock In', command=lambda :[sw.Start(), sw.clock_in()]) File "...\musings\junk.py", line 64, in clock_in with open(self.filename, "a") as savedb: AttributeError: 'StopWatch' object has no attribute 'filename'
But this cannot be the problem you are having because it has such an obvious cause. You never specify a value for self.filename, so of course you will get an attribute error when you try to get something that is not an attribute of self.

So I commented out where the code writes the file with no name an instead had the code do this.
        totalinput = [ data, ClockIn_time, ClockIn_date]
        print(totalinput)
##        with open(self.filename, "a") as savedb:
##            w = csv.writer(savedb)
##            w.writerow(totalinput)
I did the same for clock_out(). Now when I press the Clock In and Clock Out buttons I get this.
Output:
['Jack', datetime.datetime(2020, 10, 9, 17, 33, 53, 33651), '2020-10-09'] ['Jack', datetime.datetime(2020, 10, 9, 17, 33, 58, 648473), '2020-10-09']
I entered 'Jack' as the employee name. Is this what you want written to the unnamed file? Looks about right to me.

To fix your problem you need to somewhere in you code do this:
self.filename = 'some string'
If the particular problem you are having is something else, you need to provide more information.
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#3
Hey,
A couple of modifications- added the filename with the suffix .cvs, moved your entry and label into the make widgets method changed the timer update method to show the building of time. removed the lambda in the main. You have functions lambda is for lazy people that don't write functions( they have their place).
 
import tkinter as tk
import time
import datetime
from tkinter import Frame
from tkinter import *
import csv


class StopWatch(Frame):                                                                
    def __init__(self, parent=None, **kw):        
        Frame.__init__(self, parent, kw)
        self._start = 0.0        
        self._elapsedtime = 0.0
        self._running = 0
        self.timestr = StringVar()
        
        self.filename= 'work_clock.cvs'
        self.makeWidgets()
        

    def makeWidgets(self):                         
        """ Make the time label. """
        self.time_label = Label(self, textvariable=self.timestr)
        self._setTime(self._elapsedtime)
        self.time_label.pack(fill=X, expand=NO, pady=2, padx=2)
        
        self.label = tk.Label(self, text="Employee Name: ")
        self.label.pack(side="top")

        self.new = StringVar()
        self.e1 = Entry(self, textvariable=self.new)
        self.e1.pack()

    def _update(self): 
        """ Update the label with elapsed time. """
        
        self._elapsedtime = time.time() - self._start
        self._setTime(self._elapsedtime)
        self._timer = self.after(50, self._update)

    def _setTime(self, elap):
        """ Set the time string to Minutes:Seconds:Hundreths """
        
        minutes = int(elap/60)
        seconds = int(elap - minutes*60.0)
        hseconds = int((elap - minutes*60.0 - seconds)*100)                
        #self.time_label.configure(text='%02d:%02d:%02d' % (minutes, seconds, hseconds))
        self.timestr.set('%02d:%02d:%02d' % (minutes, seconds, hseconds))

    def Start(self):                                                     
        """ Start the stopwatch, ignore if running. """
        if not self._running:            
            self._start = time.time() - self._elapsedtime
            self._update()
            self._running = 1        

    def Stop(self):                                    
        """ Stop the stopwatch, ignore if stopped. """
        if self._running:
            self.after_cancel(self._timer)            
            self._elapsedtime = time.time() - self._start    
            self._setTime(self._elapsedtime)
            self._running = 0

    def Reset(self):                                  
        """ Reset the stopwatch. """
        self._start = time.time()         
        self._elapsedtime = 0.0    
        self._setTime(self._elapsedtime)

    def clock_in(self):
        self.Start()                     
        data = self.e1.get()
        ClockIn_time = datetime.datetime.now()
        ClockIn_date = datetime.datetime.now().strftime('%Y-%m-%d')
        totalinput = [ data, ClockIn_time, ClockIn_date] 
        with open(self.filename, "a") as savedb:
            w = csv.writer(savedb)
            w.writerow(totalinput)

    def clock_out(self):
        self.Stop()                      
        data = self.e1.get()
        ClockOut_time = datetime.datetime.now()
        ClockOut_date = datetime.datetime.now().strftime('%Y-%m-%d')
        totalinput = [ data, ClockOut_time , ClockOut_date ] 
        with open(self.filename, "a") as savedb:
            w = csv.writer(savedb)
            w.writerow(totalinput)

def main():    
    root = Tk()
    sw = StopWatch(root)
    sw.pack(side=TOP)
    root.geometry("400x400")
    btn1 = Button(root, text='Clock In', command= sw.clock_in)
    btn1.pack(side=LEFT)
    btn2 = Button(root, text='Clock Out', command= sw.clock_out)
    btn2.pack(side=LEFT)
    btn3 = Button(root, text='Reset', command=sw.Reset)
    btn3.pack(side=LEFT)
    btn4 = Button(root, text='Quit', command=root.quit)
    btn4.pack(side=LEFT)
    root.mainloop()

if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()
Now what's left: 
this timer is only set up for 59 minutes which would be great if a job only lasted that long, so you'll need to add some hours but that shouldn't be to difficult. 
You may need a check to see if there's a name in the entry widget.
Maybe set up the cvs with columns and titles to make easy to read.
Clean up the data written to cvs so accounting doesn't need a CS to decipher it.
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