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Can someone explain what ".after" means? - p_hobbs - Nov-19-2019
So, I'm writing a tkinter GUI, and it's all going pretty well. I'm new to python, and most of my coding knowledge comes from Excel VBA.
So, I've got a label on my GUI that shows the current time. It was some code I found on the internet, that I was able to apply to my application, but was wondering what exactly the ".after" syntax means and is doing. Can someone explain it in simple English for a newb? Thanks.
def clock_set(self):
new_time = datetime.datetime.now()
new_time = new_time.strftime('%m/%d/%Y %H:%M:%S')
if new_time != self.time_now:
self.time_now = new_time
self.curr_time["text"] = self.time_now
#THIS LINE
self.curr_time.after(200, self.clock_set)
RE: Can someone explain what ".after" means? - Larz60+ - Nov-19-2019
it means to execute clock_set after 200 ms
RE: Can someone explain what ".after" means? - p_hobbs - Nov-25-2019
Thank you.