[Tkinter] ClockIn/Out tkinter problem

[joe_momma]

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.