performs the search without pressing enter or a key

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how can i use after() function to call the function with a slight delay
the insertion will have been handled, and entrySearchByName.get()
will return the full contents.


I want to create a Python search engine that will search for clients' names (from a sqlite3 database and display them on the Treeview object), search automatically without clicking on search Button (i.e. in real time). The code below allows a good search, but the problem is that it doesn't take into account the last letter typed.

example:

if I write in the search field 'Nam' it executes the search for 'Na' only. If I write in the search field 'Name' it performs the search for 'Nam' only (i.e. either press enter or a key so that it performs the search)

 def SearchByName(event):
    for x in Tree.get_children():
        Tree.delete(x)
    Name = entrySearchByName.get()
    conn = sqlite3.connect('database.db')
    cur = conn.cursor()
    SQL = "SELECT*FROM customers where Name LIKE ?"
    Wc_Name = "%{}%".format(Name)
    select = cur.execute(SQL, (Wc_Name,))
    select =list(select)
    conn.commit()
    for row in select:
        Tree.insert('', END, values = row)
        conn.close()
 
lbSearchByName = Label(root, text="Search By Name :", font=("Times New Roman",18))
lbSearchByName.place(x=540, y=2)
entrySearchByName = Entry(root)
entrySearchByName.place(x=730, y=7, width=250, height=25)
entrySearchByName.bind("<Key>", SearchByName)