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[Tkinter] Entry widget : unable to get the text entered
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[Tkinter] Entry widget : unable to get the text entered
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Its textvariable, not textstring
import tkinter as tk
root = tk.Tk()
root.geometry('600x400+80+40')

class App:
    def __init__(self, root):
        self.entry_var = tk.StringVar()
        self.entry = tk.Entry(root, textvariable=self.entry_var)
        self.entry.bind('<Return>', self.show_output)
        self.entry.pack()
        
    def show_output(self, event):
        print(self.entry_var.get())
        
App(root)
tk.mainloop()
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RE: Entry widget : unable to get the text entered - by metulburr - Oct-08-2016, 04:44 PM

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