Need Help with Tkinter

[danizzil14]

Ok, I've only been working with Python for something like 4 days now and I'm stuck trying to do a certain thing in Tkinter. Now, just to get you into the situation here. I've created a little program that has an entry bar and a go button. It says for you to enter in your name in the entry box and click the go button. What should happen is after the person enters in his/hers name and clicks the go button it should print something like Hello, "name" inside the window as a label or in a separate window as a label. but the best I can manage is something like:
def GoButtonClick(self, event)
print "Hello,", self.entryfield.get()

but that prints the Hello, Name in the prompt. Is it possible to do what I'm trying to do or am I thinking on to grand a scale?

Using: Windows ME, Tkinter, Python 3.something in the .20's

Help is appreciated. :cheesy:

[vegaseat]

Check this code, you may be able to use portions for your project ...

# Tkinter, explore the entry field 

from Tkinter import *

def show():
    # clear the label
    label2.config(text='')
    # get the enter1 text and show it in label2
    label2.config(text='Hello ' + enter1.get())

# create root window
root = Tk()

# create label1
label1 = Label(root, text='Enter your name below:')
label1.pack(side=TOP, fill=X)   # topmost

# creaet entry field
enter1 = Entry(root)
enter1.pack(side=TOP, fill=X)   # below label1
# start entry1 empty
enter1.insert(0, '')
# put cursor into entry1 field
enter1.focus()
# you can either press the enter key or click the button to move text to label2
enter1.bind('<Return>', (lambda event: show()))

# create label2
label2 = Label(root, bg='yellow', anchor=W)
label2.pack(side=TOP, fill=X)   # below entry1

# or get entry text clicking on button
btn1 = Button(root, text='Get Text', command=show)
btn1.pack(side=LEFT)  # below label2

# start the event loop (run the program)
root.mainloop()

[danizzil14]

Well, looks as if it might work. But there is one thing, is it possible to make it print with an event bind?(at least i think that is what it is called) Mainly because I'm not familliar with the command = show thing.

[danizzil14]

Well, looks as if it might work. But there is one thing, is it possible to make it print with an event bind?(at least i think that is what it is called) Mainly because I'm not familliar with the command = show thing.

much less the lambda thing

[vegaseat]

Okay, here is a less complex version using just bind and passing an event argument to show() ...

# Tkinter, explore the entry field (use bind, no lambda)

from Tkinter import *

def show(event):
    # clear the label
    label2.config(text='')
    # get the enter1 text and show it in label2
    label2.config(text='Hello ' + enter1.get())

# create root window
root = Tk()

# create label1
label1 = Label(root, text='Enter you name below:')
label1.pack(side=TOP, fill=X)   # topmost

# creaet entry field
enter1 = Entry(root)
enter1.pack(side=TOP, fill=X)   # below label1
# start entry1 empty
enter1.insert(0, '')
# put cursor into entry1 field
enter1.focus()
# you can either press the enter key or click the button to move text to label2
enter1.bind('<Return>', show)   # bind to pressing of the ENTER key

# create label2
label2 = Label(root, bg='yellow', anchor=W)
label2.pack(side=TOP, fill=X)   # below entry1

# or get entry text clicking on button
btn1 = Button(root, text='Get Text')
btn1.pack(side=LEFT)            # below label2
btn1.bind('<Button-1>', show)   # bind to left mouse click

# start the event loop (run the program)
root.mainloop()