Extract text from Entry Box ktinker Python

Question

I have a tkinter project and need the text, I put it in the Entry box, printed it in the console. but when I use get() I get empty space in the console.

this is my interface. when I put 1234 I could place it above when I click the button "Pull record data" but I need that number in my console. to use that entry for other things. but when I try to print it I get nothing in the console like this:

root = tk.Tk() root.geometry("390x500") root.title("Airtable Project Tracker")

str = tk.StringVar(root)
str.set('ie. recveGd8w9ukxLkk9')

tk.Label(root, textvariable=str).pack()

recid = tk.Entry(root, width=50)
recid.pack(pady = 10)
print(recid.get())

id_button = tk.Button(root, text="Pull record data", width=50, command = lambda:str.set(recid.get()))
id_button.pack(pady = 5)

You need to wait to call `get()` until the user has entered some data. You're calling it in the print statement about a microsecond after creating the entry. — Bryan Oakley, Dec 28 '22 at 17:43
create a function, then call the function from a button or from a binding. — Bryan Oakley, Dec 28 '22 at 20:47

Tm_404 · Accepted Answer · 2022-12-28T22:20:31.333

As you have already implemented it above, you can get the input plane value using get() (recide.get()). Another method is to use the parameter textvariable as shown below. Where the value can be accessed again using get() (text.get()).

text = tk.StringVar()
recide = tk.Entry(root, width=50, textvariable=text)

In my test case I could not reproduce this error. I modified their code slightly to output the value in the console as shown below.

import tkinter as tk

def test():
    str.set(recid.get())
    print(recid.get())

root = tk.Tk()

str = tk.StringVar(root)
str.set('ie. recveGd8w9ukxLkk9')

tk.Label(root, textvariable=str).pack()

recid = tk.Entry(root, width=50)
recid.pack(pady = 10)
print(recid.get())

id_button = tk.Button(root, text="Pull record data", width=50, command = test)
id_button.pack(pady = 5)

root.mainloop()

Thanks. But I'm getting the same result. the code works but nothing in the console — dp Audiovisual, Dec 28 '22 at 17:57
I do not suspect the problem in the code you showed. How do you access this value and output it in the console? (Can you share the code section?) — Tm_404, Dec 28 '22 at 22:25

Extract text from Entry Box ktinker Python

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