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python-3.xtkinterwidgetdestroy
Dubhe
Dubhe

Reputation: 23

Unable to destroy widgets created by function in tkinter

from tkinter import *
import tkinter as tk

root = Tk()
root.geometry("500x500")

var1 = StringVar()

def create():
    twoLabel = Label(root,text="meh",)
    twoLabel.place(x=20,y=300)

    threeTextEntry = Entry(root, textvariable=var1)
    threeTextEntry.place(x=20,y=400)  

def destroy():    
    twoLabel.destroy()
    threeTextEntry.destroy()

zeroButton = tk.Button(root, text="create", width=8, fg="black", bg="gold", command=create)
zeroButton.place(x=20,y=100)

oneButton = tk.Button(root, text="destroy", width=8, fg="black", bg="gold", command=destroy)
oneButton.place(x=20,y=200)

twoLabel = Label(root,text="meh",)
twoLabel.place(x=20,y=300)

threeTextEntry = Entry(root, textvariable=var1)
threeTextEntry.place(x=20,y=400)

The widgets are created, I can destroy them initially with the widget and then recreate them. But then I can no longer destory them after the widgets have been recreated by the function. What am I doing wrong here? Sorry I'm new to tkinter - thanks.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 594

Answers (1)

ncica
ncica

Reputation: 7206

you need to define your variables twoLabel and threeTextEntry as globals ,because when you are creating these variables in the function they are local variables and you can not reach them from another functions.

from tkinter import *
import tkinter as tk

root = Tk()
root.geometry("500x500")

var1 = StringVar()


def create():
    global twoLabel
    global threeTextEntry
    twoLabel = Label(root,text="meh",)
    twoLabel.place(x=20,y=300)

    threeTextEntry = Entry(root, textvariable=var1)
    threeTextEntry.place(x=20,y=400)

def destroy():
    twoLabel.destroy()
    threeTextEntry.destroy()

zeroButton = tk.Button(root, text="create", width=8, fg="black", bg="gold", command=create)
zeroButton.place(x=20,y=100)

oneButton = tk.Button(root, text="destroy", width=8, fg="black", bg="gold", command=destroy)
oneButton.place(x=20,y=200)

global twoLabel
global threeTextEntry
twoLabel = Label(root,text="meh",)
twoLabel.place(x=20,y=300)

threeTextEntry = Entry(root, textvariable=var1)
threeTextEntry.place(x=20,y=400)

root.mainloop()

Upvotes: 1

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