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pythontkinterkey-bindings
Aravind Selvan
Aravind Selvan

Reputation: 61

Keybinding in tkinter Python

If I type '*' in keyboard, it should be typed as 'x' in the entry field. Below is the sample code. I'm new to tkinter.

from tkinter import *
def func(number):
    x = str(e1.get())
    e1.delete(0, END)
    e1.insert(0, str(x) + str('x'))
    
main = Tk()
main.geometry('200x50')
e1=Entry()
e1.bind('*',func)
e1.pack()
main.mainloop()

Here I'm getting 'x*'. But I need only 'x' to be typed in the entry field. Any suggestions will be really helpful.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 214

Answers (1)

acw1668
acw1668

Reputation: 46669

You need to ignore the * character entered by returning 'break' at the end of func(). Also your logic will not work if the input cursor is not at the end of the input string.

Below is a modified func():

def func(event):
    # add the "x" at the insertion position
    event.widget.insert('insert', 'x')
    # ignore the entered "*" character
    return 'break'

Upvotes: 3

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