Re: Tkinter Text widget get()

[John McMoangle]

Hey guys. I am having trouble understanding the get() method from

the Tkinter Text() widget. It isn't like the entry.get() one I am
used to. I know you have to put tags in, or at least I read. I
tried this but it didn't work. I think I was putting the tags in
wrong but I am not sure. I just need an example. So if someone
could maybe modify this code to get EVERYTHING inside the text widget.
>
text = Text(parent)
text.pack()
>
text.insert(END , "I am text!")
>
Of course, I will have much more text, but I still want to get
everything in the box.
>

The arguments to the get method of the Text widget are strings in the form of
"line.position" .

So, text.get('1.5', '2.7') returns the text from line 1 position 5 to line 2
position 7.

There are also some special tagged names such as END and SEL.

So, if you want to get all the text in your Text widget, text.get('1.0', END)
will do the trick.

I recommend finding the appropriate documentation at

http://www.pythonware.com/library/tkinter/introduction/tkinter-reference.htm

Regards,

John