[Tutor] problem with msg widget & button

[Cranky Frankie]

Peter Otten <__peter__ at web.de> wrote:

snip

<<Hm, your description doesn't match with the code you posted which only
creates one Message.>>

What I meant to say was, yes, I only want one message object, but I
want that same object to be updated each time the next quote button is
pressed.

<<Also you still initialize the command parameter with the function result

Button(..., command=f()) # wrong

instead of the function itself

Button(..., command=f) # correct.>>

snip again

OK, I think I tried it several ways and couldn't get any of them to
work, but I tried your version and the button now works! My only
question is this line, which is what I was missing:

def display_quote():
   msg_widget["text"] = choose_quote()

Isn't msg_widget an object, like everything else in Python. If so, why is it not

def display_quote():
   msg_widget.text = choose_quote()

That is one of the things I tried. I don't understand why the ["test"]
pair works above.

Now my only problem is the msg_widget box resizing. I'm using the
.pack frame manager like the examples I've been reading say. I know
there's a grid manager as well. I'll have to try that. All I want is
the msg_widget to display the same size each time, no matter what size
string is in it.

Thanks Peter!








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