'get' returning blank value python

Question

i tried this code but i am getting blank response from get command?? it is only in the class i am getting blank value..but if i make a function rather than a class i am getting value from text ...

from Tkinter import *
from ttk import Button,Entry,Style
import pickle
class Home(Frame):
    def __init__(self,parent):
         Frame.__init__(self,parent)
         self.parent=parent
         self.initUI()

    def initUI(self):
        self.parent.title("HOME SCREEN")
        frame = Frame(self)
        global a
        global z


        self.pack(fill=BOTH, expand=1)
        label1=Label(frame,text="USERNAME",)
        label2=Label(frame,text="PASSWORD")
        text1=Entry(frame, show="*", width=15)
        text2=Entry(frame,width=15)
        login=Button(self,text="Login",command=self.load)
        register=Button(self,text='Register',command=self.dump)
        Quit=Button(self,text='Quit',command=self.quit)
        delete=Button(self,text='Delete Account',command=self.delete)
        showb=Button(self,text='Show Accounts',command=self.show)

        label1.pack(side=LEFT)
        text2.pack(side=LEFT, padx=5, pady=5)
        label2.pack(side=LEFT )
        text1.pack(side=LEFT, padx=5, pady=5)
        frame.pack(fill=BOTH, expand=1)

        Quit.pack(side=RIGHT ,padx=5, pady=5)
        register.pack(side=RIGHT)
        login.pack(side=RIGHT)
        delete.pack(side=RIGHT)
        showb.pack(side=RIGHT)

        a=text1.get()
        z=text2.get()

i am not a fool not to import it..... i am getting blank value from the entry by using get function — Akshay Pant, Jul 05 '15 at 01:27

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 09 '15 at 18:23

You are calling text1.get() and text2.get() before the GUI appears on the screen, so there's no way the user can enter text before you try to get the value. You need to move these calls inside a function that is called after the user has a chance to enter information in the widget.

score -5 · Accepted Answer · edited Dec 17 '16 at 10:47

Figured it out my self...

def initUI(self):
    self.parent.title("HOME SCREEN")


    frame = Frame(self)

    self.pack(fill=BOTH, expand=1)
    label1=Label(frame,text="USERNAME",)
    label2=Label(frame,text="PASSWORD")
    text1=Entry(frame, show="*", width=15,)
    text2=Entry(frame,width=15)
    login=Button(self,text="Login",command=self.load)
    register=Button(self,text='Register',command=self.dump)
    Quit=Button(self,text='Quit',command=self.quit)
    delete=Button(self,text='Delete Account',command=self.delete)
    showb=Button(self,text='Show Accounts',command=self.show)


    label1.pack(side=LEFT)
    text2.pack(side=LEFT, padx=5, pady=5)
    label2.pack(side=LEFT )
    text1.pack(side=LEFT, padx=5, pady=5)
    frame.pack(fill=BOTH, expand=1)

    Quit.pack(side=RIGHT ,padx=5, pady=5)
    register.pack(side=RIGHT)
    login.pack(side=RIGHT)
    delete.pack(side=RIGHT)
    showb.pack(side=RIGHT)
    global text1
    global text2
def dump(self):

    z=(text1.get())
    a=(text2.get())

'get' returning blank value python

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