How can I only accept user entry for a minute in tkinter window

Question

import time
from tkinter import *
from tkinter.ttk import *
window = Tk()
e = Entry(window, width=100)
e.pack()
player2 = ""

def get_text():
    e.config(state='disabled')
    player2 = e.get()
    return player2

Button(window, text="done", command=get_text).pack()

t = 60
for x in range(t):
    t = t -1
    time.sleep(1)

if t == 0:
    Label(window, text="Times up").pack()
    e.config(state='disabled')
    player2 = e.get()
Label(window, text=player2).pack()
window.mainloop()

Here is my code, but its not really working. I would like to create an entry and let user only enter words only for one minute, unless the button done is pressed then the entry value is stored in a variable called player2.

The timer should run in parallel. You may need some library for a timer. Timer should start and either the timer should run for 1 minute or until the user presses done. — kiner_shah, Nov 14 '21 at 10:01

Thingamabobs · Answer 1 · 2021-11-14T11:58:16.397

Take a look at PEP8. To solve your question you need the after method of tkinter, everything else is discouraged. Also see why you need to seperate your construction from your geometry method. Also Why to avoid wildcard imports.

from tkinter import *

def get_text():
    e.config(state='disabled')
    my_label.configure(text=e.get())

def after_time():
    my_label.configure(text="Times up")#configure instead of new
    e.config(state='disabled')
    
window = Tk()

e = Entry(window, width=100)
e.pack()

my_button = Button(window, text="done", command=get_text)
my_button.pack()

my_label = Label(window, text='..waiting for username..') #seperate construction from geometry
my_label.pack()

window.after(1000, after_time) #after(ms,function)
window.mainloop()

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 14 '21 at 10:40

The following code will disable the inputfield within one minute:

from threading import Timer
def disable():
    Label(window, text="Times up").pack()
    e.config(state='disabled')
    player2 = e.get()
Timer(60,disable).start()

Do also not that returning player2 in your get_text() function won't do anything. You won't change the variable outside the function. You should save your label and use config to set its text.

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Nov 14 '21 at 10:43

Modified your code a bit in order to do the same, hope this is what you were aiming to do.

import threading
from tkinter import *
from tkinter.ttk import *
window = Tk()
e = Entry(window, width=100)
e.pack()
player2 = ""

def get_text():
    e.config(state='disabled')
    global player2
    player2 = e.get()
    return player2

Button(window, text="done", command=get_text).pack()

def logic():
    global player2
    Label(window, text="Times up").pack()
    e.config(state='disabled')
    player2 = e.get()
threading.Timer(60.0, logic).start()

Label(window, text=player2).pack()
window.mainloop()

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Nov 14 '21 at 11:41

0

You can use Tk().after

root = Tk()
root.after(1000, function)
# 1000 = 1 Second

answered Nov 14 '21 at 11:41

Ali FGT

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How can I only accept user entry for a minute in tkinter window

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