Python tkInter Entry fun

Question

Playing around with Python - tkInter - Entry widget - when I use validatecommand (below), the check happens the first time the string > Max, but when I continue to enter tex

Answer 1

Here is a code sample that will limit the input to 5 characters:

import Tkinter as tk

master = tk.Tk()

def callback():
    print e.get()

def val(i):
    print "validating"
    print i

    if int(i) > 4:
        print "False"
        return False
    return True

vcmd = (master.register(val), '%i')

e = tk.Entry(master, validate="key", validatecommand=vcmd)
e.pack()

b = tk.Button(master, text="OK", command=lambda: callback())
b.pack()

tk.mainloop()

I threw in a bunch of print statements so you can sort of see what it's doing in the console.

Here are the other substitutions you can pass:

   %d   Type of action: 1 for insert, 0  for  delete,  or  -1  for  focus,
        forced or textvariable validation.

   %i   Index of char string to be inserted/deleted, if any, otherwise -1.

   %P   The value of the entry if the edit is allowed.  If you are config-
        uring  the  entry  widget to have a new textvariable, this will be
        the value of that textvariable.

   %s   The current value of entry prior to editing.

   %S   The text string being inserted/deleted, if any, {} otherwise.

   %v   The type of validation currently set.

   %V   The type of validation that triggered the callback (key,  focusin,
        focusout, forced).

   %W   The name of the entry widget.