I want to change the text label on a canvas when buttons are clicked. I want to increase the label by 10 if the button \"up\" is clicked and decrease by 10 if the button \"down\
There is a spelling error where you call a variable self.consumtion
but when you try to change it its called self.consumption
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Text objects on canvas does not work like normal labels but more like text widgets, keeping track of selections and with methods for selection, deletion and insert. I created a function to change the text and then let the buttons call that function with the desired offset:
import tkinter as tk
class Sys(tk.Tk, object):
def __init__(self):
super(Sys, self).__init__()
self.title('SYSTEM')
self.geometry('{0}x{1}'.format(500, 500)) # dimentions
self.consumption = 300
self._build_system()
def _build_system(self):
self.canvas = tk.Canvas(self, bg='lightgreen', height=500, width=500) # dimentions
'''changeable value'''
self.cons = self.canvas.create_text(250,250, text = str(self.consumption))
'''button'''
self.but = tk.Button( text = "UP")
# Call on function change_label with amount = 10
self.but.bind("", lambda event: self.change_label(10))
self.but.place(relx=0.8, rely = 0.7, anchor = "center")
self.but = tk.Button(text = "DOWN")
# Call on function change_label with amount = -10
self.but.bind("", lambda event: self.change_label(-10))
self.but.place(relx=0.9, rely = 0.7, anchor = "center")
# pack all
self.canvas.pack()
def change_label(self, amount):
# Adjust self.consumption with amount
self.consumption += amount
# Delete all chars in self.cons
self.canvas.dchars(self.cons, 0, tk.END)
# Insetr new text in self.cons
self.canvas.insert(self.cons, 0, str(self.consumption))
sys = Sys()
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