Changing the text on a label

Question

I am having trouble with using a key binding to change the value of a label or any parameter. This is my code:

from tkinter import*  class MyGUI:   def __init__(self):     self.__mainWindow = Tk()     #self.fram1 = Frame(self.__mainWindow)     self.labelText = 'Enter amount to deposit'     self.depositLabel = Label(self.__mainWindow, text = self.labelText)     self.depositEntry = Entry(self.__mainWindow, width = 10)     self.depositEntry.bind('<Return>', self.depositCallBack)     self.depositLabel.pack()     self.depositEntry.pack()      mainloop()    def depositCallBack(self,event):     self.labelText = 'change the value'     print(self.labelText)  myGUI = MyGUI() 

When I run this, I click the entrybox and hit enter, hoping that the label will change value to 'change the value'. However, while it does print that text, the label remains unchanged.

From looking at other questions on similar problems and issues, I have figured how to work with some of this outside a class, but I'm having some difficulties with doing it inside a class.

Also, on a side note, what role does "master" play in tkinter?

Answer 1

self.labelText = 'change the value' 

The above sentence makes labelText change the value, but not change depositLabel's text.

To change depositLabel's text, use one of following setences:

self.depositLabel['text'] = 'change the value' 

OR

self.depositLabel.config(text='change the value') 

Answer 2

You can also define a textvariable when creating the Label, and change the textvariable to update the text in the label. Here's an example:

labelText = StringVar() depositLabel = Label(self, textvariable=labelText) depositLabel.grid()  def updateDepositLabel(txt) # you may have to use *args in some cases     labelText.set(txt) 

There's no need to update the text in depositLabel manually. Tk does that for you.