from Tkinter import *

import string

# This program  shows how to make a typein box shadow a program variable.

class App(Frame):

    def __init__(self, master=None):

        Frame.__init__(self, master)

        self.pack()

        self.entrythingy = Entry(self)

        self.entrythingy.pack()

        self.button = Button(self, text="Uppercase The Entry",

                             command=self.upper)

        self.button.pack()

        # here we have the text in the entry widget tied to a variable.

        # changes in the variable are echoed in the widget and vice versa.

        # Very handy.

        # there are other Variable types. See Tkinter.py for all

        # the other variable types that can be shadowed

        self.contents = StringVar()

        self.contents.set("this is a variable")

        self.entrythingy.config(textvariable=self.contents)

        # and here we get a callback when the user hits return. we could

        # make the key that triggers the callback anything we wanted to.

        # other typical options might be <Key-Tab> or <Key> (for anything)

        self.entrythingy.bind('<Key-Return>', self.print_contents)

    def upper(self):

        # notice here, we don't actually refer to the entry box.

        # we just operate on the string variable and we

        # because it's being looked at by the entry widget, changing

        # the variable changes the entry widget display automatically.

        # the strange get/set operators are clunky, true...

        str = string.upper(self.contents.get())

        self.contents.set(str)

    def print_contents(self, event):

        print "hi. contents of entry is now ---->", self.contents.get()

root = App()

root.master.title("Foo")

root.mainloop()