On 26/02/2024 07:56, Steve GS via Python-list wrote: > Then there is that discovery > element: Why is my original > idea not working? I still > cannot pass the value back > from the function. What is > different about this function > that others would have given > me the value?
There is nothing different, see the code below. print() is a function like any other. In this case it is called after you close the window, ie after mainloop() exits. But any other function called inside mainloop - eg any other event handler can also access it. For example, if you added a button: def printW(): print("Button Ww = ", Ww) bw = tk.Button(root, text="Print Width", command=printW) bw.pack() You would be able to print the value on demand. >> import tkinter as tk >> >> Ww = None >> >> def on_configure(*args): >> global Ww >> Ww = root.winfo_width() >> print("Ww Inside =<"+str(Ww)+">") >> >> root = tk.Tk() >> root.bind('<Configure>',on_configure) >> root.mainloop() >> >> print("Ww Outside = <"+str(Ww)+">") -- Alan G Author of the Learn to Program web site http://www.alan-g.me.uk/ http://www.amazon.com/author/alan_gauld Follow my photo-blog on Flickr at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/alangauldphotos -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list