[FIXED] How can I edit an inputed text in python

Issue

I’m building a command line application with python, and I Need to be able to print something, then the user edit it and return it to me

I know that Input() doesn’t fit to my case because the user can’t modify the text you give him. Is there a way to do it ?

Solution

I think that one way to do this is by using a keyboard input listener - this way you can figure out exactly what the user is doing (all characters being pressed, as well as backspace) and print the edited text.

You can have a look at this answer, which gives examples of how to achieve this in linux/windows: Key Listeners in python?.

If you are looking for a User Interface (not proper command line), you can use Tkinter do display a text box in which the user can input it's data.

An example (based on https://effbot.org/tkinterbook/entry.htm):

from Tkinter import *

master = Tk()

e = Entry(master, width=500)
e.pack()

e.focus_set()

def callback():
    print e.get()

b = Button(master, text="get", width=50, command=callback)
b.pack()

mainloop()

Answered By - Ofer Arial