Question

I’m trying to add a feature in python that copies the entire contents of two text widgets. How would one go about that?

Pseudo Code:

    text1.SelectAll()
    C1 = text1.get(Copy)

    text2.SelectAll()
    C2 = text2.get(Copy)

    Paste('Widget 1:\n\n' + C1 + 'Widget 2:\n\n' + C2 )

Answer 1

Just do (if you have a from Tkinter import * — I don’t like it but many use it):

C1 = text1.get(1.0, END)
C2 = text2.get(1.0, END)

Now you have the two strings. I’m not sure where that Paste is supposed to put the text into — if you mean to replace the previous contents of text2, for example, just do

text2.delete(1.0, END)
text2.insert(END, "Whatever: %s and: %s" % (C1, C2))

To learn more about Tkinter text controls, read this chapter in effbot’s online Tkinter book.