On Mar 2, 7:14 am, "W. eWatson" <notval...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > I'm modifying a Tkinter Python program that uses hard coded initial values > for several widgets. For example, latitude = 40. My plan is to put the names > and values for configuration purposes into a file. For example, a pseudo > statement like the one just given. ConfigObj provides a mechanism for it. > > I am only at an early stage of learning Tkinter, but it looks like a hang up > is in the use of control variables passed between widgets and non-Tkinter > objects that setup up the widget and retrieve the changed values. Roughly, > the main loop contains code like self.longitude = 40. Non-Tkinter objects > set up the parameters to the widgets, and when a widget* is complete the > setup program resets the main loop globals. As I see it, it looks like > IntVar, etc. used must be hard coded, as in the original program, to > preserve types like boolean, strings, integers, floats, etc. It's either > that or use of eval or some like function. Comments? > > * For example, in one setup program, I see code like this after its call to > a dialog returns: > > try: > s = dialog.stopVar.get() > d = [ int(x) for x in s.split(":") ] > self.stop_time = datetime.time(d[0],d[1],d[2]) > > stop_time is a string like "10:30:15". > -- > W. eWatson > > (121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time) > Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet > > Web Page: <www.speckledwithstars.net/>
I am sorry, I am a bit confused. Is your question how to preserve the value and/or type of the data in the config file? Or are you having trouble getting the values from the file to the widget? -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list