On Saturday, January 3, 2015 2:28:18 PM UTC-6, ravas wrote: > Is it possible that this could be added in an upcoming > version of Python -- or is this a Tk issue?
A quick look at the Tkinter.Text.get source code will answer that question for you: py> import inspect py> from Tkinter import Text py> print inspect.getsource(Text.get) def get(self, index1, index2=None): """Return the text from INDEX1 to INDEX2 (not included).""" return self.tk.call(self._w, 'get', index1, index2) As you can see, this method is just a dumb wrapper. There is no "python-side" processing going on here. Which is true for just about the entire Tkinter module. I'm not sure if you can edit the pre-defined "word capture patterns" that exist within TK (never had the need to find out), but you could implement any pattern matching you want by binding the correct events and then processing the "target string" on the Python side. However, i would say that not allowing customization of patterns is a major flaw of the API, and one more reason why Tkinter is a rusty old "Clostridium tetani infected" anchor around Python's neck! FOR GUIDO'S SAKE, BE SURE YOUR IMMUNIZATIONS ARE UP TO DATE! -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list