🔒 # Need help trying to program a variable and function based on user input

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@sudden raft

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[sudden raft]

def browsefunc():
    source_dir = tk.filedialog.askdirectory()

b1=tk.Button(root,text='Move From',command=browsefunc)
b1.grid(column=12, row=10)

def browsefunc2():
    end_dir = tk.filedialog.askdirectory()

b2=tk.Button(root,text='Move To',command=browsefunc2)
b2.grid(column=12, row=11)

[lilac monolith]

You look like you're dealing with a scope problem.

You'll want a way to have the response be exported out of the function.

I'm not very well versed in tkinter, however.

Though I imagine a class-based approach would be appropriate enough.

Instead of using a function as argument to the command parameters, you could be using a method.

That way the method would have access to a self in which state could be stored.

As I said, though, I'm not tkintery and that might be the wrong approach.

The other option would be use of the global keyword, and I think we should leave that as a last resort.

import tkinter as tk

class App:
    def __init__(self):
        self.root = tk.Tk()
        self.end_dir = None
        self.source_dir = None
        self.b1=tk.Button(self.root, text='Move From', command=self.browsefunc)
        self.b1.grid(column=12, row=10)
        self.b2 = tk.Button(self.root, text='Move To',command=self.browsefunc2)
        self.b2.grid(column=12, row=11)

    def browsefunc(self):
        self.source_dir = tk.filedialog.askdirectory()

    def browsefunc2(self):
        self.end_dir = tk.filedialog.askdirectory()

app = App()
app.root.mainloop()

Something structured a bit more like this.

[sonic hound]

The OP might be talking about "Variables", which are a way to associate an int or str variable with the value in a widget, which thus edits it.

[lilac monolith]

That...would probably be better.

[sonic hound]

@sudden raft see https://tkdocs.com/shipman/control-variables.html

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[lilac monolith]

Well. That settles that.

[meager panther]

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