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Re: Validating Entry in tkinter

From Peter Otten <__peter__@web.de>
Subject Re: Validating Entry in tkinter
Date 2011-07-25 23:03 +0200
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python@bdurham.com wrote:

> How would your examples work with text being inserted or deleted via the
> clipboard?
> 
> Is there anything special that would have to happen for changes to a
> widget's value as the result of one of these events?

I think it doesn't matter whether you type in text, or insert it with Ctrl+V 
or the middle mouse button. The validatecommand handler is always triggered.

I suspect achieving the same effect with Button/KeyPress handlers would 
require significantly more work.

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Re: Validating Entry in tkinter Saul Spatz <saul.spatz@gmail.com> - 2011-07-25 05:12 -0700
  Re: Validating Entry in tkinter Peter Otten <__peter__@web.de> - 2011-07-25 14:31 +0200
    Re: Validating Entry in tkinter Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2011-07-25 13:24 -0400
    Re: Validating Entry in tkinter Peter Otten <__peter__@web.de> - 2011-07-25 21:08 +0200
      Re: Validating Entry in tkinter rantingrick <rantingrick@gmail.com> - 2011-07-25 12:55 -0700
    Re: Validating Entry in tkinter python@bdurham.com - 2011-07-25 16:26 -0400
    Re: Validating Entry in tkinter Peter Otten <__peter__@web.de> - 2011-07-25 23:03 +0200
    Re: Validating Entry in tkinter "Malcolm Greene" <mgreene@bdurham.com> - 2011-07-25 17:54 -0400

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