Python Tkinter - Entry Widget Validation - Validatecommand and Invalidcommand with Examples

0:00 Introduction and Today's Topic
0:49 Starting Code
1:26 Validation with a Button
4:39 Using Validatecommand for Validation
7:06 Explaining the Validate Option
11:40 Using Invalidcommand and Validatecommand

On this Beginner Python Tkinter Tutorial we explore how validation can be implemented for an entry widget. this complete tutorial follows the documentation for tkinter and will teach the following topics with practical examples for the viewer to follow:
- Validation with a button
- Using Invalidcommand
- Using Validatecommand

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Loopster - Kevin MacLeod

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[paullong]

Very informative. I really appreciate your hard work. Thanks.

[tyjohnston]

Thanks! Keep up throwing information in the manner you are so I can keep learning lol

[chriswunder]

Nice video, thanks.
Do you know any way to actually pass in the entry you are validating to the validation function, e.g. when it is not initialized globally? I've only been able to pass in the widget name via %W and I don't want to use root references in my validation callbacks to get to the widget.

[woodykusaki]

Mine only goes through the validation function once even though I use validate="focus"

[scotteebee]

This video would have been more useful if it actually provided use cases for using the different options and how to use them properly. Of course, it’s also missing all the information about passing parameters to the validate function.