Python: How do i store a text input from the user on Tkinter?

You can make a global variable to hold the input:

inp = None

and then have your function update that variable:

def userinput():    global inp    a = raw_input(v.get())    print a    inp = a

So, your code will look like this:

master = Tk()master.title('Title')v = StringVar()# Variable to hold the inputinp = NoneL1 = Label(master, text = 'Name')L1.pack(side = LEFT)E1 = Entry(master, textvariable = v, bd = 5)E1.pack(side = RIGHT)def userinput():    # Declare 'inp' to be global    global inp    a = raw_input(v.get())    print a    # Update the variable    inp = ab = Button(master, text = 'Submit', command = userinput)b.pack(side = BOTTOM)master.mainloop()

In the above code, inp will always be a fresh copy of the input which you can use elsewhere in the code.

However, it might be worthwhile to look into making your code a class. That way, you can have a class attribute named self.inp and you won't have to do global inp.

As others say - use globe

Example using class

from Tkinter import *class MainWindow():    def __init__(self, master):        self.master = master        self.master.title('Title')        self.v = StringVar()        self.L1 = Label(self.master, text = 'Name')        self.L1.pack(side = LEFT)        self.E1 = Entry(self.master, textvariable = self.v, bd = 5)        self.E1.pack(side = RIGHT)        self.B1 = Button(self.master, text = 'Submit', command = self.userinput)        self.B1.pack(side = BOTTOM)        self.B2 = Button(self.master, text = 'Print', command = self.print_external_variable)        self.B2.pack(side = TOP)    #------------------    def userinput(self):        global external_variable        external_variable = raw_input(self.v.get())        #external_variable = self.v.get()        print "inside - userinput:", external_variable    #------------------    def print_external_variable(self):        # you don't need global if you don't change external_variable        print "inside - print:", external_variable#----------------------------------------------------------------------external_variable = '- none -'print "before run:", external_variablemaster = Tk()MainWindow(master)master.mainloop()print "after run:", external_variable

Just make it return the User Input

def userinput():    a = raw_input(v.get())    return a

Then when you call it,you can do that by:

myvar=userinput()

Now,myvar contains the value of user input.