How to get the content of a tkinter Text object
Question: I'm trying to use `tkinter.Text` to create a text area in _Python_. With that,
I want to get all the input they put into that text area and display it in the
Entry field above it. It gives an error saying it needs two arguments.

    
    
    from Tkinter import *
    
    def create_index():
            var = body.get(0)
            link.insert(10,var)
            file.close()
    
    master = Tk()
    Label(master, text="Link:").grid(row=0)
    Label(master, text="Body:").grid(row=1)
    
    link = Entry(master)
    body = Text(master)
    
    link.grid(row=0, column=1)
    body.grid(row=1, column=1)
    Button(master, text='Show', command=create_index).grid(row=3, column=1, sticky=W, pady=4)
    
    mainloop()
    


Answer: To get all the input from a `tkinter.Text`, you should use the method `get`
from the `tkinter.Text` object you are using to represent the text area. In
your case, `body` should be the variable of type `tkinter.Text`, so here's an
example:

    
    
    text = body.get(1.0, "end-1c")  
    

`tkinter.Text` objects count their content as rows and columns. The `1.0`
indicates exactly that: you want to get the content starting from row 1 and
column 0 (this is the default starting point of a `tkinter.Text` object).

Here's a complete working example, where basically on the click of a button,
the method `get_text` is called and adds the content of `body` to an
`tkinter.Entry` object that I called `entry` (through the use of a variable of
type `tkinter.StringVar`. See documentation for more information):

    
    
    import tkinter
    
    def get_text():
        content = body.get(1.0, "end-1c")
        entry_content.set(content)
    
    master = tkinter.Tk()
    
    body = tkinter.Text(master)
    body.pack()
    
    entry_content = tkinter.StringVar()
    entry = tkinter.Entry(master, textvariable=entry_content)
    entry.pack()
    
    button = tkinter.Button(master, text="Get tkinter.Text content", command=get_text)
    button.pack()
    
    master.mainloop()
    

For another good example, see this other
[post](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5560828/how-to-read-text-from-a-
tkinter-text-widget) and the first comment below.

