title: How to accept user input using Tkinter?
body: <p>I am currently trying to turn a Python script I use regularly into an application by using Platypus. However, my script prompts the user for input several times and uses that input to construct a URL that is being used to make API requests. Here is an example of how this is used in my script:</p>
  
  <pre><code>member_id = raw_input("What member id will you be using? ")
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>The data taken from the user (and stored as a variable) is then used like this:</p>
  
  <pre><code>url_member = "https://api.example.com/member?member_id="+str(member_id)
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Since the application created using Platypus won't allow for user input (based on the way I am requesting it through my script) I was going to try and use Tkinter as well. However, I have read through the documentation and am confused when it comes to the syntax (I am still new to Python in general). </p>
  
  <p>Can anyone help, or show an example of how I can change my request for user input (based on my example above) using Tkinter so the application will work? </p>
  
  <p>I am also using Python 2.7.</p>