On Aug 16, 2010, at 11:40 AM, Jeff Hobbs wrote:
> On Aug 15, 4:41 pm, Chris Hare <[email protected]> wrote:
>> I have some code that pulls a value from a database. In this case, it is
>> three space delimited words. When I display the value in a Tkinter.Entry
>> widget, the text has curly braces around it, even when there are none in the
>> surrounding the text in the database.
>>
>> Is this normal, and how do I prevent it or remove them correctly before
>> displaying the text in the Entry widget?
>
> Python ['', '', ''] == Tcl {{} {} {}}
> Python 'a word' == Tcl {a word}
>
> You are getting a literal translation occurring, and you need to split/
> join or index the items properly. Without being more clear how you
> want to represent your data, what you need isn't clear. Perhaps you
> just need to reference the first index of the variable, or ... who
> knows, there are lots of possibilities.
>
> Jeff
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Actually I want all of the words, as they form the name of an organization
entered by the user. So the space delimited words should be displayed without
the {} in the tkinker entry box. The contents of the widget is a persons first
and last name, space delimited
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