Use threads or Tkinter event loop?

I'm trying to decide whether I need threads in my Tkinter application or not. My app is a front end to a command-line tool; it feeds commands to the command-line program, then reads its output and displays it in a Tkinter text widget. Some of the commands are long-running and/or return

Re: Use threads or Tkinter event loop?

Kevin Walzer wrote: I'm trying to decide whether I need threads in my Tkinter application or not. My app is a front end to a command-line tool; it feeds commands to the command-line program, then reads its output and displays it in a Tkinter text widget. Some of the commands are

Re: Use threads or Tkinter event loop?

On Mar 27, 9:07 am, Kevin Walzer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Kevin Walzer wrote: I'm trying to decide whether I need threads in my Tkinter application or not. My app is a front end to a command-line tool; it feeds commands to the command-line program, then reads its output and displays it in a