How can I hide a value in a widget in Python tkinter?

Question

I am new to Python, I am from Android background. Like in Android we can set a value to any widget (that value is not visible) like,

textView.setTag(value)
textView.getTag()

Similarly, is there anything in Python tkinter?

What is the difference for you between hiding a value in a text widget and deleting it? — tif
– tif, Commented Sep 2, 2018 at 12:18

Reblochon Masque · Accepted Answer · 2018-09-02 12:20:42Z

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You can set an attribute directly on the widget, and "hide" it there, that should not have adverse consequences:

widget = tk.Frame(root, ...)
widget._my_hidden_value = 42

There is the caveat that nothing is ever really hidden in python... And the question: "why would you need to do that?"

answered Sep 2, 2018 at 12:20

Reblochon Masque

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