How to disable keyboard inputs when using Entry on Tkinter on python?

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How can I disable keyboard input entries when using Entry on Tkinter in python I was coding for a calculator project in python. So I need to make a screen like text box using Entry.
I couldn't remove keyboard inputs from the Entry field.

Does this answer your question? How do I disable keyboard input into an Entry widget, disable resizing of tkinter window and hide the console window? — j_4321
– j_4321, Commented Jul 27, 2020 at 15:02
You can use Label with border so that it looks like a readonly Entry. — acw1668
– acw1668, Commented Jul 27, 2020 at 15:04

Ajay Lingayat · Accepted Answer · 2020-07-27 14:55:56Z

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You can set the state of Entry widget to DISABLED.

Example:-

win = tk.Tk()
ent = Entry(win, state=DISABLED)
ent.pack()

answered Jul 27, 2020 at 14:55

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shihas backer · Accepted Answer · 2020-07-27 15:11:32Z

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you can disable keyboard characters from an Entry field in Tkinter using:

from tkinter import *
root=Tk()

txtDisplay = Entry(root, width=28, justify=RIGHT)    
txtDisplay.grid(row=0, column=0, columnspan=5, pady=1)
txtDisplay.bind("<Key>", lambda e: "break")          # Disable characters from keyboard

root.mainloop()

edited Jul 27, 2020 at 15:11

answered Jul 27, 2020 at 15:03

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Bryan Oakley Over a year ago

This won't prevent you from pasteing data with the mouse.

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