Using user input from TextInput - Kivy

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I am trying to do some simple math in a kivy app using TextInput to allow users to input values. I defined the TextInput in the kv section of the code. I am unsure how to create a simple submit button to assign what's in the TextInput (which is defined in kv) to a variable so that I can do basic math with it in the python section.

inclement · Accepted Answer · 2014-08-29 10:27:54Z

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You'll want to do something like the following:

BoxLayout:
    orientation: 'vertical'
    TextInput:
        id: ti
    Button:
        text: 'do something!'
        on_press: run_some_function_with_text(ti.text)

run_some_function_with_text would probably most usefully be a method of some other widget, but could be anything else you like, or you could just write the function inline if it's simple.

answered Aug 29, 2014 at 10:27

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