Updating text in tkinter with a button using a random list

Blorpal 0
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Im trying to make a random name generator using an imported list and tkinter. I can get a random name its just that it doesn't change the name when the Generate new name button is pressed. Also im new to python, so anything helps lol

Thoughts?

import random
from namelist import namel1ist
import tkinter as tk

name1 = (random.choice(namel1ist) + " " + random.choice(namel1ist))

print(name1)

root = tk.Tk()
tk.Button(root, text='Generate new name',command=name1).pack()
w = tk.Label(root, text=name1)
w.pack()

tk.mainloop()
tkinter python
2 Answers

You need to define the command as its own function, that changes the text value of the label.
At the moment you only call random.choice(namel1ist) once, when the label is created. Like this the text will be set.

Jon_Kle0

frankly i dont know what the namelist module does, but heres a working example that you can work around with:

import random
import tkinter as tk

names = ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f', 'g', 'h', 'i', 'j', 'k', 'l',
             'm', 'n', 'o', 'p', 'q', 'r', 's', 't', 'u', 'v', 'w', 'x', 'y', 'z']

def random_name():
    name = random.choice(names) + " " + random.choice(names)
    w.config(text=name)
    return name


root = tk.Tk()
random_button = tk.Button(root, text='Generate new name', command=random_name)
random_button.pack()

w = tk.Label(root, text=(random.choice(names) +" " + random.choice(names)))
w.pack()

tk.mainloop()
Hannon qaoud0
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