Tkinter window closes pyttsx3

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from tkinter import *
import pyttsx3

root = Tk()
root.geometry("800x500")


def talk():
    engine = pyttsx3.init()
    engine.say(my_entry.get())

    my_entry.delete(0, END)
    engine.runAndWait()


my_entry = Entry(root, font=("Helvetica", 28))
my_entry.pack(pady=20)
my_button = Button(root, text="Speak", command=talk)
my_button.pack(pady=20)
root.mainloop()

I am trying to run this simple program but the window only runs once and closes automatically. The Tkinter window closes after only running one time. Any suggestions? Some people suggested threading but I don't know how to use it, if anyone of you knows where I can learn that, it will be helpful.

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1 Answers

If you want to try running the pyttsx3 calls in a separate thread, it should be fairly straightforward to implement

import pyttsx3
from threading import Thread
from tkinter import *


root = Tk()
root.geometry("800x500")


def _talk_target():  # renamed 'talk' function for clarity
    engine = pyttsx3.init()
    engine.say(my_entry.get())

    my_entry.delete(0, END)
    engine.runAndWait()


def talk():  # this is now the 'talk' function that's called by 'my_button'
    tts = Thread(target=_talk_target)  # init a new thread to call '_talk_target'
    tts.start()  # run '_talk_target' in a new thread
    tts.join()  # rejoin the main thread


my_entry = Entry(root, font=("Helvetica", 28))
my_entry.pack(pady=20)
my_button = Button(root, text="Speak", command=talk)
my_button.pack(pady=20)
root.mainloop()
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