Analysis of the Python's TKinter Spinbox control
This article borrows from the code repository Password Generator GUI written in Python using the TKinter module . It explains how one can programmatically make the Spinbox control function correctly with a numeric range both visually and operationally. It also opens a discussion on this control to make it more efficient. This article and the source code can be downloaded from: Github TKinter's Spinbox control The Spinbox control " is an Entry with increment and decrement arrows. It is commonly used for number entry or to select from a list of string values " . The control accepts input through the up or down arrows or by typing directly into the text box. While the control has built-in functionality that allows range checking when the up and down arrows are pressed, the same is missing when one types directly into the text box. This means that one can type anything into a Spinbox. This article describes this limitation and explains how it can be addressed. The Solutio...