Tkinter CheckButton variables

[Elaine Jackson]

My CheckButton variables seem always to be true, whether the box is checked or
not, which makes them considerably less useful. Following is a little script
that illustrates the difficulty. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thank
you.

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from Tkinter import *

def bCommand():
if c['variable']: ## ALSO TRIED: if cVbl
print 'bool(cVbl)==True'
else:
print 'bool(cVbl)==False'

root = Tk()
cVbl = IntVar()
c = Checkbutton(root,variable=cVbl)
c.pack(side=LEFT)
b = Button(root,height=1,width=10,command=bCommand)
b.pack(side=LEFT)
root.mainloop()

 

[klappnase]

My CheckButton variables seem always to be true, whether the box is checked or
not, which makes them considerably less useful. Following is a little script
that illustrates the difficulty. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thank
you.

###########################################

from Tkinter import *

def bCommand():
if c['variable']: ## ALSO TRIED: if cVbl
print 'bool(cVbl)==True'
else:
print 'bool(cVbl)==False'

root = Tk()
cVbl = IntVar()
c = Checkbutton(root,variable=cVbl)
c.pack(side=LEFT)
b = Button(root,height=1,width=10,command=bCommand)
b.pack(side=LEFT)
root.mainloop()

c[variable'] returns (of course) cVb1 and therefore will always be true.
You should use

if cVb1.get():
(etc.)

Michael