Multiline textbox that auto removes top line once full example
def gui_init():
global textbox_live_processing
#----- LIVE PROCESSING BOX -----
MonospaceFont = font.Font(family="Courier", size=10)
textbox_live_processing = tk.Text(
root,
bg="white",
font=MonospaceFont,
height=8,
width=50
)
textbox_live_processing.pack(padx=10, pady=10)
textbox_live_processing.place(x=10, y=310)
textbox_live_processing_add_line("Starting...")
#*******************************************************
#*******************************************************
#********** ADD A LINE TO LIVE PROCESSING BOX **********
#*******************************************************
#*******************************************************
def textbox_live_processing_add_line (new_line):
global textbox_live_processing
#Get current line count
LineCount = int(textbox_live_processing.index("end-1c").split('.')[0])
#Delete top line if we're over # lines
if LineCount >= 7:
textbox_live_processing.delete("1.0", "2.0") #Delete the first line (from line 1, char 0 to line 2, char 0)
#Add a timestamp to the start of the new line
#time_stamp = datetime.now().strftime("%H:%M:%S")
#new_line = f"{time_stamp} {new_line}"
#Add the new line to the textbox
textbox_live_processing.insert(tk.END, new_line + "\n")
gui_update()
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