How to create a multiline entry with tkinter?

python input tkinter multiline

xiaolong · Mar 12, 2012 · Viewed 38.9k times · Source

Entry widgets seem only to deal with single line text. I need a multiline entry field to type in email messages.

Anyone has any idea how to do that?

Answer

You could use the Text widget:

from tkinter import *

root = Tk()
text = Text(root)
text.pack()
root.mainloop()

Or with scrolling bars using ScrolledText:

from tkinter import *
from tkinter.scrolledtext import ScrolledText

root = Tk()
ScrolledText(root).pack()
root.mainloop()