How to display a variable with tkinter

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I wanted if I can do like a create_variable to display a variable with Tkinter.

player_score = 0
score = Canvas(window_game, width=300, height=40, bg="black")
score.create_text(50, 20, text="SCORE :", fill="white", font=('Courrier'))
score.grid(row=0,column=0)   #x  #y
lives = Canvas(window_game, width=300, height=40, bg="black")
lives.create_text(50, 20, text="LIVES :", fill="white", font=('Courrier'))
lives.grid(row=1,column=0)

Hello i wanted to know how to display the variable "payer_score" next to the "SCORE". Thanks.

You will probably fare better embedding a label into your canvas for this. Otherwise you will have to keep deleting and recreating the text every time the score changes. However, to answer your question in the most basic sense ~ use fstrings: f'SCORE: {player_score}' — OysterShucker
– OysterShucker, Commented Nov 14, 2022 at 19:41

Henry · Accepted Answer · 2022-11-14 19:54:29Z

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You can do this with the canvas itemconfig method. First you need make a reference to the canvas item. This is the return value of create_text and I've assigned it to score_text.

score_text = score.create_text(50, 20, text="SCORE :", fill="white", font=('Courrier'))

This can then be used to update the text

score.itemconfig(score_text, text = "SCORE : " + str(player_score))

You will have to do this every time you want the text to change, it will not change automatically when player_score changes.

answered Nov 14, 2022 at 19:54

Henry

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