Is there a way to encode tkinter Entry fields as utf-8?

Question

I am messing around with tkinter for the first time and have a question. Is there a way to encode tkinter entry fields? Here is my code:

my_username = Entry(window,width=10)
my_username.grid(column=1, row=0)

#a few lines that have nothing to do with username

username = my_username.encode('utf-8')

And here is the problem:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "project.py", line 34, in <module>
    username = my_username.encode('utf-8')
AttributeError: 'Entry' object has no attribute 'encode'

Is there a proper way to encode an entry field? Thanks!

Bryan Oakley · Accepted Answer · 2020-04-25 21:02:03Z

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No, you can't encode the widget itself since encoding is a string operation and the widget isn't a string. You can encode the data you get from the widget, however.

username = my_username.get().encode('utf-8')

answered Apr 25, 2020 at 21:02

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