from tkinter import * class EntryDemo: def __init__(self, rootWin): self.button = Button(rootWin,text="enter", command=self.clicked) self.button.pack() self.entry = Entry(rootWin) # Modify the text of the Entry widget directly # 1) delete and 2) add text in the Entry widget self.entry.delete(0,END) self.entry.insert(0,"type your name here") self.entry.pack() self.ourRoot = rootWin def clicked(self): print("Button was clicked!") # get text from the Entry widget eText = self.entry.get() print(eText) rootWin = Tk() app = EntryDemo(rootWin) rootWin.mainloop()