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How to tell if a key has been released in tkinter

I am using this code to test whether a key has been pressed, but I also need a binding that is called when a key is released. If no such binding exists, I would settle for a bit of code that continuously checks if the key is still being pressed.

w.bind("<Key>",key)
Solution

  • This will call onkeyrelease when any key is released:

    w.bind("<KeyRelease>", onkeyrelease)

    To react to a particular key's release, you would use

    w.bind("<KeyRelease-key>", onkeyrelease_of_key)

    where key should be replaced by the name of the key.