Completely new to Python, so I suspect I'm making a very stupid syntax mistake.
from tkinter import *
from functools import partial
def get_search_results(keyword):
print("Searching for: ", keyword)
def main():
# ***** Toolbar *****
toolbar = Frame(main_window)
toolbar.pack(fill=X)
toolbar_search_field = Entry(toolbar)
toolbar_search_field.grid(row=0, columnspan=4, column=0)
get_search_results_partial = partial(get_search_results, toolbar_search_field.get())
toolbar_search_button = Button(toolbar, text="Search", command=get_search_results_partial)
toolbar_search_button.grid(row=0, column=5)
main_window = Tk()
main()
main_window.mainloop() # continuously show the window
Basically, this code creates a window with a search bar. I input something in the search bar, and when I press the button, the get_search_results method is called. I'm passing the keyword in the function, using a partial. However, the keyword is not being printed to the console.
get_search_results_partial = partial(get_search_results, toolbar_search_field.get())
This calls toolbar_search_field.get() immediately (presumably getting an empty string) and then passes it to partial. Now get_search_results_partial is a function with zero arguments that just calls get_search_results(''). It has no connection to the toolbar.
As suggested in the comments, just do this:
Button(toolbar, text="Search", command=lambda: get_search_results(toolbar_search_field.get()))