How to put text in input line: how to ask for user input on the command line while providing a 'default' answer that the user can edit or delete?

Question

I am creating a Python script that asks for input from the command line. The user will have the ability to edit a part of a file. I can ask for the new information and overw

Answer 1

You could do it with tkinter:

from tkinter import *
def enter():
    global commandEntry
    command = commandEntry.get()
    # Do stuff with command
    commandEntry.delete(0, END)
def edit_line(line):
    global commandEntry
    commandEntry.insert(0, line)
root = Tk()
messageVar = StringVar()
messageVar.set("Enter a command:")
message = Label(root, textvariable=messageVar)
commandEntry = Entry(root)
enterButton = Button(root, text="Enter", command=enter)
root.mainloop()