When I compare a number with a number Entry, I get TypeError: '>' not supported between-CodePudding

I would like to get the "Ok" print of a number (number = 2 2) if I compare this number with a number that I insert in a textbox.

The first number is

number1 = 2   2

The second number is saved in a database and is displayed in a textobox

number2 = Entry (root, width = 4, highlightthickness = 0, bg = "# ffffc0")
number2.place (x = 1, y = 1)

Comparison in this way:

if number1 > number2:
     print ("Ok")

I get TypeError: '>' not supported between instances of 'float'

How can I solve? Thank you

CodePudding user response：

The call to Entry() returns an object which is a text widget and is stored in number2. To get its contents, you need to call its get() method. The result will be of type str.

You will need to call int(number2.get()) or float(number2.get()) to get a variable whose type is compatible with that of the variable number1 shown in your question.

CodePudding user response：

Store the data (textvariable) of Entry widget in a StringVar variable, then while comparing typecast it to float, int or double. (For double values, you can use DoubleVar also.)

Refer to the documentation, to know more.

Like this:

number2=StringVar()
number2EntryBox = Entry (root,textvariable=number2, width = 4, highlightthickness = 0, bg = "# ffffc0")
number2EntryBox.place (x = 1, y = 1)

Now compare like this:

if number1 > float(number2.get()):
     print ("Ok")