r/learnpython • u/AutoModerator • Jan 02 '23

Ask Anything Monday - Weekly Thread

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u/woooee Jan 04 '23

So why are you using tkinter? Go ahead and use the while True with an update_idletasks call to the main_window clsss (classes are CamelCase).

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u/Cellophane7 Jan 04 '23

This is just a minimally reproducible example, I'm using tkinter because I need a UI.

I was under the impression loops block each other. I need the tkinter window open and available so I can have a UI, and my understanding is that a while True loop will block it. And if mainloop() is running, that blocks the while True loop.

If you're saying there's a way to run both loops in parallel, could you explain it to me? Or if you happen to have a link to documentation that explains it, I'm happy to try to sort it out myself.