In today’s article, we are going to set up a code that is going to spell check every text or word the user is going to enter by simply clicking the button.
Let’s get started!
Table of Contents
- Necessary Libraries
- Imports
- Check_spelling Function
- Setting up the Main Window
- GUI Elements
- Tkinter Mainloop
- Example
- Full Code
Necessary Libraries
For this code to function properly, make sure to install the tkinter and textblob libraries via your terminal or your command prompt:
$ pip install tk
$ pip install textblob
Imports
from tkinter import *
from textblob import Word
First, we start by importing the tkinter library to help us create a graphical user interface (GUI), and from textblob we import Word class which is going to be used for spell checking.
Check_spelling Function
def check_spelling():
user_input = entry.get()
word = Word(user_input)
corrected_word = word.correct()
result_label.config(text=f"Corrected Text: {corrected_word}")
Next, we define a function that gets triggered once the “check spelling” button is clicked, it retrieves the user’s input and stores it in the variable user_input, and then the corrected version of the word is called using the correct() method which is then displayed using the config() method.
Setting up The Main Window
# Create a main window
root = Tk()
root.title("Simple Spell Checker - The Pycodes")
root.geometry("500x200")
root.configure(bg="#f0e68c")
Here, we created the main window and gave it a title, dimensions, and background color.
GUI Elements
# Create and configure a label
label = Label(root, text="Enter a word or phrase:" ,font=18, bg="#f0e68c")
label.pack(pady=10)
# Create an entry widget for user input
entry = Entry(root, width=40,font=14)
entry.pack()
# Create a button to check spelling
check_button = Button(root, text="Check Spelling",bg="#8b4513",font=18, command=check_spelling)
check_button.pack(pady=10)
# Create a label to display the result
result_label = Label(root, text="", wraplength=300,font=14,bg="#f0e68c")
result_label.pack()
Following that, we create a label that asks the user can write his input followed by an entry widget where he can do that, then we create a button once clicked executes the check_spelling function.
After that, we create a label initially empty then once the button is clicked the correct word appears there.
Tkinter Mainloop
# Start the Tkinter main loop
root.mainloop()
Finally, this part allows the main window to run continuously until the user exits the main window.
Example
Full Code
from tkinter import *
from textblob import Word
def check_spelling():
user_input = entry.get()
word = Word(user_input)
corrected_word = word.correct()
result_label.config(text=f"Corrected Text: {corrected_word}")
# Create a main window
root = Tk()
root.title("Simple Spell Checker - The Pycodes")
root.geometry("500x200")
root.configure(bg="#f0e68c")
# Create and configure a label
label = Label(root, text="Enter a word or phrase:" ,font=18, bg="#f0e68c")
label.pack(pady=10)
# Create an entry widget for user input
entry = Entry(root, width=40,font=14)
entry.pack()
# Create a button to check spelling
check_button = Button(root, text="Check Spelling",bg="#8b4513",font=18, command=check_spelling)
check_button.pack(pady=10)
# Create a label to display the result
result_label = Label(root, text="", wraplength=300,font=14,bg="#f0e68c")
result_label.pack()
# Start the Tkinter main loop
root.mainloop()
Happy Coding!
