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Python : How to bind tkinter widget to numeric enter key

I'm creating a simple python program and I need to bind my tkinter widget to the right enter key (the one which is located in the keyboard numeric pad)

I've browsed google and found the <Return> key binding but it works only for the main enter key.

I really need it because my users will use the numeric keypad for the main operation.

Thanks for any help

Have not tried using it in Python, but xev shows keysym 0xff0d for the return key by the alpha keys, and 0xff8d for the keypad return key

The key is called KP_Enter. See this reference:

http://infohost.nmt.edu/tcc/help/pub...key-names.html

(found by googling "python tkinter bind numeric return"
The table contains much more that may interest you.)

It's also KP_Enter according to xev:

Code:

KeyRelease event, serial 36, synthetic NO, window 0x1e00001,

    root 0xd6, subw 0x0, time 1807948071, (1003,272), root:(2923,272),

    state 0x0, keycode 104 (keysym 0xff8d, KP_Enter), same_screen YES,

"  XLookupString gives 1 bytes: (0d) "

    XFilterEvent returns: False

It probably stands for Keypad Enter.

Besides looking it up online, another way to discover the name of the key is to inspect the event.keysym attribute in the event handler. Here is a Python 2 program which works for almost any key pressed:

Code:

from Tkinter import *



root = Tk()



def key(event):

    print "pressed", event.keysym



def callback(event):

    frame.focus_set()

    print "clicked at", event.x, event.y



frame = Frame(root, width=100, height=100)

frame.bind("<Key>", key)

frame.bind("<Button-1>", callback)

frame.pack()



root.mainloop()

Typical output:

Code:

$ python2 keypress.py

clicked at 71 58

pressed 'a'

pressed 'semicolon'

pressed 'Return'

pressed 'KP_Enter'

pressed 'KP_Down'

pressed 'KP_Next'

pressed 'Shift_L'

pressed 'Shift_R'

pressed 'Caps_Lock'

pressed 'Control_L'

pressed 'Alt_R'

pressed 'Super_R'

With my particular desktop (gnome 3), this program does not report the PrintScreen button, and only reports the left "Windows Logo" key (keysym Super_L) when Shift, Alt, or Control is pressed at the same time.

It works well with KP_Enter. I'll learn about xev soon.
Thanks for everybody.