Python3 prompt tk simpledialog.askstring()

 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
r""" tkAskString.py uses TK to ask the user for a string & prints it out
Usage:   ./tkAskString.py 
Sample:  ./tkAskString.py 
see: 
  1. ["Example 2" - Python tkinter.simpledialog.askstring() Examples](https://www.programcreek.com/python/example/100669/tkinter.simpledialog.askstring)
  2. [How do I get rid of Python Tkinter root window?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1406145/how-do-i-get-rid-of-python-tkinter-root-window)
  3. [Tkinter Dialogs (Python3.10)](https://docs.python.org/3/library/dialog.html)
  4. google: tkinter simpledialog set width   |   tkinter simpledialog keyword arguments  
  5. ["add extra tabs at the end of your prompt"](https://stackoverflow.com/a/69396488/601770)
"""
import tkinter as tk
from tkinter import simpledialog
# root = tk.Tk()

def main():
    root = tk.Tk()
    root.withdraw()
    uname = simpledialog.askstring("My Title", "Enter username:\t\t\t") # Tabs make it wide as i want
    
    print(uname)
    return uname

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()

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#python, #tkinter