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Forget what most of the people in this thread have said. Half of them have never used threads, and the other half have never tried their proffered solution in conjunction with Tk.

Take it from someone who has used threads in conjunction with tk. For the scenario you describe, using a thread is by far the simplest solution. Indeed, if you will post (or email to me) the code for your current solution that locks the gui when the "mainprocess" runs, I will convert it to use threads and prevent that, with 3* lines of code.

Let's see any of them offer to convert your existing code to their proffered solution?

*It may take a few more lines to ensure that you can interrupt the main process, or terminate it early, cleanly, but in most cases, only a few more.

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In reply to Re: Do I need threading for my GUI? by BrowserUk
in thread Do I need threading for my GUI? by tamaguchi

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