python - searching in treeview and highlight/select the row that contains the item that is searched -

i making simple gui patient's list patient's name , date of visiting, using tkinter , treeview, have entry user should type name of patient , idea if name of patient located in list, row (or rows) contain patient's name highlighted(selected). or other option can in listbox patients, display entries patient's name search for.

i have not used treeview before , not find data functions , examples, struggling selection/highlight part, ideas helpful @ point....

my code far is:

import tkinter tkinter import ttk  class mainpage:      def __init__(self,master):          self.master = master         self.frame = tkinter.frame(self.master)         self.master.columnconfigure(0, weight=1)         self.master.columnconfigure(1, weight=3)         self.master.columnconfigure(2, weight=1)         self.master.columnconfigure(3, weight=1)         self.master.columnconfigure(4, weight=1)          self.searchfield = tkinter.frame(self.master)         self.searchfield.grid(row=1, column=0, columnspan=4)          self.search_var = tkinter.stringvar()         self.search_var.trace("w", lambda name, index, mode: self.selected)         self.entry = tkinter.entry(self.searchfield,                       textvariable=self.search_var, width=45)         self.entry.grid(row=0, column=0, padx=10, pady=3)         self.searchbtn = tkinter.button(self.searchfield, text='search',                           command=self.selected)         self.searchbtn.grid(row=0, column=1)         self.treeframe = tkinter.listbox(self.searchfield, width=45, height=45)         self.treeframe.grid(row=1, column=0, padx=10, pady=3)           self.tree = ttk.treeview( self.treeframe, columns=('name', 'date'))         self.tree.heading('#0', text='id')         self.tree.heading('#1', text='name')         self.tree.heading('#2', text='date')         self.tree.column('#1', stretch=tkinter.yes)         self.tree.column('#2', stretch=tkinter.yes)         self.tree.column('#0', stretch=tkinter.yes)         self.tree.grid(row=4, columnspan=4, sticky='nsew')         self.treeview = self.tree          self.i = 1         self.patient_list = [{"name": "jane", "date": "05.09.2017"},                              {"name": "david", "date": "04.09.2017"},                              {"name": "patrick", "date": "03.09.2017"}]         p in self.patient_list:             self.tree.insert('', 'end', text="id_"+str(self.i), values=                              (p["name"], p["date"]))             self.i = self.i + 1          self.search_item = self.entry.get()         p in self.patient_list:             if p["name"] == self.search_item:                 self.selected(self.search_item)       def selected(self):         currentitem = self.tree.focus()         print(self.tree.item(currentitem)['values'])    root=tkinter.tk()  d=mainpage(root)  root.mainloop() 

thanks in advance!

please see explained snippet below:

from tkinter import * tkinter import ttk  class app:     def __init__(self, root):         self.root = root         self.tree = ttk.treeview(self.root) #create tree         self.sv = stringvar() #create stringvar entry widget         self.sv.trace("w", self.command) #callback if stringvar updated         self.entry = entry(self.root, textvariable=self.sv) #create entry         self.names = ["jane", "janet", "james", "jamie"] #these test inputs tree         self.ids = [] #creates list store ids of each entry in tree         in range(len(self.names)):             #creates entry in tree each element of list             #then stores id of tree in self.ids list             self.ids.append(self.tree.insert("", "end", text=self.names[i]))         self.tree.pack()         self.entry.pack()     def command(self, *args):         self.selections = [] #list of ids of matching tree entries         in range(len(self.names)):             #the below if check checks if value of entry matches first characters of each element             #in names list length of value of entry widget             if self.entry.get() != "" , self.entry.get() == self.names[i][:len(self.entry.get())]:                 self.selections.append(self.ids[i]) #if matches appends id selections list         self.tree.selection_set(self.selections) #we select every id in list  root = tk() app(root) root.mainloop() 

so this, every time entry widget updated, cycle through list of names , check if value of entry widget matches value of element in names list length of value of entry widget (eg, if enter 5 character long string check against first 5 characters of element).

if match append id of tree entry list.

after names have been checked pass list of matching ids self.tree.selection_set() highlights of matching tree entries.