import PySimpleGUI as g # g.SetOptions(button_color=g.COLOR_SYSTEM_DEFAULT) # because some people like gray buttons # create the 2 Elements we want to control outside the form out_elem = g.Text('', size=(15, 1), font=('Helvetica', 18), text_color='red') in_elem = g.Input(size=(10,1), do_not_clear=True, key='input') layout = [[g.Text('Choose Test'), g.DropDown(values=['Input', 'Output', 'Some option']), g.ReadFormButton('Input Option', size=(10,1))], [in_elem], [g.ReadFormButton('1', size=(5,2)), g.ReadFormButton('2', size=(5,2)), g.ReadFormButton('3', size=(5,2))], [g.ReadFormButton('4', size=(5,2)), g.ReadFormButton('5', size=(5,2)), g.ReadFormButton('6', size=(5,2))], [g.ReadFormButton('7', size=(5,2)), g.ReadFormButton('8', size=(5,2)), g.ReadFormButton('9', size=(5,2))], [g.ReadFormButton('Submit', size=(5,2)),g.ReadFormButton('0', size=(5,2)), g.ReadFormButton('Clear', size=(5,2))], [out_elem], ] form = g.FlexForm('Keypad', auto_size_buttons=False) form.Layout(layout) keys_entered = '' while True: button, values = form.Read() # read the form if button is None: # if the X button clicked, just exit break if button == 'Clear': # clear keys if clear button keys_entered = '' elif button in '1234567890': keys_entered = values['input'] # get what's been entered so far keys_entered += button # add the new digit elif button == 'Submit': keys_entered = in_elem.Get() out_elem.Update(keys_entered) # output the final string in_elem.Update(keys_entered) # change the form to reflect current key string