# test_keysym.py from Tkinter import * root=Tk() root.title('test_keysym.py') print 'test_keysym.py window gets and shows text' def reportEvent(event): print 'keysym=%s, keysym_num=%s' % (event.keysym, event.keysym_num) text=Text(root,width=100,height=5,highlightthickness=2) text.bind('', reportEvent) text.pack(expand=1, fill='both') text.focus_set() root.mainloop()