Python tkinter widgets Exercise: Create a Text widget using tkinter module

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Write a Python GUI program to create a Text widget using tkinter module. Insert a string at the beginning then insert a string into the current text.
Delete the first and last character of the text.

Sample Solution:

Python Code:

import tkinter as tk

parent = tk.Tk()
# create the widget.
mytext = tk.Text(parent)

# insert a string at the beginning
mytext.insert('1.0', "- Python exercises, solution -")

# insert a string into the current text
mytext.insert('1.19', ' Practice,')

# delete the first and last character (including a newline character)
mytext.delete('1.0')
mytext.delete('end - 2 chars')
mytext.pack()
parent.mainloop()

Sample Output:

Flowchart:

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