def body(self, frame): label = Label(frame, text=self.prompt) if self.hide: entry = Entry(frame, text=self.initVal, bg='white', show='*') else: entry = Entry(frame, text=self.initVal, bg='white') label.grid(row=0, column=0, sticky=Tkinter.W) entry.grid(row=1, column=0, sticky=Tkinter.W) entry.focus_set() # for the keypresses return entry