Creating a Search Bar to filter & Update, however, idle seems to be loading / in a hidden loop with no returning value - python-3.x

Question

Without clicking the search button everything works fine and returns a value.
However, using the search button will cause the code to pause.
The main issue is the Check() nested in chooseBoard() which calls in on itself causing a constant 'hidden loop'.
This means that the code doesn't carry on from:
board = tempPreset.chooseBoard(None)
and unable to return wanted value.
In short, my question is how do I fix the nested loop issue of not carrying on after the check() is completed when the search button is pressed. As the value is correct when I print it from there.
import tkinter as tk
from tkinter import filedialog, messagebox, ttk
class PresetUpdate:
def __init__(self,master,area,board):
self.root = master
self.root.title('Preset')
self.root.geometry(area)
self.board = board
def boardId(self,name):
self.name = name
self.var.set(name)
self.root.destroy()
def chooseBoard(self, newBoard):
def check():
#set variables
self.newBoard = {}
r = re.compile(self.e.get(), re.IGNORECASE)
#regex to see words in list
for k in self.board:
if r.search(k) != None:
self.newBoard.update({r.search(k).string : self.board[r.search(k).string]})
if self.newBoard == {}:
self.newBoard = self.board
self.root.destroy()
#creating new root
master = tk.Tk()
self.__init__(master,'460x475',self.board)
#re-calling function with update list
self.chooseBoard(self.newBoard)
return self.board[self.name]
#print(self.board[self.name])
#set variables
self.newBoard = self.board if newBoard is None else newBoard
self.var = tk.StringVar()
self.button = {}
#setting search bar / button
self.e = tk.Entry(self.root,width=30)
self.e.grid(row=0,column=2,padx=10,pady=10)
click = tk.Button(self.root, text='Search', height=1,width=5,command=check)
click.grid(row=0,column=1,padx=10,pady=10)
#creating buttons of dct
for i,boardName in enumerate(self.newBoard):
#print(i,boardName,self.board[boardName])
self.button[i] = tk.Button(self.root, text=boardName,height=2,width=30,command=lambda name=boardName:self.boardId(name))
self.button[i].grid(row=i+1,column=1,padx=10,pady=10)
#pause until a button has been pressed
self.button[i].wait_variable(self.var)
return self.board[self.name]
r = {'test1' : '0','test2' : '1','test3' : '2','test4' : '3','test5' : '4'}
def main():
if __name__ == '__main__':
master = tk.Tk()
tempPreset = PresetUpdate(master,'460x475',r)
board = tempPreset.chooseBoard(None)
print(board)
master.mainloop()
main()

Answer 1

I found the solution:
def chooseBoard(self, board):
def check():
#set variables
self.newBoard = {}
r = re.compile(self.e.get(), re.IGNORECASE)
#regex to see words in list
for k in self.board:
if r.search(k) != None:
self.newBoard.update({r.search(k).string : self.board[r.search(k).string]})
if self.newBoard == {}:
self.newBoard = self.board
for i,item in enumerate(self.board):
if item not in self.newBoard:
self.button[i].destroy()
if self.newBoard == self.board:
for i,item in enumerate(self.board):
self.button[i].destroy()
createButtons()
#set variables
self.newBoard = self.board if self.newBoard is None else self.newBoard
self.var = tk.StringVar()
self.button = {}
#setting search bar / button
self.e = tk.Entry(self.root,width=30)
self.e.grid(row=0,column=2,padx=10,pady=10)
click = tk.Button(self.root, text='Search', height=1,width=5,command=check)
click.grid(row=0,column=1,padx=10,pady=10)
#creating buttons of dct
def createButtons():
for i,boardName in enumerate(self.newBoard):
#print(i,boardName,self.board[boardName])
self.button[i] = tk.Button(self.root, text=boardName,height=2,width=30,command=lambda name=boardName:self.boardId(name))
self.button[i].grid(row=i+1,column=1,padx=10,pady=10)
return i
i = createButtons()
#check()
#pause until a button has been pressed
self.button[i].wait_variable(self.var)
return self.board[self.name]