#!/usr/bin/env python from Tkinter import * import math root = Tk() # root (main) window top = Frame(root) # create frame (good habit) top.pack(side='top') # pack frame in main window hwtext = Label(top, text='Hello, World! The sine of') hwtext.pack(side='left') r = StringVar() # special variable to be attached to widgets r.set('1.2') # default value r_entry = Entry(top, width=6, relief='sunken', textvariable=r) r_entry.pack(side='left')