Using an interactive text widget

Another interactive widget is a textbox. We using a text widget and gather changes as they occur in the box.

How to do it...

We can use this script:

def mytextfunction(x):
    print(x)
    return x

interactive_text = interactive(mytextfunction, x="Hello World")
interactive_text

It gives this display:

How it works...

Unexpectedly, the value changes on every keystroke you enter in the textbox, causing the printed display to mirror your typing.