EditableList for tkinter

editablelist.py

from tkinter import *


# zip values until all arguments are exhausted
def zip_nostop(*iterables):
    lists = [list(iterable) for iterable in iterables]
    lens = [len(l) for l in lists]
    for i in range(max(lens)):
        tup: list = []
        for iterable in iterables:
            try:
                val = list(iterable)[i]
            except IndexError:
                val = None
            tup.append(val)
        yield tuple(tup)


class EditableList(Frame):
    def __init__(self, parent, str_list=[], **kwargs):
        Frame.__init__(self, parent, **kwargs)

        self._text_vars: list[StringVar] = []
        self._entries: list[Entry] = []

        self.columnconfigure(0, weight=1)

        self.items = str_list

    @property
    def items(self):
        items = []
        for text_var in self._text_vars:
            val = text_var.get()
            if val != "":
                items.append()
        return items

    @items.setter
    def items(self, values: list[str]):
        new_entries = []
        new_text_vars = []
        for new_value, entry_var in zip_nostop([*values, ""], zip(self._entries, self._text_vars, strict=True)):
            if new_value != None and entry_var != None:
                entry, text_var = entry_var
                if text_var.get() != new_value:
                    text_var.set(new_value)
                new_entries.append(entry)
                new_text_vars.append(text_var)
            elif new_value == None and entry_var != None:
                entry, text_var = entry_var
                entry.destroy()
            elif new_value != None and entry_var == None:
                new_text_var = StringVar()
                new_entry = Entry(self, textvariable=new_text_var)
                new_entry.grid(row=len(new_entries), sticky='we')
                new_entry.bind("<KeyRelease>", self.bind_key_released)
                new_text_var.set(new_value)
                new_entries.append(new_entry)
                new_text_vars.append(new_text_var)
            else:
                print()
        self._entries = new_entries
        self._text_vars = new_text_vars

    def bind_key_released(self, _):
        self.update_fields()

    def update_fields(self):
        new_entries = []
        new_text_vars = []
        new_i = 0
        for entry, text_var in zip(self._entries, self._text_vars, strict=True):
            val = text_var.get()
            last = entry == self._entries[-1]
            if val == "" and not last:
                entry.destroy()
            else:
                entry.grid(row=new_i, sticky='we')
                new_i += 1
                new_text_vars.append(text_var)
                new_entries.append(entry)
        if not new_text_vars or new_text_vars[-1].get() != "":
            new_text_var = StringVar()
            new_entry = Entry(self, textvariable=new_text_var)
            new_entry.bind("<KeyRelease>", self.bind_key_released)
            new_entry.grid(row=len(new_entries), sticky='we')
            new_text_vars.append(new_text_var)
            new_entries.append(new_entry)
        self._text_vars = new_text_vars
        self._entries = new_entries
        return True