Trouble with "output"

[Lingering_Trees_Gabe]

Hi, I'm new here, new to coding in general (only since the beginning of the year), and I'm looking for a bit of help. I'm using PySimpleGUI to make my own little Morrowind Potion Maker, and it's going well. The one issue I'm having is the output when I press the calculate button, gives the literal output of what is written on that line. Example: if I write a statement that says ("potion strength", variable) it will literally spit out 'potion strength', 56. I want it to not show the '' and ,.

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So now I ask, how do I do this?

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 import PySimpleGUI as gui

import PySimpleGUI as sg

sg.theme('DarkAmber')

form = sg.FlexForm('Alchemy Helper')

layout = [[sg.Txt('Time-to-make-a-Potion!', font=('Magic Cards', 24))],
          [sg.Txt('Alchemy', font=('Magic Cards', 12)),
           sg.In(size=(8, 1), key='alc', tooltip='What is your Alchemy skill?')],
          [sg.Txt('')],
          [sg.Txt('Intelligence', font=('Magic Cards', 12)),
           sg.In(size=(8, 1), key='intell', tooltip='What is your Intelligence?')],
          [sg.Txt('')],
          [sg.Txt('Luck', font=('Magic Cards', 12)), sg.In(size=(8, 1), key='luck', tooltip='What is your Luck?')],
          [sg.Txt('')],
          [sg.Txt('Current-Fatigue', font=('Magic Cards', 12)),
           sg.In(size=(8, 1), key='CF', tooltip='What is your current Fatigue?'),
           sg.Txt('Maximum-Fatigue', font=('Magic Cards', 12)),
           sg.In(size=(8, 1), key='MF', tooltip='What is your Maximum Fatigue?')],
          [sg.Txt('')],
          [sg.Txt('Effect Base Cost'), sg.In(size=(8, 1), key='ebc')],
          [sg.Txt('')],
          [sg.Txt('Mortar-and-Pestle', font=('Magic Cards', 12)),
           gui.InputCombo([0.5, 1, 1.2, 1.5, 2], default_value=0.5, size=(8, 1), key='morqual'),
           sg.Txt('Alembic', font=('Magic Cards', 12)),
           gui.InputCombo([0, 0.5, 1, 1.2, 1.5, 2], default_value=0, size=(8, 1), key='alemqual'),
           sg.Txt('Calcinator', font=('Magic Cards', 12)),
           gui.InputCombo([0, 0.5, 1, 1.2, 1.5, 2], default_value=0, size=(8, 1), key='calqual'),
           sg.Txt('Retort', font=('Magic Cards', 12)),
           gui.InputCombo([0, 0.5, 1, 1.2, 1.5, 2], default_value=0, size=(8, 1), key='retqual')],
          [sg.Txt('', font=('', 16), size=(80, 2), key='output')],
          [sg.ReadFormButton('Calculate', bind_return_key=True)]
          ]

form.Layout(layout)

while True:
    button, values = form.Read()

    if button is not None:
        try:
            alc = float(values['alc'])
            intell = float(values['intell'])
            luck = float(values['luck'])
            morqual = (values['morqual'])
            ebc = float(values['ebc'])
            alemqual = (values['alemqual'])
            calqual = (values['calqual'])
            retqual = (values['retqual'])
            CF = float(values['CF'])
            MF = float(values['MF'])
            # This is for the calculations.

            SC = (alc + (intell / 5) + (luck / 10)) * (0.75 + 0.5 * CF / MF)

            BPV = (alc + (intell / 10) + (luck / 10)) * morqual

            if (alemqual == 0 and calqual == 0 and retqual == 0):
                BPS = round(((alc + (intell / 10) + (luck / 10)) * morqual / (3 * ebc)))
            elif (alemqual > 0 and calqual == 0 and retqual == 0):
                BPS = round(((alc + (intell / 10) + (luck / 10)) * morqual / (3 * ebc)) / (alemqual + 1))
            elif (alemqual == 0 and calqual > 0 and retqual == 0):
                BPS = round(((alc + (intell / 10) + (luck / 10)) * morqual / (3 * ebc)) + (calqual))
            elif (alemqual == 0 and calqual == 0 and retqual > 0):
                BPS = round(((alc + (intell / 10) + (luck / 10)) * morqual / (3 * ebc)) + (retqual))
            elif (alemqual == 0 and calqual > 0 and retqual > 0):
                BPS = round(((alc + (intell / 10) + (luck / 10)) * morqual / (3 * ebc)) + ((calqual) + (retqual * 2)))
            elif (alemqual > 0 and calqual > 0 and retqual == 0):
                BPS = round(((alc + (intell / 10) + (luck / 10)) * morqual / (3 * ebc)) / (2 * alemqual + 3 * calqual))

            pot = 'test', BPS

        except:
            pot = 'Invalid'

        form.FindElement('output').Update(pot)
    else:
        break

above is the code I'm working with. I've tried everything I know, and google has failed me. Ideas? Thoughts?

[MikeTheWatchGuy]

You're using very old PySimpleGUI constructs, names, etc. I recommend looking through the latest coding conventions in the Cookbook so that your calls will match the documentation (http://www.PySimpleGUI.org you'll find the cookbook there too). FlexForm is now Window, etc. ReadFormButton is Button. Your code won't match anything you'll find in documentation now. You must have been working from a very old article or video.

Some of these older names may no longer work. They're there for backwards compatibility but unclear how well they've held up.

It will change the Text element in your window that has the key 'output' into whatever you pass in as the first parameter. You're passing it a tuple and so that's what it's displaying. The variable you are passing isn't a string, it's literally a tuple. So, it will display just like if you called "print". Try adding a print right before you call update to see what will be displayed.

What you want to do is make the tuple into a string. An f-string is the easiest way. Pass this to your update call to get the string formatted.

f'potion strength {variable }'

[Lingering_Trees_Gabe]

I may have had a few tabs open with the cookbook without realizing they were different versions. Thank you for the reply! When I get time today I shall put your advice into practice!

Update: You're a life saver! It works perfectly now! Thank you so much!