Use of widget.pack() does not recover forgotten pack widget in Tkinter

import tkinter

top = tkinter.Tk()

top.geometry("800x800")
top.title("Text Editor")

edit = False
name = tkinter.Entry(top)

def editTrue():
    edit = True
    name.pack_forget()

def editFalse():
    edit = False
    name.pack()

menubar = tkinter.Menu(top)
filemenu = tkinter.Menu(menubar, tearoff=0)
filemenu.add_command(label="New", command=editFalse)
filemenu.add_command(label="Edit", command=editTrue)
menubar.add_cascade(label="File", menu=filemenu)
top.config(menu=menubar)

text = tkinter.Text(top, height=800, width=800)


def saveNotes():
    notes = text.get(1.0, "end")

    f = open(name.get() + ".txt", "a")
    f.write(notes)  
    f.close()

button = tkinter.Button(top, text="Save", command=saveNotes)

button.pack()
name.pack()
text.pack()


top.mainloop()

This is my code so far, and the problem is, when I call the widget.pack_forget() function, it works perfectly well. It hides it and all that stuff. But, when I call the widget.pack() again to recover it, it doesn't come up. I don't understand why. I'd appreciate some help.

Your text box is too big, 800 characters width and 800 lines height. So when name is removed (name.pack_forget()) and then shown again (name.pack()), it will be packed below the text box. Since the text box is too big, name is pushed out of the viewable area of the window.

Either making the text box smaller (width=80, height=40), or pack name before the text box using name.pack(before=text).

> when I call the widget.pack() again to recover it, it doesn't come up
Use lambda instead of created functions.

• In line 13, add lambda and pady in command keyword.
• In line 14, lambda in command keyword.
• In line 32, Add pady=10 in Entry widget.

Snippet:

import tkinter

top = tkinter.Tk()
top.geometry("800x800")
top.title("Text Editor")

edit = False
name = tkinter.Entry(top)


menubar = tkinter.Menu(top)
filemenu = tkinter.Menu(menubar, tearoff=0)
filemenu.add_command(label="New", command=lambda: name.pack(pady=10))
filemenu.add_command(label="Edit", command=lambda: name.pack_forget())
menubar.add_cascade(label="File", menu=filemenu)
top.config(menu=menubar)

text = tkinter.Text(top, height=40, width=80)


def saveNotes():
    notes = text.get(1.0, "end")

    f = open(name.get() + ".txt", "a")
    f.write(notes)  
    f.close()

button = tkinter.Button(top, text="Save", command=saveNotes)

button.pack()
text.pack()
name.pack(pady=10)
 
top.mainloop()

Screenshot: You will see Entry widget hidden and shown at the bottom.