old_contents: #!/usr/bin/python3
  # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
  from tkinter import *
  from SSFileManager import *
  import threading
  
  IsRunning = True
  CONST_UPDATETIME = 1.0
  CONST_SIMULATION_MODE = True
  
  """run our update code in a different thread while root.mainloop runs?"""
  def update():
      if IsRunning:
          threading.Timer(CONST_UPDATETIME, update).start()
          if CONST_SIMULATION_MODE:
              pass
              #Data.SimUpdate()
          else:
              pass
              #Data.Update()
  
  def main():
      #initialize objects
      root=Tk()
      fileManager = FileManager()
  
      update() #Start our thread
      root.mainloop() #This runs untill you close the window
  
      IsRunning = False #Stop our thread
  
  
  if __name__ == "__main__":
      main()
  
new_contents: #!/usr/bin/python3
  # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
  from tkinter import *
  from tkinter import ttk
  
  CONST_SIMULATION_MODE = True
  
  class UI():
  
      def __init__(self, spudScale, inputTitle, orderedNames):
          root = Tk()
          root.title("Spud Scale")
          root.mainloop()
  
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