def _get_absolute_cursor_position(self):
        """
        Return the actual cursor position as a tuple of (row, column)
        :return: (row, column) of cursor
        :rtype: tuple of (int, int)
        """
        # source of first line: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/30000368/how-to-get-current-cursor-position-for-text-widget
        raw = self._txt.index(tkinter.INSERT)
        return self._tk_index_to_tuple(raw)

        Return the actual cursor position as a tuple of (row, column)
        :return: (row, column) of cursor
        :rtype: tuple of (int, int)
        
system/shui/tkui.py