def toolbar(self):
.....
self.wordCounter = tk.Label(toolbarBottom, justify="left", bg="#d7d8e0", text="Символов в тексте: 0")
self.wordCounter.pack()
self.text.bind('<KeyPress>', self.on_textfield_update)
self.text.bind('<KeyRelease>', self.on_textfield_update)
.....
def on_textfield_update(self, event):
symbols = len(self.text.get('1.0', END).strip())
self.wordCounter['text'] = 'Символов в тексте: {}'.format(symbols)