try:
	from Tkinter import *
except ImportError:
	from tkinter import *

class WidgetRedirector:

    def __init__(self, widget):
        self._operations = {}
        self.widget = widget            # widget instance
        self.tk = tk = widget.tk        # widget's root
        w = widget._w                   # widget's (full) Tk pathname
        self.orig = w + "_orig"
        # Rename the Tcl command within Tcl:
        tk.call("rename", w, self.orig)
        # Create a new Tcl command whose name is the widget's pathname, and
        # whose action is to dispatch on the operation passed to the widget:
        tk.createcommand(w, self.dispatch)

    def close(self):
        widget = self.widget; del self.widget
        orig = self.orig; del self.orig
        tk = widget.tk
        w = widget._w
        tk.deletecommand(w)
        # restore the original widget Tcl command:
        tk.call("rename", orig, w)

    def dispatch(self, operation, *args):
        print(len(args))
        for i, s in enumerate(args): # XXX: you cannot print last element
            print(i, s)
        m = self._operations.get(operation)
        try:
            if m:
                return m(*args)
            else:
                return self.tk.call((self.orig, operation) + args)
        except TclError:
            return ""

root = Tk()
text = Text(root)
redr = WidgetRedirector(text)
color = "black" # whatever you want
text.config(
    foreground=color,
    background=color,
    insertbackground=color,
    selectforeground=color,
    selectbackground=color,
)
text.pack()
redr.close()
root.mainloop()