Python Using Tkinter

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Python Using Tkinter

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Tkinter is way for kids to use GUIs. That creates a basic window like this:

with just the code:

import tkinter

window = tkinter.Tk()

and than you can add stuff to it like this:

but of course the button doesn't do anything because we didn't tell it to do something

import tkinter

window = tkinter.Tk()
                  #defines a button. "window" means
                  #put the button the window, and
                  #"text=" means what the button
                  #should say
button = tkinter.Button(window, text='Press Me')
button.pack()#tells the button to go on the window

so I modified it so it would do something when you click it, and that something was print "hello world"

and this is the code i used to make the button print hello world

import tkinter

def do_something():
    print('hello world')

window = tkinter.Tk()

button = tkinter.Button(window, text='Press Me', command=do_something)
button.pack()

Useful links

1. Python GUI with Tkinter - 1 - Introduction

• Python GUI with Tkinter - 2 - Organizing your Layout

• Python GUI with Tkinter - 3 - Fitting Widgets in your Layout

• Python GUI with Tkinter - 4 - Grid Layout

• Python GUI with Tkinter - 5 - More on the Grid Layout

• Python GUI with Tkinter - 6 - Binding Functions to Layouts

• Python GUI with Tkinter - 7 - Mouse Click Events

hello-world.py

import tkinter

def do_something():
    print('hello world')

window = tkinter.Tk()

button = tkinter.Button(window, text='Press Me', command=do_something)
button.pack()