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Hi people! I need your help with a find function for a glossary program that I'm writing for my own use. I'm using python 3.x and have already made a find function, but I don't like how it came out. Let me explain with an example: First, let me show …

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I have addressed this problem sometime ago; I have either misplaced, misunderstood, or never received a response to this issue so therefore I am again attempting to deal with a Python issue: I am towards the end of a build, and I am dealing with button commands, something that was …

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Hi everybody, I'm trying to install python 3 from source in my new Mandriva 2010. I have read a lot of posts in this website, but none of the instructions has worked for me. The code compiles and all, but it doesn't install tkinter. I know that tcl/tk are installed …

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Dear all, My window layout looks like this.. [img]http://i41.tinypic.com/hu27ax.jpg[/img] First, the dialog box that consists of listbox would appear to ask for user input. After the user input has been given, It will display in the next windows.. I have been trying to intergate the two coding together. However I …

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Hi, I have serial data that can come in at irregular intervals from a hand held barcode scanner. The scanner continuously looks for a barcode (no button or trigger is ever pressed) and when the scanner captures a valid barcode it sends the code to the PC over serial. What …

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A demo of the Tkinter listbox widget that shows you how to create the listbox, make it scrollable, position it within a grid, load it with data from a file, select a line of data with the mouse and display it. Also, sort the lines, add a line, delete a …

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I've realized that it would be very helpful to me to SET the mouse cursor to a particular location. Having done the usual internet searches, I can't seem to find anything on how to do it. Any ideas? (So I'm still set on converting to wx, but the project I've …

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The askdirectory window in tkinter has a fixed size. My folders are deeply nested with long names. I would like to make the window larger so one can read the entire path. (I'm in WinXP) Is there a way to set the size of the askdirectory window or make it …

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hello I was just wondering if anyone knows of a site or someone (or start me off with some code) that could help me with learning about cascade menu's and changing them from a parent into a child, any help would be greatly appreciated. I am making the cascade menu …

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Hey people, i was just wondering if anyone knew the code to make a tkinter button... [CODE]def createExample(self): top=self.winfo_toplevel() top.rowconfigure(0, weight=1) top.columnconfigure(0, weight=1) self.rowconfigure(0, weight=1) self.columnconfigure(0, weight=1) self.Button = Button ( self, text=" Example", font=("Arial", 12), bg="white", fg="magenta", cursor="crosshair") self.Button.grid(row=1, column=0, sticky=N+E+S+W)[/CODE] ...and i wanted to know the code that …

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I have an old computer that doesn't have internet access. It does have Python 2.6 which supposedly has Tkinter. The problem is, it returns an error that Tkinter module is not installed. I searched the net, and saw that I may have to manually install tcl/tk. Done. I tried [CODE]import …

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This has probably been asked a lot of times, but I tried searching and couldn't find anything relevant. I am building an application in Tkinter that should launch on system start up and stay open until you close it or shut down your computer. The problem is, I don't want …

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Each time I create a new GUI, the bit that I always hate, is the bit where the buttons and entries look like I am working on a Windows 98 machine, isn't there a way to make my buttons and entries look like Qt would look like? They're well squary …

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just need some advice on making a list containing values for Tkinter buttons. thankyou :)

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Hi there Daniweb, I currently reside in Australia, being a student. I'm a Highschool student studying Software Design and Development, and have studied Python for the last 4 years. (Years 9/10 in Information & Software Technology (IST) and 11/12 in SDD). To complete this course we are required to complete …

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Im trying to get this menu to be inside my of my canvas but so far ive only had 2 windows open and now all im getting is an error, any help is greatly appreciated Im using Tkinter as my GUI [CODE] from Tkinter import * def startMenu(): top_tk = …

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I'm using Tkinter as the GUI for my Software Design and Development Major Project, This is only to be a 'screen' shot of what the final GUI interface might look like, however. I have been having quite a hard time with Tk. My reference manual is from New Mexico Tech …

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Hi I am relatively new to Python so forgive me if I have missed an elephant in the room so to speak. My code has worked for the whole day, but this afternoon I have begun receiving the error [CODE]Traceback (most recent call last): File "C:\Documents and Settings\King Alex\My Documents\Summer …

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hey all. i need some help with my calculator and i was wondering if anyone knew how to make it so if you click on a button it would pop up the value of that button in the entry screen. [CODE]## -*- coding: utf-8 -*- ## SDD, Major Project, Extreme …

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Does anyone know the code to click a button widget and get the value of that button to show up on an entry screen. I'll show you my code. [CODE]class Application(Frame): def __init__(self, master=None): Frame.__init__(self, master) self.grid() self.createEdit() self.createView() self.createHelp() self.createQuit() self.createOnOff() self.createDelete() self.createClear() self.createSeven() self.createEight() self.createNine() self.createDivide() self.createFour() self.createFive() …

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[CODE]# File: Manager.py from Tkinter import * class Manager: def choose(self,master): tasksf=Frame(master) tasksf.grid(row=1,column=0,padx=3,pady=3) Label(tasksf, text="Task ID:").grid(row=0,column=0,padx=3,pady=3) Label(tasksf, text="Description:").grid(row=1,column=0,padx=3,pady=3) Label(tasksf, text="Start Date:").grid(row=2,column=0,padx=3,pady=3) Label(tasksf, text="Deadline:").grid(row=3,column=0,padx=3,pady=3) self.tid=Entry(tasksf) self.tdesc=Entry(tasksf,width=25) self.tstart=Entry(tasksf) self.tdead=Entry(tasksf) self.tid.grid(row=0,column=1,padx=15,pady=5,sticky=W) self.tdesc.grid(row=1,column=1,padx=15,pady=5,sticky=W) self.tstart.grid(row=2,column=1,padx=15,pady=5,sticky=W) self.tdead.grid(row=3,column=1,padx=15,pady=5,sticky=W) def asdfg(self,master): print "dsgsfd ",v def __init__(self,master): master.title("Manager") menuf=Frame(master) v = IntVar() Radiobutton(menuf, text="Tasks", variable=v,indicatoron=0, value=11,command=self.choose(master)).grid(row=0,column=0,padx=5,pady=5,ipadx=5,ipady=5) Radiobutton(menuf, text="Meeting", variable=v,indicatoron=0, …

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Does anyone have a code example for using the mouse wheel with the Tkinter GUI toolkit handy?

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I was wondering if anyone knows some siimple code to start me off on making a cascade window?? my current code from my reference book is to confusing for me [CODE] from Tkinter import * class TestMenu: def __init__(self, master): self.master = master self.menubar = Menu(self.master) self.casmenu = Menu(self.menubar) self.casmenu.choices …

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I am doing my major work for SDD and i am making checkers, i have searched and tried many differnt solutions but nothing has worked, i am trying to make the window size set to 800x800 and have "Checkers" as a title and 4 buttons down the bottom, i would …

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Hello, im currently working on my major work and im up to the stage where i want to implement a cascade menu into my window. i have differnt buttons on my window but i want the food options to pop down in a cascade menu and not a check menu, …

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Can someone give me an example using tkinter's canvas and bind fetures to make a circle that you can move by using either WASD or the arrow keys?

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Hi, so I'm currently porting one of my applications (it's a media player) from Tkinter to wxPython and I am having some trouble as this is the first wx application I have attempted. I am trying to create something similar to [URL="http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z266/Capn_Soul/DesiredLook.jpg"]this[/URL]. However, I can't figure out the wxPython code …

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I want to make a programme for adding data in my my database(mysql).I did everything right and i can add,delete,change,get data using MySQLdb. My problem is when i want to add gui(Tkinter) i get error message.I googled and did everything to solve it but stucked.Please help me!!!!! my code is: …

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Hello I am trying to use Visual Tkinter but it's giving an "Invalid procedure call" error each time I try to place something on the form and the program closes. Screenshot of what I'm getting: [url]http://i48.tinypic.com/10zy5br.jpg[/url] I'm not even able to add a simple button to the form & when …

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Hi, I'm a c++ guy trying to learn python. I'm trying to code something which models how a jukebox would work. The code I've attached simply adds numbers to a list on keypresses (enqueuing) and then other threads remove them (the player). My problem goes like this: When I press …

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I'm getting "TypeError: unsupported operand type(s) for *: 'instance' and 'int'" It looks as if I am not setting a correctly and it would be great if someone could assist me with my problem. Thanks! [CODE=python] #! /usr/bin/env python from Tkinter import * import tkMessageBox tkMessageBox.showinfo("Text","Hello. Tell me any whole …

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I am using python 2.6 and am new to using Tkinter. I am trying to create a basic template GUI for a Toplevel Frame with multiple frames inside of it. I ran into an issue where I am not able to clear my frames properly. I think I have an …

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I am trying to put a terminal into my tk gui program as a widget. I figured out how to have the output of a command sent to a text widget: [CODE] root = Tkinter.Tk() tfield = Tkinter.Text(root) tfield.pack() for line in os.popen("run_command", 'r'): tfield.insert("end", line) root.mainloop() [/CODE] But how …

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I'm having trouble combining tkinter windows/functions, i have simplified my problem down to this which i think seems to be the problem. Both these functions will work on their own, but not together. (at least the way i want them to!) What I am after is to be able to …

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Hello I'm making an GUI app to open a image and zoom it. This function is used to open the image & display it: [CODE] def file_open(self): filename =askopenfilename(filetypes=imageTypes) image1 = ImageTk.PhotoImage(Image.open(filename)) self.canvas.config(height=image1.height(), width=image1.width()) self.canvas.create_image(2, 2, image=image1, anchor=NW) self.image = image1 self.img_zoom(image1) # passing image1 to img_zoom function[/CODE] The image …

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Hi im writing a program and one of the things i need it to do is get today's date and display it at various times. creating the date using 'datetime' i can do the problem is passing the created date strings to different classes i currently have 2 classes one …

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Hi, i'm writing a project for my A-level course in python and ive come to a problem, i know the forum rules say not to expect a quick sollution and i dont want that as i like to understand things instead of doing them blindly. i've written a class which …

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Hi! I am trying to make a menu that uses small icons as well as text, but when I open the main menu, the icon in the pull down menu is not correctly displayed until I hoover over it. Could someone please be so kind to tell me what's wrong …

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Hi, i'm working on simple fullscreen launcher application, to use it with remote on my HTPC media center to launch xbmc, stepmania, nes emulator, etc I'd like to use png icons with transparency, but there is a problem. In alpha channel of loaded icons i can see the back frame's …

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Hi, my professor's site is down so I can't access his notes. but basically I need to make a 4 bar mechanism on canvas like this. and then have the top most point draw stuff as the bar rotates etc.. how can i do that with Tkinter? [URL=http://img521.imageshack.us/i/screenshotmn.png/][IMG]http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/8250/screenshotmn.png[/IMG][/URL]

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Well, I just wrote the first of my test / learn scripts with TKinter, and they work well (well they do not really do something but this without any errors) So Id thought you also have to learn to make biniarys and have installed py2exe for this job. Well at …

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hey guys i have a very basic program but unfortunatly it does not recognise how many bombs are near it it just displays ok if there is no bomb. and if there is a bomb a message pops up saying bomb would you like to retry, If i press no …

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Hi, Could someone kindly tell me how to stop maximizing a dialog box with cursor? Like, when we create a toplevel window, it is possible to maximize that window with mouse, holding its border. I want to fix the size of the window? How? Thanks in advance Regards

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Hi, I was wondering how someone would go about making a scrolling ticker or marquee using Tkinter in such a way that allows you to easily add on text and remove.. kinda like a news scroller on the bottom of the tv? thanks all a1eio

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Hello, I have 2 canvases, which will eventually contain plots made with matplotlib, packed side by side in a Tkinter window. Using mpl_connect with key_press_event and button_press event works fine initially. However, when I pack the second canvas widget the binding to key_press_event stops working. The button press binding still …

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Hi, I am asking here three question together rather than making separate threads for each question. I am making an application where I can load images in a canvas. I load the image with file menu askopenfilename dialog box. Something like this: [CODE]class MyApp(object): def __init__(self, master): frame = tk.Frame(master) …

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The situation is this: I use opensuse, which bundled with a python 2.4.X version, I installed it. Then I think python 2.6.4 is better, so I installed python 2.6.4 and all the later package I installed, were with python 2.6.4. In my project, I need a module named tkinter (python-tk) …

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Hi there, using TKinter Is it possible to change a buttons text after you've clicked it? So if a button has text of "hi" and when clicked has text of "Goodbye"? [icode] button_switch = True def click(): global button_switch if button_switch: button_switch = False else: button_switch = True [/icode] This …

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Hi I am new to python and am learning how to use tkinter. I am creating a game and need to create callbacks for the buttons so the game has a cell location when a player clicks on the corresponding button. I am unsure on how to do this, hope …

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Hi! I am working on another program, this time it's a guessing game. I have spend so many hours late in the night, but i can't figure out how to fix this problem. I won't the program to read the input number and display if it is bigger, smaller or …

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