Complete Python GUI Syntax Guide (Tkinter)
1. Importing Tkinter
import tkinter as tk # Standard way
from tkinter import * # Optional, imports everything
2. Creating the Main Window
window = tk.Tk()
window.title("My App")
window.geometry("400x300")
window.resizable(False, False)
3. Labels (Display Text)
label = tk.Label(window, text="Hello, World!", font=("Arial", 14), fg="blue",
bg="white")
label.pack()
4. Entry Widget (Text Input)
entry = tk.Entry(window, width=30)
entry.pack()
user_input = entry.get()
5. Button (Clickable Action)
def on_click():
print("Button Clicked!")
button = tk.Button(window, text="Click Me", command=on_click, bg="green", fg="white")
button.pack()
6. MessageBox (Alerts)
from tkinter import messagebox
messagebox.showinfo("Title", "This is an info box")
messagebox.showwarning("Warning", "This is a warning box")
messagebox.showerror("Error", "This is an error box")
7. Text Widget (Multiline Text)
text_box = tk.Text(window, height=5, width=30)
text_box.pack()
content = text_box.get("1.0", "end-1c")
8. Checkbuttons (Checkboxes)
var = tk.IntVar()
check = tk.Checkbutton(window, text="Accept Terms", variable=var)
check.pack()
value = var.get()
9. Radiobuttons (Single-Choice Option)
var = tk.StringVar()
radio1 = tk.Radiobutton(window, text="Option 1", variable=var, value="1")
Complete Python GUI Syntax Guide (Tkinter)
radio2 = tk.Radiobutton(window, text="Option 2", variable=var, value="2")
radio1.pack()
radio2.pack()
choice = var.get()
10. Listbox (Selectable List)
listbox = tk.Listbox(window)
listbox.insert(1, "Item 1")
listbox.insert(2, "Item 2")
listbox.pack()
selected = listbox.get(listbox.curselection())
11. Combobox (Dropdown List)
from tkinter import ttk
combo = ttk.Combobox(window, values=["Apple", "Banana", "Cherry"])
combo.current(0)
combo.pack()
selected = combo.get()
12. Spinbox (Number Selector)
spin = tk.Spinbox(window, from_=0, to=10)
spin.pack()
value = spin.get()
13. Frames (Group Widgets)
frame = tk.Frame(window, bg="lightgrey", padx=10, pady=10)
frame.pack()
label = tk.Label(frame, text="Inside Frame")
label.pack()
14. Menus
menu = tk.Menu(window)
window.config(menu=menu)
file_menu = tk.Menu(menu, tearoff=0)
menu.add_cascade(label="File", menu=file_menu)
file_menu.add_command(label="Open")
file_menu.add_separator()
file_menu.add_command(label="Exit", command=window.quit)
15. Canvas (Drawing Area)
canvas = tk.Canvas(window, width=200, height=100, bg="white")
canvas.pack()
canvas.create_rectangle(10, 10, 100, 50, fill="blue")
canvas.create_line(0, 0, 200, 100)
canvas.create_text(100, 50, text="Hello", fill="red")
16. Using .grid() Layout Manager
label = tk.Label(window, text="Name:")
label.grid(row=0, column=0)
Complete Python GUI Syntax Guide (Tkinter)
entry = tk.Entry(window)
entry.grid(row=0, column=1)
17. Using .place() Layout Manager
label = tk.Label(window, text="Welcome")
label.place(x=50, y=100)
18. Styling with ttk
from tkinter import ttk
style = ttk.Style()
style.configure("TButton", font=("Arial", 12), padding=10)
button = ttk.Button(window, text="Styled Button")
button.pack()
19. Events and Bindings
def on_key_press(event):
print(f"Key pressed: {event.char}")
window.bind("<Key>", on_key_press)
def on_mouse_click(event):
print(f"Clicked at {event.x}, {event.y}")
window.bind("<Button-1>", on_mouse_click)
20. Running the GUI (Main Loop)
window.mainloop()
21. Full Working GUI Example
import tkinter as tk
from tkinter import messagebox
def greet():
name = entry.get()
if name:
messagebox.showinfo("Greeting", f"Hello, {name}!")
else:
messagebox.showwarning("Input Error", "Please enter your name.")
window = tk.Tk()
window.title("Greeting App")
window.geometry("300x150")
label = tk.Label(window, text="Enter your name:")
label.pack()
entry = tk.Entry(window)
entry.pack()
button = tk.Button(window, text="Greet", command=greet)
Complete Python GUI Syntax Guide (Tkinter)
button.pack()
window.mainloop()
22. Packaging as .exe
pip install pyinstaller
pyinstaller --onefile your_file.py
