In this part of my Learn to Program tutorial I’ll cover many of the TkInter widgets I haven’t covered before. We’ll explore PIL, Importing Images, Toolbars, List Boxes, Label Frames, Spin Boxes and much more.

If you missed my TkInter tutorial it starts here. My Learn to program series starts here. All of the code and a transcript of the tutorial follows the video below.

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Code & Transcript

from tkinter import *
from PIL import Image, ImageTk

class TkInterEx:
    @staticmethod
    def quit_app(event=None):
        root.quit()

    # Handles events on list box
    def on_fav_food_select(self, event=None):

        lb_widget = event.widget

        # Get index selected
        index = int(lb_widget.curselection()[0])

        # Get value selected in list box
        lb_value = lb_widget.get(index)

        self.fav_food_label['text'] = "I'll get you " + lb_value

    def __init__(self, root):

        root.title("Toolbar Example")

        # ---------- Create Menu Bar ----------

        # Create menu object
        menubar = Menu(root)

        # Create drop down menu
        file_menu = Menu(root, tearoff=0)

        # Add menu drop down options
        file_menu.add_command(label="Open")
        file_menu.add_command(label="Save")
        file_menu.add_command(label="Exit", command=self.quit_app)

        # Add drop down options to File
        menubar.add_cascade(label="File", menu=file_menu)

        # ---------- Create Toolbar ----------

        # RAISED draws a line under the tool bar and bd defines the border width
        toolbar = Frame(root, bd=1, relief=RAISED)

        # Get images for toolbar
        open_img = Image.open("open.png")
        save_img = Image.open("disk.png")
        exit_img = Image.open("exit.png")

        # Create a TkInter image to be used in the button
        open_icon = ImageTk.PhotoImage(open_img)
        save_icon = ImageTk.PhotoImage(save_img)
        exit_icon = ImageTk.PhotoImage(exit_img)

        # Create buttons for the toolbar
        open_button = Button(toolbar, image=open_icon)
        save_button = Button(toolbar, image=save_icon)
        exit_button = Button(toolbar, image=exit_icon, command=self.quit_app)

        open_button.image = open_icon
        save_button.image = save_icon
        exit_button.image = exit_icon

        # Place buttons in the interface
        open_button.pack(side=LEFT, padx=2, pady=2)
        save_button.pack(side=LEFT, padx=2, pady=2)
        exit_button.pack(side=LEFT, padx=2, pady=2)

        toolbar.pack(side=TOP, fill=X)

        root.config(menu=menubar)

        # ---------- Create a List Box ----------
        # A listbox displays a list of items to select

        # A label frame is a frame with a label
        lb_frame = LabelFrame(root, text="Food Options", padx=5, pady=5)

        # This label changes based on list box selections
        self.fav_food_label = Label(lb_frame,
                               text="What is your favorite food")

        self.fav_food_label.pack()

        list_box = Listbox(lb_frame)

        # Create list box options
        list_box.insert(1, "Spaghetti")
        list_box.insert(2, "Pizza")
        list_box.insert(3, "Burgers")
        list_box.insert(4, "Hot Dogs")

        # When a list box option is clicked execute the function
        list_box.bind('<<ListboxSelect>>', self.on_fav_food_select)

        list_box.pack()

        lb_frame.pack()

        # ---------- Create a Spin Box ----------
        # Provides a fixed number of values as an option

        sb_frame = Frame(root)

        quantity_label = Label(sb_frame,
                               text="How many do you want")

        quantity_label.pack()

        # Allow for the values 1 through 5
        spin_box = Spinbox(sb_frame,
                           from_=1, to=5)
        spin_box.pack()

        extras_label = Label(sb_frame,
                             text="Add on Item")

        extras_label.pack()

        # Add a list of custom items
        extras_spin_box = Spinbox(sb_frame,
                                  values=('French Fries',
                                          'Onion Rings',
                                          'Tater Tots'))

        extras_spin_box.pack()


        sb_frame.pack()

root = Tk()
root.geometry("600x550")
app = TkInterEx(root)
root.mainloop()