Building Modern GUIs with Tkinter and Python: Building user-friendly GUI applications with ease

Book title  
Inner title  
Copyright  
Dedicated  
About the Authors  
About the Reviewer  
Acknowledgements  
Preface  
Code Bundle and Coloured Images  
Piracy  
Table of Contents  

Chapter 1: tkinter Introduction  
Introduction  
Structure  
Objectives  
Introduction to tkinter  
Basic Python GUI program  
Some standard attributes of Python tkinter GUI  
Dimensions  
highlightthickness  
padX, padY  
wraplength  
height  
underline  
width  
Colors  
activebackground  
background  
activeforeground  
foreground  
disabledforeground  
highlightbackground  
selectbackground  
selectforeground  
Fonts  
By creating a font object  
By using tuple  
Anchors  
Placing widget position when anchor = N  
Placing widget position when anchor = S  
Placing widget position when anchor = E  
Placing widget position when anchor = W  
Placing widget position when anchor = NE  
Placing widget position when anchor = NW  
Placing widget position when anchor = SE  
Placing widget position when anchor = SW  
Placing widget position when anchor = CENTER  
Relief styles  
Bitmaps  
Cursors  
Python tkinter geometry management  
pack()  
grid()  
place()  
Geometry method in tkinter  
Conclusion  
Points to remember  
Questions  

Chapter 2: Inbuilt Variable Classes for Python tkinter GUI Widgets  
Introduction  
Structure  
Objectives  
Inbuilt variable classes  
StringVar()  
BooleanVar()  
IntVar()  
DoubleVar()  
GUI creation using classes and objects  
Conclusion  
Points to remember  
Questions  

Chapter 3: Getting Insights of Button Widgets in tkinter  
Introduction  
Structure  
Objectives  
tkinter Button Widget  
Events and bindings  
event type  
tkinter Checkbutton widget  
tkinter Radiobutton widget  
tkinter OptionMenu widget  
Conclusion  
Points of remember  
Questions  

Chapter 4: Getting Insights of Input Widgets in tkinter  
Introduction  
Structure  
Objectives  
tkinter Entry widget  
Validation in the Entry widget  
tkinter Scrollbar widget  
Scrollbar attached to Listbox  
Scrollbar attached to Text  
Scrollbar attached to Canvas  
Scrollbar attached to Entry  
tkinter Spinbox widget  
tkinter Scale widget  
tkinter Text widget  
tkinter Combobox Widget  
Conclusion  
Points to remember  
Questions  

Chapter 5: Getting Insights of Display Widgets in tkinter  
Introduction  
Structure  
Objectives  
tkinter Label Widget  
tkinter Message Widget  
tkinter MessageBox Widget  
showinfo()  
showwarning()  
showerror()  
askquestion()  
askokcancel()  
askyesno()  
askretrycancel()  
Conclusion  
Points of remember  
Questions  

Chapter 6: Getting Insights of Container Widgets in tkinter  
Introduction  
Structure  
Objectives  
tkinter Frame Widget  
tkinter LabelFrame Widget  
tkinter Tabbed/Notebook Widget  
tkinter PanedWindow widget  
tkinter Toplevel widget  
Conclusion  
Points of remember  
Questions  

Chapter 7: Getting Insights of Item Widgets in tkinter  
Introduction  
Structure  
Objectives  
tkinter Listbox widget  
Conclusion  
Points of remember  
Questions  

Chapter 8: Getting Insights of tkinter User Interactive Widgets  
Introduction  
Structure  
Objectives  
tkinter Menu widget  
tkinter Menubutton widget  
tkinter Canvas widget  
Conclusion  
Points to remember  
Questions  

Chapter 9: Handling File Selection in tkinter  
Introduction  
Structure  
Objectives  
Handling file selection in tkinter  
Conclusion  
Points of remember  
Questions  

Chapter 10: Getting Widget Information and Trace in tkinter  
Introduction  
Structure  
Getting widget information  
Trace in tkinter  
trace_add()  
trace_remove()  
trace_info()  
Points to remember  
Questions  

Chapter 11: UserLogin Project in tkinter GUI Library with sqlite3 Database  
Introduction  
Structure  
Objectives  
GUI interaction with sqlite3 database  
Displaying a GUI application  
Conclusion  
Points to remember  
Questions  

Index  
Back title  

Are you looking to create stunning graphical user interfaces (GUIs) using Python? Look no further. This comprehensive guide will take you on a journey through the powerful capabilities of tkinter, Python's standard GUI library.

This comprehensive guide explores the power of Python's tkinter library. This book covers various classes of GUI widgets, including buttons, input fields, displays, containers, and item widgets. It teaches you how to create interactive and visually appealing user interfaces, handle file selection, gather widget information, and trace changes. Additionally, it includes a hands-on project on creating a user login system using tkinter and sqlite3 database. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced developer, this book will empower you to build professional and intuitive GUI applications effortlessly.

By the end of the book, you will have gained knowledge and skills in creating modern user interfaces using the tkinter Python library.

What you will learn

● Gain a solid understanding of the various classes for GUI widgets in tkinter.

● Learn how to create dynamic and interactive buttons that respond to user input and perform actions.

● Explore different layout management options in tkinter.

● Discover how to create dialogs and message boxes using the tkinter library.

● Learn how to use trace mechanisms to monitor and respond to changes in your GUI applications.

Who this book is for

This book is suitable for a wide range of individuals, including engineering and science students at the diploma, undergraduate, and postgraduate levels. It also caters to programming and software professionals, as well as students in grades 8 to 12 studying under CBSE or state boards. Additionally, GUI and .Net engineers will find value in the book's content.