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Get icon of root window to be used by second window tkinter

I was wondering if there is anyway to get the ico file of one window and use it in the same window, without getting to know the icon location.
from tkinter import *
root = Tk()
root.iconbitmap('img/icn.ico')
top = Toplevel()
root.mainloop()
Here I want top to have icon of root without saying top.iconbitmap() or top.iconphoto(), the closest ive got is top.tk.call('wm','iconbitmap') but I dont know what is to be done with this as i couldnt find a understandable documentation.
Why dont I want to use iconbitmap(), its basically that, with tkinter.messagebox you can see the messagebox automatically inherit the icons from the parent widget. I was trying to duplicate this effect. Where if the icon is the default tk icon, then show blank icon or else show the custom icon.
Thanks in advance :D

[I'm using links into the core Tk documentation here. It's much more accurate than the Tkinter docs for most things, and Tkinter is mostly an obvious thin wrapper around it.]
You don't want wm iconbitmap. That's been effectively obsolete for decades; it uses an object class — bitmap — that's not relevant these days as it is monochrome and uses the weirdest format. (Filenames need to be preceded by # to make them work.)
Instead, you want to manipulate the wm iconphoto of the toplevel windows concerned. These take true photo images (there are many image file formats you can load into them) and you can share them easily.
# Load the image from the file; can also use PNG and other formats
my_image = PhotoImage(file="image.gif")
# Apply the image as the icons
first_toplevel_window.iconphoto(False, my_image)
second_toplevel_window.iconphoto(False, my_image)
Note that how the icon is displayed can vary wildly; it's not under your control.

You can use iconphoto() and set the first argument to True, then the same icon will be used for future created toplevels as well:
import tkinter as tk
root = tk.Tk()
icn = tk.PhotoImage(file='my-icon.png')
root.iconphoto(True, icn)
top = tk.Toplevel(root)
root.mainloop()

If you use the default instead of the bitmap (or first) argument, the icon will automatically be used on all TopLevel windows:
root.iconbitmap('img/icn.ico') # icon set only on root
root.iconbitmap(bitmap='img/icn.ico') # same as above
root.iconbitmap(default='img/icn.ico') # icon set on root and all TopLevels

gtk.MessageDialog with images and background image

I came across a function to insert image in a gtk dialog box. but there is some issue with it and not working.
messagedialog = gtk.MessageDialog(parent=None, flags=0, type=gtk.MESSAGE_INFO, buttons=gtk.BUTTONS_OK,\
message_format="Congratulations..!!")
messagedialog.set_image('scoreimg') #line 3
action_area = messagedialog.get_content_area()
lbl2=gtk.Label("Awesome")
action_area.pack_start(lbl2)
messagedialog.show_all()
messagedialog.run()
messagedialog.destroy()
The code is not working due to #line 3. Yes, the image is available to this code.
I guess, set_image is used to set background of a dialog box. I want to add some images in dialog box (not background this time).
Also, I am trying to eliminate the "bulb" from the dialog that appears based on type=gtk.MESSAGE_INFO though I need an "OK" button.
Any idea about how I can proceed with this?

here is Gtk3, which is basically the same.
messagedialog = Gtk.MessageDialog (None, Gtk.DialogFlags.MODAL, Gtk.MessageType.INFO,\
Gtk.ButtonsType.OK, "Congratulations..!!")
""" Assume you have it """
scoreimg = Gtk.Image ()
scoreimg.set_from_file ("yourpathhere") #or whatever its variant
messagedialog.set_image (scoreimg) #without the '', its a char
action_area = messagedialog.get_content_area()
lbl2=Gtk.Label("Awesome")
action_area.add(lbl2)
messagedialog.show_all()
messagedialog.run()
messagedialog.destroy()
A note: "set-image" property override the bulb icon (from gnome-hicolor)

wxPython error message - clicking button for a small image to appear on the canvas within my frame

OK, so iv almost completed my program for my project but I cant get a BUTTON_EVT to work which if i am honest should be the easiest thing todo. I have the buttons on my program which represent the hardware and I have created a def function for them to appear on the OGL canvas.
Problem has been solved... The code associated with the problem is found in the answer below

Edited from your last comment. Use this (using your own images):
def OnClickRouter(self, event):
image=wx.Image('cat.jpg', wx.BITMAP_TYPE_JPEG)
self.frame = bucky(None, image)
self.frame.Show()
If you call bucky() this way you must also fix the class signature:
class bucky(wx.Frame):
# Creating the outer window/frame
def __init__(self, parent, image=None):
wx.Frame.__init__(self, parent, -1,'Karls Network Tool', size=(900,700))
my_image = image if image else wx.Image("myself.bmp", wx.BITMAP_TYPE_BMP)
''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
# Button images
buttonOneRouter = my_image.ConvertToBitmap()
self.buttonOneRouter = wx.BitmapButton(panel, -1, buttonOneRouter, pos=(20,340))
self.buttonOneRouter.Bind(wx.EVT_BUTTON, self.OnClickRouter)
''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
Then you can see that after clicking the buttonOnerouter what actually you are doing is opening a new frame. The left figure is what I get when I run the program, the right one is after I click and enter again my name (I simplified a bit your code. Thats why you only see one button at the bottom instead of 4):
If you want to put my cat in the canvas instead of in the button there is still some work to do. I recommend to you to give a look at the wxPython demo. In the miscellaneous group of examples you have one called OGL that shows how to do that.
Edit: You can download the wxPython docs and demos package from here

I don't know if this is right or not but I suggest you to take this approach and see if it works or not.
Modify your frame class as:
def __init(self,parent,id,img=None)
def onClickRouter(self,event):
image=wx.Image('router.jpg', wx.BITMAP_TYPE_JPEG)
temp = image.ConvertToBitmap()
self.bmp = wx.StaticBitmap(parent=self, bitmap=temp)
self.frame=bucky(self.bmp)
Please let know the outcome.

Adding a program icon in Python GTK

I know this is very simple, just use the command self.set_icon_from_file("icon.png"), however my program still does not display the icon. I made sure the icon.png is in the same working directory as the Python file. I also tried giving the complete file path, but still it does not display the icon.
I am using Ubuntu 10.10 if that helps and using Python V2.6. I use Glade Interface Designer to design the GUI. However, I tried setting the icon both using Glade and using the command above.
I hope I have provided sufficient information.
EDIT: I got the status icon to work in my program.. However in the question I meant the program icon displayed in the task bar and also on the left side of the application bar.

I made sure the icon.png is in the same working directory of the python file.
This may be your problem — paths are looked up relative to the working directory of the Python interpreter, not the file containing the code. I often find myself defining a function like:
def get_resource_path(rel_path):
dir_of_py_file = os.path.dirname(__file__)
rel_path_to_resource = os.path.join(dir_of_py_file, rel_path)
abs_path_to_resource = os.path.abspath(rel_path_to_resource)
return abs_path_to_resource
Mine isn't actually quite that verbose, but hopefully the variable names make it clear what's going on. Also, getting the absolute path isn't strictly necessary, but might help if you need to debug.
Then you can just do:
self.set_icon_from_file(get_resource_path("icon.png"))
Update: Here is a demo program. "icon.png" is in the same directory as this script, and I run it using ./gtktest.py. I see the icon in the top left corner (standard place for my theme). icon.png is just a shape drawn in Inkscape and exported as a bitmap (it works with the original SVG too, anyway).
#!/usr/bin/env python
import pygtk
pygtk.require('2.0')
import gtk
class HelloWorld:
def delete_event(self, widget, event, data=None):
return False
def destroy(self, widget, data=None):
gtk.main_quit()
def __init__(self):
# create a new window
self.window = gtk.Window(gtk.WINDOW_TOPLEVEL)
self.window.set_icon_from_file('icon.png')
self.window.connect("delete_event", self.delete_event)
self.window.connect("destroy", self.destroy)
# Creates a new button with the label "Hello World".
self.button = gtk.Button("Hello World")
self.window.add(self.button)
self.button.show()
self.window.show()
def main(self):
gtk.main()
if __name__ == "__main__":
hello = HelloWorld()
hello.main()

I am not sure what icon you are creating, but try this smallest PyGTK icon-showing example of taskbar icon I have thought of:
#!/usr/bin/env python
import pygtk
pygtk.require('2.0')
import gtk
# create icon object
statusIcon = gtk.StatusIcon()
# load it
statusIcon.set_from_file("icon.ico")
# show it
statusIcon.set_visible(True)
# and run main gtk loop
gtk.main()
Maybe you just missed the command statusIcon.set_visible(True)

For standard icons, use stock items, and find icons that suits your needs. that way
You don't have to pack icons whith your program
The icons change
according to the user's theme and will blend nicely in her
environment.
for pyGTK :
gtk.icon_theme_get_default().load_icon("folder-open", 128, 0)

How do I include an image in a window with pygtk?

I'm trying to make a program in python which creates a fullscreen window and includes an image, but I don't really know how to do that. I've tried to read documentations on pygtk and I've searched in both goodle and stackoverflow, without any success.
Here's my current code.
def __init__(self):
pixbuf = gtk.gdk.pixbuf_new_from_file("test.png")
image = gtk.Image()
self.window = gtk.Window(gtk.WINDOW_TOPLEVEL)
self.window.fullscreen()
self.window.show()
image.set_from_pixbuf(pixbuf)
image.show()
Question: how do I include an image in a window?

Please provide a little more context (e.g. class definition, imports).
Do not forget to add the image object to your window (before showing image and window):
self.window.add(image)
The tutorial example adds the image to a button, but you can try adding it directly to the main window:
# an image widget to contain the pixmap
image = gtk.Image()
image.set_from_pixmap(pixmap, mask)
image.show()
# a button to contain the image widget
button = gtk.Button()
button.add(image)
window.add(button)
button.show()
button.connect("clicked", self.button_clicked)