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best way to make a text box that will show text

I am new to Python and am using Tkinter to create a basic GUI for a game.
I have got some buttons an image and numerous labels to work, but I am wondering..
What is the best way to get a large, initially blank text box on the GUI, and how would I go about having the text box update on the press of a "next" button.
I need it to scroll through text with each press, showing the next relevant line.
The text that is shown will depend on the choice(s) that are made, so variables like current location etc are necessary.
The aim is to make a simple game that allows you to read through the text with the Next button, then make choices etc, a mostly text-based adventure game.
I'll post what I have already below. Yes I know it's terrible, this is my first try so don't judge too harshly on my mistakes.
Any tips, advice or methods are much appreciated.
Some things to note:
My quit button isn't working yet, not too sure why.
I would love to figure out how to store variables based on what the user inputs, via an input box that can be prompted when an input is required from the user.
Also, happy to start from scratch if it's easier.
# Widgets:
import sys #Imports the system commands which makes it possible to terminate the program
import time #Imports the time module to allow delays in script
import os #Imports os to make it possible to play music/sound
import random #Imports random variable to allow for random number generation
import pickle #allows the game state to be saved.
from tkinter import * # imports tkinter
import tkinter as tk
from tkinter import *
from tkinter import messagebox
from textwrap import wrap # imports text wrap
#base variables for testing
character_Gold = 1
character_Health = 100
character_base_Health = 100
character_Strength = 10
character_Dexterity = 10
character_Constitution = 10
character_Intelligence = 10
character_Wisdom = 10
character_Charisma = 10
character_base_Perception = 10
#Text Boxes
#Base Geometry and image
window = Tk()
TitleScreen = PhotoImage( file = 'test.gif' )
window.geometry("1100x600")
#defines
def close():
#win.destroy()
window.quit()
imgLbl = Label( window, image = TitleScreen )
label1 = Label( window, relief = 'groove', width = 4)
label2 = Label( window, relief = 'groove', width = 4)
label3 = Label( window, relief = 'groove', width = 4)
label4 = Label( window, relief = 'groove', width = 4)
label5 = Label( window, relief = 'groove', width = 4)
label6 = Label( window, relief = 'groove', width = 4)
label7 = Label( window, relief = 'groove', width = 4)
label8 = Label( window, relief = 'groove', width = 4)
label9 = Label( window, relief = 'groove' , width = 3)
label10 = Label( window, relief = 'groove' , width = 3)
label11 = Label( window, relief = 'groove' , width = 3)
label12 = Label( window, relief = 'groove' , width = 3)
label13 = Label( window, relief = 'groove' , width = 3)
label14 = Label( window, relief = 'groove' , width = 3)
label15 = Label( window, relief = 'groove' , width = 3)
label16 = Label( window, relief = 'groove' , width = 3)
TextLabel = Label( window, relief = 'groove', width = 50)
LocationLabel = Label( window, relief = 'groove', width = 18)
LocationBase = Label( window, relief = 'groove', width = 13)
NextBtn = Button( window )
MainText = Label( window, relief = 'groove', width = 40, height = 8)
QuitButton = Button(window, text="Quit",command=close)
# Geometry:
imgLbl.grid( row = 1, column = 1 , rowspan = 24 ) # Change Rowspan here to increase number of Rows and shrink gaps
label1.grid( row = 1, column = 2, padx = 10 )
label2.grid( row = 1, column = 4, padx = 10 )
label3.grid( row = 1, column = 5, padx = 10 )
label4.grid( row = 1, column = 6, padx = 10 )
label5.grid( row = 1, column = 7, padx = 10 )
label6.grid( row = 1, column = 8, padx = 10)
label7.grid( row = 1, column = 9, padx = 10)
label8.grid( row = 1, column = 10, padx = 5)
label9.grid( row = 2, column = 2, padx = (1, 10)) #Health
label10.grid(row = 2, column = 4, padx = 10) #STR
label11.grid(row = 2, column = 5, padx = 10) # DEX
label12.grid(row = 2, column = 6, padx = 10) # CON
label13.grid(row = 2, column = 7, padx = 10) #INT
label14.grid(row = 2, column = 8, padx = 10) #WIS
label15.grid(row = 2, column = 9, padx = 10) # CHA
label16.grid(row = 2, column = 10, padx= 10) # gold
TextLabel.grid( row = 26, column = 1, padx = 10) # instruction label
LocationLabel.grid( row = 2, column = 11, padx = 10) # dynamic location label, changes
LocationBase.grid( row = 1, column = 11, padx = 10) # location text only not dynamic
MainText.grid( row = 30, column = 1, padx = 10) # main text box
QuitButton.grid(row = 34, column = 14 , padx = 10) #Quit Button
NextBtn.grid( row = 26, column = 2, columnspan = 4 )
# Static Properties
window.title( ' The Adventure ')
NextBtn.configure( text = 'Next')
Current_Location = "Title Screen"
#DynamicProperties. BD is button facelift level, bg is colour.
label1.configure( text = 'HP:', bg = 'Red' )
label1.configure( bd = 8, relief=RAISED)
label2.configure( text = 'STR:', bg = 'Orange')
label2.configure( bd = 8, relief=RAISED)
label3.configure( text = 'DEX:', bg = 'Purple')
label3.configure( bd = 8, relief=RAISED)
label4.configure( text = 'CON:', bg = 'Green')
label4.configure( bd = 8, relief=RAISED)
label5.configure( text = 'INT:', bg = 'light green')
label5.configure( bd = 8, relief=RAISED)
label6.configure( text = 'WIS:', bg = 'white')
label6.configure( bd = 8, relief=RAISED)
label7.configure( text = 'CHA:', bg = 'light blue')
label7.configure( bd = 8, relief=RAISED)
label8.configure( text = 'GP:', bg = 'yellow')
label8.configure( bd = 8, relief=RAISED)
label9.configure( text = character_Health)
label9.configure( bd = 6, relief=RAISED)
label10.configure( text = character_Strength)
label10.configure( bd = 6, relief=RAISED)
label11.configure( text = character_Dexterity)
label11.configure( bd = 6, relief=RAISED)
label12.configure( text = character_Constitution)
label12.configure( bd = 6, relief=RAISED)
label13.configure( text = character_Intelligence)
label13.configure( bd = 6, relief=RAISED)
label14.configure( text = character_Wisdom)
label14.configure( bd = 6, relief=RAISED)
label15.configure( text = character_Charisma)
label15.configure( bd = 6, relief=RAISED)
label16.configure( text = character_Gold)
LocationLabel.configure( text = Current_Location, fg = 'White', bg = 'Black')
LocationLabel.configure( bd = 8, relief=RAISED) # raises the button up to look 3d
LocationBase.configure( text = "Your Location:", fg = "black", bg = "White") #"location" text above tab that changes actual location
LocationBase.configure( bd = 8, relief=RAISED)
TextLabel.configure( text = "Welcome To The Adventure. Click 'Next' to begin!") # instruction label
TextLabel.configure( bd = 2, relief=RAISED)
MainText.configure( text = '''This is the large box where \n the main game text should go.''', fg = "Black", bg = "White") # use \n for a NEWLINE
MainText.configure( bd = 10, relief=RAISED)
NextBtn.configure( bd = 8, relief=RAISED) # raises next button
QuitButton.configure( bd = 2, relief=RAISED, text="Quit",command=close)
#Sustain Window:
window.mainloop()

Checkbutton is not clickable after adding an image to it

I started working with tkinter recently and I have the following problem, I need to make the check box bigger but that is only possible with adding an image. The problem is that whenever I add an image to a button it becomes unclickable and the image is not displayed, here is my source code (part of a bigger project). My goal is to display some information and let the user decide which option he gets to keep using the check button. Any help is appreciated.
import tkinter as tk
import tkcalendar as tkc
LARGE_FONT = ("HELVETICA", 32, 'bold')
NORMAL_FONT = ("calibri", 18)
class ConstituireDosar(tk.Toplevel):
def __init__(self, controller):
tk.Toplevel.__init__(self)
self.update_idletasks()
# self.dosar = dosar
self.controller = controller
self.minsize(651, 569)
# self.maxsize(651, 569)
frame_titlu = tk.Frame(self)
frame_titlu.grid(row = 0, column = 0)
frame_continut = tk.Frame(self)
frame_continut.grid(row = 1, column = 0, sticky = "w")
frame_acte = tk.Frame(self)
frame_acte.grid(row = 2, column = 0)
titlu = tk.Label(frame_titlu, font = LARGE_FONT, text = "Constituire Dosar")
titlu.grid(row = 0 , column = 0, padx = 10, pady = 15)
data_emiterii = tk.Label(frame_continut, font = NORMAL_FONT,text = "Data emiterii documentului:")
data_emiterii.grid(row = 1, column = 0, padx = 10, pady = 5, sticky = "w")
self.cal = tkc.DateEntry(frame_continut, date_pattern = "DD/MM/YYYY", width = 20)
self.cal.grid(row = 2, column = 0, padx = 10, pady = 5, sticky = "w")
debitori_label = tk.Label(frame_continut, font = NORMAL_FONT, text = "Selecteaza debitorii.")
debitori_label.grid(row = 3, column = 0, padx = 10, pady = 5, sticky = "w")
debitori = []
tip_debitori = []
for i in range(2):
debitori.append("Person %s " % str(i))
tip_debitori.append("Person %s type" % str(i))
for i in range(len(debitori)):
print(debitori[i])
row_i = 4
self.vars_debitori = []
on_image = tk.PhotoImage(width=48, height=24)
off_image = tk.PhotoImage(width=48, height=24)
on_image.put(("green",), to=(0, 0, 23,23))
off_image.put(("red",), to=(24, 0, 47, 23))
for i in range(len(debitori)):
var = tk.IntVar(frame_continut, value = 0)
interior = debitori[i] + " - " + tip_debitori[i]
# Checkbutton(ws, image=switch_off, selectimage=switch_on, onvalue=1, offvalue=0, variable=cb1, indicatoron=False, command=switchState)
checkbuton = tk.Checkbutton (frame_continut, bd = 5, image = off_image, selectimage = on_image, indicatoron = False, onvalue = 1, offvalue = 0, variable = var, state = tk.ACTIVE, command = lambda: self.toggle(var))
checkbuton.grid(row = row_i, column = 0, padx = 20, pady = 5, sticky = "nw")
checkbuton.image = off_image
# checkbuton.select()
self.vars_debitori.append(var)
row_i += 1
self.vars_acte = []
acte = ["Acte de Procedura", "Incheiere de Admitere", "Cerere de Incuviintare", "Instiintare Creditor"]
for i in range(4):
v = tk.IntVar()
check = tk.Checkbutton(frame_acte, font = NORMAL_FONT, text = acte[i], variable = v)
check.grid(row = row_i, column = 0, padx = 10, pady = 5)
check.select()
self.vars_acte.append(v)
row_i += 1
emite_acte = tk.Button(frame_acte, font = NORMAL_FONT, text = "Emite acte.", command = self.emite_acte)
emite_acte.grid(row = row_i, column = 1, padx = 15, pady = 30, ipadx = 70, ipady = 10)
emite_acte.configure(bg = '#218838', fg = '#FFFFFF')
buton_cancel = tk.Button(frame_acte, font = NORMAL_FONT, text = "Cancel", command = lambda: self.destroy())
buton_cancel.grid(row = row_i, column = 0, padx = 15, pady = 30, ipadx = 70, ipady = 10)
buton_cancel.configure(bg = "red", fg = '#FFFFFF')
def emite_acte(self):
print(self.cal.get_date().strftime("%d/%m/%y"))
print(self.winfo_height(), self.winfo_width())
if __name__ == "__main__":
root = tk.Tk()
app = ConstituireDosar(root)
app.protocol("WM_DELETE_WINDOW", root.destroy)
root.withdraw()
root.mainloop()
I tried some options that I saw on the forum, in another file they worked fine but when I tried to implement it in the project itself the checkbutton is still unclickable and it doesn't display the images either. tkinter checkbutton different image I tried to replicate Bryan's answer, but no luck there. Also didn't receive any console error message.

As #furas pointed in the comments above, the problem got fixed with keeping the images as member variables of the class, also the button became clickable after removing the self.toggle(var) command from checkbutton

Adding scrollbar widget to Tkinter GUI results in errors

I have written the following code to get the user input. But I am not able to add a scrollbar to it. I want to place a vertical scrollbar because I am not able to view all the input labels on my screen.
I first tried:
v = Scrollbar(root, orient='vertical')
v.config(command=root.yview)
It gave me the following error:
File "/Users/aaditya/Desktop/Blender_software/Blender_algo_exp/testing.py", line 235, in <module>
label1.grid(row = 1, column = 0, padx = 10, pady = 10)
File "/opt/anaconda3/envs/blender_env/lib/python3.9/tkinter/__init__.py", line 2486, in grid_configure
self.tk.call(
_tkinter.TclError: cannot use geometry manager grid inside . which already has slaves managed by pack
After that I tried the following:
myscroll = Scrollbar(root)
myscroll.pack(side = RIGHT, fill = Y)
Which resulted in the following error:
AttributeError: '_tkinter.tkapp' object has no attribute 'yview'
How can I fix this?
This is my entire code:
# Driver code
if __name__ == "__main__" :
root = Tk()
# v = Scrollbar(root, orient='vertical')
# v.config(command=root.yview)
# myscroll = Scrollbar(root)
# myscroll.pack(side = RIGHT, fill = Y)
root.configure(background = 'light gray')
root.geometry("700x700")
root.title("Blender Software")
label1 = Label(root, text = "Total Quantity: ",
fg = 'black', bg = 'white')
label2 = Label(root, text = "Percentage of Solid Scrap : ",
fg = 'black', bg = 'white')
label3 = Label(root, text = "Cr min : ",
fg = 'black', bg = 'white')
label4 = Label(root, text = "Cr max : ",
fg = 'black', bg = 'white')
label1.grid(row = 1, column = 0, padx = 10, pady = 10)
label2.grid(row = 2, column = 0, padx = 10, pady = 10)
label3.grid(row = 3, column = 0, padx = 10, pady = 10)
label4.grid(row = 4, column = 0, padx = 10, pady = 10)
# Create a entry box
# for filling or typing the information.
total_quantity = Entry(root)
per_solid_scrap = Entry(root)
Cr_min_input = Entry(root)
Cr_max_input = Entry(root)
# grid method is used for placing
# the widgets at respective positions
# in table like structure .
total_quantity.grid(row = 1, column = 1, padx = 10, pady = 10)
per_solid_scrap.grid(row = 2, column = 1, padx = 10, pady = 10)
Cr_min_input.grid(row = 3, column = 1, padx = 10, pady = 10)
Cr_max_input.grid(row = 4, column = 1, padx = 10, pady = 10)
button1 = Button(root, text = "Submit", bg = "red",
fg = "black", command = calculate_op)
button1.grid(row = 21, column = 1, pady = 10)
# Start the GUI
root.mainloop()

Pack and grid cannot be used at the same time. So since you called the pack for the scrollbar, you cannot manage the following widgets by grid anymore. An easy fix is to place the scrollbar with grid function instead. Apart from that, try using a function or class to make your code less lengthy because now it seems hard to read and purposeless.

Why does the entry widget not work in this case i put it in a frame, tkinter-python

So this is a basic clock and alarm that i am creating, and in the process i want the user to type in what hour and minute they want to set for the alarm. But the entry widget here is not responding.
import time
import tkinter as tk
current_date, current_time = 0, 0
def current_info(timeinfo): #function to get the current time and date
global current_date, current_time
# current time
current_time = time.strftime('%H:%M:%S')
current_date = time.strftime(r'%m/%d/%Y')
clock.after(200, timeinfo)
#Initialise the window
clock = tk.Tk()
clock.title('Easy CLock')
clock.configure(bg='#121212')
clock.columnconfigure(0, weight = 1)
clock.columnconfigure(1, weight = 1)
clock.columnconfigure(2, weight = 1)
clock.columnconfigure(3, weight = 1)
border_effects = {
"flat": tk.FLAT,
"sunken": tk.SUNKEN,
"raised": tk.RAISED,
"groove": tk.GROOVE,
"ridge": tk.RIDGE,
}
#Logo will be under the main parent
logo = tk.PhotoImage(file = r'C:\Users\User\VSC\Alarm\Logo1.png')
logo_size = logo.subsample(5)
#Time and Date function
def time_date():
current_info(time_date)
#Displays the time
c_time = tk.Label(f_time, text = current_time, fg='white', bg='#121212', font=('Verdana', 30))
c_date = tk.Label(f_time, text = current_date, font=('Verdana', 10), fg='white', bg='#121212')
c_time.grid(column=0, row=0)
c_date.grid(column=0, row=1)
#alarm button command
def alarm_func():
current_info(alarm_func)
c_time = tk.Label(f_alarm, text = current_time, fg='white', bg='#121212', font=('Verdana', 10))
c_date = tk.Label(f_alarm, text = current_date, font=('Verdana', 10), fg='white', bg='#121212')
def pressed_enter(): #Command for the enter button
set_label = tk.Label(f_alarm, text = f'Alarm has been set for {time_set}', fg ='white', bg = '#121212', borderwidth = 1, relief = border_effects['sunken'])
set_label.grid(column = 4, row = 0, sticky = 'W')
# Set the time and date for the alarm
set_time = tk.StringVar()
alarm_entry = tk.Entry(clock, textvariable = set_time)
set_time.set('H : M')
time_set = alarm_entry.get()
#label and entry to set alarm / Enter Button
c_label = tk.Label(f_alarm, text = 'Set Alarm: ', font = ('Verdana', 10), fg= 'white', bg ='#121212' )
alarm_enter = tk.Button(f_alarm, text = 'Enter', font = ('Verdana', 7), width = 5, command = pressed_enter)
#Pack the widgets
c_time.grid(row = 0, column = 0)
c_date.grid(column = 1 , row = 0)
alarm_enter.grid(row = 2, column = 3)
c_label.grid(row = 2, sticky = 'W')
alarm_entry.grid(row = 2, column = 1)
#configure the empty columns
f_alarm.columnconfigure(2, minsize = 10)
def recall_frame(event):
if event == f_alarm:
event.grid_forget()
f_time.grid(column=0, row =1, columnspan = 4, sticky = 'N')
elif event == f_time:
event.grid_forget()
f_alarm.grid(column=0, row=1, columnspan = 4, sticky = 'W')
def back_func():
pass
#Creating Frames
f_time = tk.Frame(clock) #Clock Button
f_alarm = tk.Frame(clock) #Alarm Buttton
#configure the frames
f_time.configure(bg = '#121212')
f_alarm.configure(bg = '#121212')
#Setting label in the frame
f_lbl = tk.Label(clock, text= ' Simplistic Clock', image = logo_size, font=('Verdana', 30), fg='white', bg='#121212', compound = tk.LEFT, padx = 35)
time_but = tk.Button(clock, text='Clock', command= lambda :[time_date(), recall_frame(f_alarm)], bg='#f39c12', relief = border_effects['ridge'], pady = 7)
alarm_but = tk.Button(clock, text = 'Alarm', command = lambda :[alarm_func(), recall_frame(f_time)], bg='#f39c12', relief = border_effects['ridge'], pady = 7)
quit_but = tk.Button(clock, text='Exit', command = clock.quit, bg='#f39c12', relief = border_effects['ridge'], pady = 7)
back_but = tk.Button(clock, text = 'Back ', command = back_func, bg='#f39c12', relief = border_effects['ridge'], pady = 7)
f_lbl.config(borderwidth = 4, relief = border_effects['sunken'])
#Putting it on the frames
f_lbl.grid(column = 0, row = 0, columnspan = 5, sticky = 'EW')
time_but.grid(column = 0, row = 3, sticky = 'EW')
alarm_but.grid(column = 1, row = 3, sticky = 'EW')
quit_but.grid(column = 3, row = 3, sticky = 'EW')
back_but.grid(column = 2, row = 3, sticky = 'EW')
clock.mainloop()
i tried testing an entry widget outside the frame and the entry widget was able to work, is it because the frame f_alarm is not looping constantly in the background?

When someone clicks on your button which activates the pressed_enter() function, it will call that function again every time which will set the time to H:M and it will get that value as the set_time.get() is called immediately after.
You're also creating a new Entry every time the button is being clicked because you put alarm_entry = tk.Entry(clock, textvariable=set_time)
in there as well. You should only put the set_time.get inside of that button so that it gets the value that is currently filled in into the Entry. The other things like
set_time = tk.StringVar()
alarm_entry = tk.Entry(clock, textvariable=set_time)
set_time.set('H : M')
Should be put outside of that function so they don't get called every time someone clicks on the button.

How to change the state of a canvas

I was wondering how I could hide my canvas from the user and then make it reappear when I want it to. I tried using canvas.config(state = "disabled") but it doesn't hide it. When I try canvas.config(state = "hidden") it will say I have to use normal or disabled. Here is the code:
from tkinter import *
from tkinter import ttk
root = Tk()
def redCallback():
labelRed = ttk.Label(frameTwo, text = "Red", background = "red")
labelRed.grid(row = 1, column = 0, pady = 5, ipadx = 35, ipady = 5)
def orangeCallback():
labelOrange = ttk.Label(frameTwo, text = "Orange", background = "orange")
labelOrange.grid(row = 1, column = 1, pady = 5, ipadx = 25, ipady = 5)
def yellowCallback():
labelYellow = ttk.Label(frameTwo, text = "Yellow", background = "yellow")
labelYellow.grid(row = 1, column = 2, pady = 5, ipadx = 26, ipady = 5)
def greenCallback():
labelGreen = ttk.Label(frameTwo, text = "Green", background = "green")
labelGreen.grid(row = 1, column = 3, pady = 5, ipadx = 30, ipady = 5)
def blueCallback():
labelBlue = ttk.Label(frameTwo, text = "Blue", background = "blue")
labelBlue.grid(row = 1, column = 4, pady = 5, ipadx = 33, ipady = 5)
def return_press(event):
labelCanvas = ttk.Label(frameThree, text = "Now draw on the canvas!")
labelCanvas.pack()
def mouse_press(event):
global prev
print('type: {}'.format(event.type))
print('widget: {}'.format(event.widget))
print('num: {}'.format(event.num))
print('x: {}'.format(event.x))
print('y: {}'.format(event.y))
print('x_root: {}'.format(event.x_root))
print('y_root: {}\n'.format(event.y_root))
prev = event
def draw(event):
global prev
canvas.create_line(prev.x, prev.y, event.x, event.y, width = 5)
prev = event
frameOne = ttk.Frame(root)
frameOne.pack()
frameTwo = ttk.Frame(root)
frameTwo.pack()
frameThree = ttk.Frame(root)
frameThree.pack()
labelPallet = ttk.Label(frameOne, text = "Click the buttons below, and then tap ENTER")
labelPallet.pack()
buttonRed = ttk.Button(frameTwo, text = "Red", command = redCallback)
buttonRed.grid(row = 0, column = 0, ipadx = 10, ipady = 5)
buttonOrange = ttk.Button(frameTwo, text = "Orange", command = orangeCallback)
buttonOrange.grid(row = 0, column = 1, ipadx = 10, ipady = 5)
buttonYellow = ttk.Button(frameTwo, text = "Yellow", command = yellowCallback)
buttonYellow.grid(row = 0, column = 2, ipadx = 10, ipady = 5)
buttonGreen = ttk.Button(frameTwo, text = "Green", command = greenCallback)
buttonGreen.grid(row = 0, column = 3, ipadx = 10, ipady = 5)
buttonBlue = ttk.Button(frameTwo, text = "Blue", command = blueCallback)
buttonBlue.grid(row = 0, column = 4, ipadx = 10, ipady = 5)
canvas = Canvas(root, width = 640, height = 480, background = "white")
canvas.pack()
root.bind("<Return>", return_press)
canvas.bind('<ButtonPress>', mouse_press)
canvas.bind("<B1-Motion>", draw)
Currently the program just has buttons, that when clicked, will create labels in that colour. I want the canvas to be hidden until the labelCanvas is printed.