To get the most out of this book

This book assumes that you have:

• A basic understanding of the Python language and its syntax, including functions, if statements, while and for loops, and file handling
• A computer (desktop or laptop) running Windows, Linux, or macOS, which has Python version 3.6 (or higher) installed
• Pip and Virtualenv installed along with Python
• An internet connection to download any external dependencies, which will be needed for our projects

Download the example code files

You can download the example code files for this book from your account at www.packtpub.com. If you purchased this book elsewhere, you can visit www.packtpub.com/support and register to have the files emailed directly to you.

You can download the code files by following these steps:

1. Log in or register at www.packtpub.com.
2. Select the SUPPORT tab.
3. Click on Code Downloads & Errata.
4. Enter the name of the book in the Search box and follow the onscreen instructions.

Once the file is downloaded, please make sure that you unzip or extract the folder using the latest version of:

• WinRAR/7-Zip for Windows
• Zipeg/iZip/UnRarX for Mac
• 7-Zip/PeaZip for Linux

The code bundle for the book is also hosted on GitHub at https://github.com/PacktPublishing/Tkinter-GUI-Programming-by-Example. In case there's an update to the code, it will be updated on the existing GitHub repository.

We also have other code bundles from our rich catalog of books and videos available at https://github.com/PacktPublishing/. Check them out!

Download the color images

We also provide a PDF file that has color images of the screenshots/diagrams used in this book. You can download it here: http://www.packtpub.com/sites/default/files/downloads/TkinterGUIProgrammingbyExample_ColorImages.pdf.

Conventions used

There are a number of text conventions used throughout this book.

CodeInText: Indicates code words in text, database table names, folder names, filenames, file extensions, pathnames, dummy URLs, user input, and Twitter handles. Here is an example: "To specify the position within the grid, the row, and column keywords are used."

A block of code is set as follows:

self.label_text = tk.StringVar()
self.label_text.set("Choose One")

When we wish to draw your attention to a particular part of a code block, the relevant lines or items are set in bold:

def say_hello(self):
    message = "Hello there " + self.name_entry.get()
    msgbox.showinfo("Hello", message)

Any command-line input or output is written as follows:

>>> import tkinter
>>> tkinter.TkVersion

Bold: Indicates a new term, an important word, or words that you see onscreen. For example, words in menus or dialog boxes appear in the text like this. Here is an example: "The last thing to do is to create the method that will be responsible for placing it into our Tools menu."

Warnings or important notes appear like this.

Tips and tricks appear like this.