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You're reading from Python GUI Programming with Tkinter Develop responsive and powerful GUI applications with Tkinter

Product type Paperback

Published in May 2018

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781788835886

Length 452 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

Python

Tools

Tkinter

Concepts

GUI Application Development

Author (1):

Alan D. Moore

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Table of Contents (17) Chapters

Preface

1. Introduction to Tkinter FREE CHAPTER

2. Designing GUI Applications with Tkinter

3. Creating Basic Forms with Tkinter and ttk Widgets

4. Reducing User Error with Validation and Automation

5. Planning for the Expansion of Our Application

6. Creating Menus with Menu and Tkinter Dialogs

7. Navigating Records with Treeview

8. Improving the Look with Styles and Themes

9. Maintaining Cross-Platform Compatibility

10. Creating Automated Tests with unittest

11. Improving Data Storage with SQL

12. Connecting to the Cloud

13. Asynchronous Programming with Thread and Queue

14. Visualizing Data Using the Canvas Widget

15. Packaging with setuptools and cx_Freeze

16. Other Books You May Enjoy

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Creating Basic Forms with Tkinter and ttk Widgets

Good news! Your design has been reviewed and approved by the director. Now it's time to start implementing it!

In this chapter, you'll cover the following topics:

Evaluating your technology choices in light of the design
Getting to know our selected Tkinter and ttk widgets
Implementing and testing the form and application

Let's get coding!

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Authors (1)

D. Moore

Alan D. Moore is a data analyst and software developer who has been solving problems with Python since 2006. He's developed both open source and private code using frameworks like Django, Flask, Qt, and of course Tkinter, and is known to contribute to various open-source Python and JavaScript projects. Alan maintains a YouTube channel, “Alan D Moore Codes”, where he posts Python, PyQt, and Tkinter tutorials. Alan lives in Franklin, Tennessee, where he works for the County Government, and with his wife Cara raises a crew of children who are just as geeky as their dad.

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