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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

2. Designing GUI Applications with Tkinter FREE CHAPTER

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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Writing cross-platform Tkinter

As you've seen so far, Tkinter mostly works identically across platforms, and even has the capability to do the right thing on each platform with minimal effort. However, there are some minor issues to be aware of as you support a Tkinter application across multiple operating systems. In this section, we'll explore the more significant differences.

Tkinter version differences across platforms

Even if you install the latest version of Python from python.org, the actual version of Tcl/Tk installed on your system may vary widely. This can cause problems if you rely on features in the most recent Tk.

The following chart shows the versions installed by default on different systems:

OS	Tk version
Windows	8.6.6
macOS	8.5.9
Debian Linux 9	8.6.6
Ubuntu Linux 18.04	8.6.8

Windows and most Linux distributions are shipping a relatively recent version of 8.6, but macOS defaults to use its system-installed Tk version, which is 8.5.9. This can be a problem if you want to use any of the...