Where can I find API documentation for tkinter?

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I am looking for a complete online reference for Python's tkinter module. I've tried to find one by myself, but for some reason I can't.

To clarify, I am not looking for a tutorial. Instead, I would like to have a reference for all the available classes and attributes.

For example, if I write this code:

from tkinter import *
root = Tk()
root.title("My title")

I wonder: what optional arguments does the Tk class accept for instantiation? What are properties and methods for a Tk object? What arguments does title accept? And so on...

"Look at the source" is not an answer to this question, obviously.

score 8 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 22 '11 at 14:10

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For a definitive guide to all of the options supported by each widget you should consult the tcl/tk documentation. It's a fairly trivial mental exercise to translate the tcl into python. The only real problems are when the tcl options conflict with python reserved words (such as the -in option for pack and grid)

answered Apr 22 '11 at 14:10

Bryan Oakley

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They also have a python tutorial on the website, and after looking at it, I am beginning to wonder why I should use Tkinter widgets and not Tk since tk just look great on windows! – possumkeys Nov 04 '14 at 10:52

score 6 · Answer 2 · edited Mar 08 '15 at 22:31

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There were 2 books that were very useful to me:

Mark Roseman's Modern Tkinter for Busy Python Programmers
John Grayson's Python and Tkinter Programming.

They are very complete. They might be hard to find online.

edited Mar 08 '15 at 22:31

nbro

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answered Jun 22 '14 at 20:05

Andrés Peña Castillo

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[Mark Roseman's book](https://ipfs.io/ipfs/bafykbzaceboqjloczrd2d2asgd54kos4gulfalqp4zl4tkpcevdq4xvg4x4l6?filename=Mark%20Roseman%20-%20Modern%20Tkinter%20for%20Busy%20Python%20Developers_%20Quickly%20learn%20to%20create%20great%20looking%20user%20interfaces%20for%20Windows%2C%20Mac%20and%20Linux%20using%20Python%27s%20standard%20GUI%20toolkit%20%282012%29.pdf) – Amin Guermazi Aug 25 '21 at 22:24
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[John Grayson's book](https://ipfs.io/ipfs/bafykbzaceaqfbusocy2ll4on7fznmism2zkkpfrvf2ilp3oxscgjiz5butcps?filename=John%20E%20Grayson%20Ph.D.%20-%20Python%20and%20Tkinter%20Programming-Manning%20Publications%20%282000%29.pdf) – Amin Guermazi Aug 25 '21 at 22:29

score 4 · Answer 3 · edited Mar 08 '15 at 22:34

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I'm adding an alternative answer by myself:

I could just use pydoc to have the complete module reference.

edited Mar 08 '15 at 22:34

nbro

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answered Apr 25 '11 at 17:21

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The pydoc of Tkinter is not a complete reference. For example; in Python 3.5.2, \_\_init\_\_.py in tkinter module has two match of `validatecommand` string but there is no explanation around there about what it is or how it can be used. – ismailarilik Aug 28 '16 at 12:42

score 2 · Answer 4 · answered Jul 08 '19 at 21:56

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Some links no longer function - lately I've been relying on effbot for all my tkinter documentation needs.

answered Jul 08 '19 at 21:56

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