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Tkinter Modules
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- Most of the time, :mod: `tkinter ` is all you really need, but a number of
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- additional modules are available as well. The Tk interface is located in a
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- binary module named :mod: `_tkinter `. This module contains the low-level
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- interface to Tk, and should never be used directly by application programmers.
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- It is usually a shared library (or DLL), but might in some cases be statically
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- linked with the Python interpreter.
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- In addition to the Tk interface module, :mod: `tkinter ` includes a number of
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- Python modules, :mod: `tkinter.constants ` being one of the most important.
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- Importing :mod: `tkinter ` will automatically import :mod: `tkinter.constants `,
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- so, usually, to use Tkinter all you need is a simple import statement::
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+ Support for Tkinter is spread across several modules. Most applications will need the
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+ main :mod: `tkinter ` module, as well as the :mod: `tkinter.ttk ` module, which provides
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+ the modern themed widget set and API::
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- import tkinter
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- Or, more often::
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from tkinter import *
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+ from tkinter import ttk
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.. class :: Tk(screenName=None, baseName=None, className='Tk', useTk=1)
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subsystem initialized) by calling its :meth: `loadtk ` method.
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- Other modules that provide Tk support include:
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+ The modules that provide Tk support include:
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+ :mod: `tkinter `
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+ Main Tkinter module.
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:mod: `tkinter.colorchooser `
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Dialog to let the user choose a color.
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:mod: `tkinter.simpledialog `
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Basic dialogs and convenience functions.
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+ :mod: `tkinter.ttk `
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+ Themed widget set introduced in Tk 8.5, providing modern alternatives
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+ for many of the classic widgets in the main :mod: `tkinter ` module.
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+ Additional modules:
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+ :mod: `_tkinter `
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+ A binary module that contains the low-level interface to Tcl/Tk.
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+ It is automatically imported by the main :mod: `tkinter ` module,
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+ and should never be used directly by application programmers.
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+ It is usually a shared library (or DLL), but might in some cases be
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+ statically linked with the Python interpreter.
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+ :mod: `idlelib `
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+ Python's Integrated Development and Learning Environment (IDLE). Based
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+ on :mod: `tkinter `.
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+ :mod: `tkinter.constants `
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+ Symbolic constants that can be used in place of strings when passing
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+ various parameters to Tkinter calls. Automatically imported by the
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+ main :mod: `tkinter ` module.
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:mod: `tkinter.dnd `
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- Drag-and-drop support for :mod: `tkinter `. This is experimental and should
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- become deprecated when it is replaced with the Tk DND.
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+ (experimental) Drag-and-drop support for :mod: `tkinter `. This will
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+ become deprecated when it is replaced with the Tk DND.
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+ :mod: `tkinter.tix `
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+ (deprecated) An older third-party Tcl/Tk package that adds several new
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+ widgets. Better alternatives for most can be found in :mod: `tkinter.ttk `.
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:mod: `turtle `
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Turtle graphics in a Tk window.
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