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Tkinter: GUI programming with Python

Python is an excellent vehicle for developing GUI applications on the X-Window system. Its interface is called Tkinter and is based on the Tk widget set.

If you have never done GUI development before, you may want to read these books:

Grayson, John E. Python and Tkinter programming. Manning, 2000, ISBN 1-884777-81-3.

Ousterhout, John K. Tcl and the Tk toolkit. Addison-Wesley, 1994, ISBN 0-201-63337-X. Catalog no. QA76.73.T44097.

Local links

Tkinter reference: a GUI for Python (84 pp.) describes how the Tk widgets work in Python. [HTML] [PDF]
`xhue: An X color-picking tool in Python': An example of a complete color-mixing GUI application written with Tkinter.
`xskill: A program for skill self-rating': An example of a forms GUI application written with Tkinter.
`Documentation for the Python programming language': The books listed on this page both have sections on Tkinter programming. The O'Reilly book (by Lutz) is better on Tkinter.

Remote links

Fredrik Lundh's Tkinter pages include good examples, reference material, and links.

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