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Python - Tkinter LabelFrame
A labelframe is a simple container widget. Its primary purpose is to act as a spacer or container for complex window layouts.
This widget has the features of a frame plus the ability to display a label.
Syntax
Here is the simple syntax to create this widget −
w = LabelFrame( master, option, ... )
Parameters
master − This represents the parent window.
options − Here is the list of most commonly used options for this widget. These options can be used as key-value pairs separated by commas.
Sr.No. | Option & Description |
---|---|
1 | bg The normal background color displayed behind the label and indicator. |
2 | bd The size of the border around the indicator. Default is 2 pixels. |
3 | cursor If you set this option to a cursor name (arrow, dot etc.), the mouse cursor will change to that pattern when it is over the checkbutton. |
4 | font The vertical dimension of the new frame. |
5 | height The vertical dimension of the new frame. |
6 | labelAnchor Specifies where to place the label. |
7 | highlightbackground Color of the focus highlight when the frame does not have focus. |
8 | highlightcolor Color shown in the focus highlight when the frame has the focus. |
9 | highlightthickness Thickness of the focus highlight. |
10 | relief With the default value, relief=FLAT, the checkbutton does not stand out from its background. You may set this option to any of the other styles |
11 | text Specifies a string to be displayed inside the widget. |
12 | width Specifies the desired width for the window. |
Example
Try the following example yourself. Here is how to create a labelframe widget −
from Tkinter import * root = Tk() labelframe = LabelFrame(root, text="This is a LabelFrame") labelframe.pack(fill="both", expand="yes") left = Label(labelframe, text="Inside the LabelFrame") left.pack() root.mainloop()
When the above code is executed, it produces the following result −
