Python 3 - 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
| 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 −
# !/usr/bin/python3
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()
Result
When the above code is executed, it produces the following result −
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