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Python GUI Programming with Tkinter

Tkinter is a lightweight, portable, and easy-to-use graphical toolkit available in the Python Standard Library. Due to its simplicity and availability, it is widely used to build GUIs in Python. This book teaches you how to design and build functional, appealing, and user-friendly GUI applications.

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Difficulty Level

Intermediate

Completion Time

22h8m

Language

English

About Book

Who Is This Book For?

This book is for programmers who understand the syntax of Python, but do not yet have the skills, techniques, and knowledge to design and implement a complete software application. A fair grasp of basic Python syntax is required.

Book content

chapters 22h8m total length

Introduction to Tkinter

Designing GUI Applications

Creating Basic Forms with Tkinter and Ttk Widgets

Organizing Our Code with Classes

Reducing User Error with Validation and Automation

Planning for the Expansion of Our Application

Creating Menus with Menu and Tkinter Dialogs

Navigating Records with Treeview and Notebook

Improving the Look with Styles and Themes

Maintaining Cross-Platform Compatibility

Creating Automated Tests with unittest

Improving Data Storage with SQL

Connecting to the Cloud

Asynchronous Programming with Thread and Queue

Visualizing Data Using the Canvas Widget

Packaging with setuptools and cxFreeze

Appendix A : A Quick Primer on reStructuredText

Appendix B: A Quick SQL Tutorial

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