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Change Icon for Tkinter MessageBox

Tkinter's messagebox does not provide a direct method to change its icon. The icon displayed in the messagebox is inherited from the main root window.

However, if you'd like to change the icon for the main window (and subsequently the messagebox icon), you can do so with the iconbitmap method. Here's a brief tutorial:

Change Icon for Tkinter Main Window and MessageBox

  1. Setting up the basic GUI with Tkinter:

    Begin by setting up a basic window using Tkinter.

    import tkinter as tk
    from tkinter import messagebox
    
    root = tk.Tk()
    root.title("Change MessageBox Icon")
    root.geometry("300x200")
    
  2. Changing the main window's icon:

    You can use an .ico file for this purpose. Place your desired .ico file in the project's directory or specify its full path.

    root.iconbitmap('path_to_icon.ico')
    

    Replace 'path_to_icon.ico' with the path to your .ico file.

  3. Create a function to display a MessageBox:

    def show_message():
        messagebox.showinfo("Info", "This is an info message box!")
    
  4. Add a button to display the MessageBox:

    btn = tk.Button(root, text="Show Message", command=show_message)
    btn.pack(pady=50)
    
  5. Run the main loop:

    root.mainloop()
    

When you put the above code snippets together and run the script, you'll get a Tkinter window with a button. Clicking on the button will display a messagebox. The messagebox will inherit its icon from the main root window, which you set using the iconbitmap method. If you've correctly specified the path to the .ico file, both the main window and the messagebox will display the new icon.

  1. Customize icon in Tkinter messagebox:

    • Description: In Tkinter, you can customize the icon displayed in a messagebox by using the icon parameter in the messagebox.showinfo(), messagebox.showwarning(), messagebox.showerror(), etc.
    • Code Example:
      from tkinter import messagebox, Tk
      
      root = Tk()
      root.withdraw()  # Hide the main window
      
      # Show info messagebox with custom icon
      messagebox.showinfo("Custom Icon", "This is an info messagebox", icon='info')
      
      root.mainloop()
      
  2. Setting custom icon for Tkinter messagebox:

    • Description: To set a custom icon for a Tkinter messagebox, use the icon parameter with the desired icon type ('info', 'warning', 'error', or 'question').
    • Code Example:
      from tkinter import messagebox, Tk
      
      root = Tk()
      root.withdraw()  # Hide the main window
      
      # Show warning messagebox with custom icon
      messagebox.showwarning("Custom Icon", "This is a warning messagebox", icon='warning')
      
      root.mainloop()
      
  3. How to change the MessageBox icon in Tkinter:

    • Description: You can change the MessageBox icon in Tkinter by providing the desired icon type using the icon parameter in the messagebox functions.
    • Code Example:
      from tkinter import messagebox, Tk
      
      root = Tk()
      root.withdraw()  # Hide the main window
      
      # Show error messagebox with custom icon
      messagebox.showerror("Custom Icon", "This is an error messagebox", icon='error')
      
      root.mainloop()
      
  4. Customizing MessageBox appearance in Tkinter:

    • Description: Customize the appearance of Tkinter messagebox by adjusting various parameters like icon, title, and message.
    • Code Example:
      from tkinter import messagebox, Tk
      
      root = Tk()
      root.withdraw()  # Hide the main window
      
      # Customize messagebox appearance
      messagebox.showinfo("Custom Appearance", "This is a customized messagebox", icon='info', title='Custom Title')
      
      root.mainloop()
      
  5. Tkinter messagebox with custom icon example:

    • Description: Demonstrates a complete example of a Tkinter messagebox with a custom icon.
    • Code Example:
      from tkinter import messagebox, Tk
      
      root = Tk()
      root.withdraw()  # Hide the main window
      
      # Show messagebox with custom icon
      messagebox.showinfo("Custom Icon Example", "This is a messagebox with a custom icon", icon='info')
      
      root.mainloop()
      
  6. Changing icon for different MessageBox types in Tkinter:

    • Description: Change the icon for different types of messageboxes (info, warning, error) in Tkinter using the icon parameter.
    • Code Example:
      from tkinter import messagebox, Tk
      
      root = Tk()
      root.withdraw()  # Hide the main window
      
      # Show messagebox with different icons
      messagebox.showinfo("Info Icon", "This is an info messagebox", icon='info')
      messagebox.showwarning("Warning Icon", "This is a warning messagebox", icon='warning')
      messagebox.showerror("Error Icon", "This is an error messagebox", icon='error')
      
      root.mainloop()
      
  7. Custom icon for error messagebox in Tkinter:

    • Description: Set a custom icon specifically for an error messagebox in Tkinter.
    • Code Example:
      from tkinter import messagebox, Tk
      
      root = Tk()
      root.withdraw()  # Hide the main window
      
      # Show error messagebox with custom icon
      messagebox.showerror("Custom Error Icon", "This is an error messagebox with a custom icon", icon='error')
      
      root.mainloop()
      
  8. Tkinter messagebox with custom image/icon:

    • Description: Customize a Tkinter messagebox by using a custom image or icon.
    • Code Example:
      from tkinter import messagebox, Tk
      from tkinter import PhotoImage  # Import PhotoImage for custom image/icon
      
      root = Tk()
      root.withdraw()  # Hide the main window
      
      # Load custom image/icon
      custom_icon = PhotoImage(file='path/to/custom_icon.png')
      
      # Show messagebox with custom icon
      messagebox.showinfo("Custom Image", "This is a messagebox with a custom image", icon=custom_icon)
      
      root.mainloop()
      
  9. Personalizing MessageBox appearance in Tkinter:

    • Description: Personalize the appearance of a Tkinter messagebox by adjusting various parameters like icon, title, and message.
    • Code Example:
      from tkinter import messagebox, Tk
      
      root = Tk()
      root.withdraw()  # Hide the main window
      
      # Personalize messagebox appearance
      messagebox.showinfo("Personalized Appearance", "This is a personalized messagebox", icon='info', title='Personal Title')
      
      root.mainloop()