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Message Widget in Tkinter

The Message widget in tkinter is used to display multiline non-editable texts. It's similar to the Label widget, but the Message widget can automatically wrap text, making it suitable for displaying longer messages.

Message Widget in tkinter Tutorial:

1. Import Required Libraries:

import tkinter as tk

2. Initialize Main Application Window:

root = tk.Tk()
root.title("Message Widget Tutorial")

3. Creating a Basic Message Widget:

msg = tk.Message(root, text="This is a sample message. The Message widget in tkinter is used for displaying multiline non-editable texts.")
msg.pack(pady=20)

4. Configuring the Message Widget:

The Message widget

  1. Python Tkinter create Message example:

    • Description: The Message widget in Tkinter is used to display a message or text.
    • Code:
      import tkinter as tk
      
      root = tk.Tk()
      
      # Create a Message
      message = tk.Message(root, text="Hello, Tkinter!")
      message.pack(padx=10, pady=10)
      
      root.mainloop()
      
  2. How to use Message widget in Tkinter:

    • Description: The Message widget is used to display text and messages in a Tkinter GUI.
    • Code:
      import tkinter as tk
      
      root = tk.Tk()
      
      # Create a Message
      message = tk.Message(root, text="Hello, Tkinter!")
      message.pack(padx=10, pady=10)
      
      root.mainloop()
      
  3. Displaying multi-line messages with Message in Tkinter:

    • Description: The Message widget allows you to display multi-line messages by setting the width option.
    • Code:
      import tkinter as tk
      
      root = tk.Tk()
      
      # Create a Message with multiple lines
      message = tk.Message(root, text="Hello, Tkinter! This is a multi-line message.", width=100)
      message.pack(padx=10, pady=10)
      
      root.mainloop()
      
  4. Tkinter Message widget options and configuration:

    • Description: The Message widget has various options for configuring its appearance, including options for font, background color, foreground color, etc.
    • Code:
      import tkinter as tk
      
      root = tk.Tk()
      
      # Customize the appearance of a Message
      message = tk.Message(root, text="Styled Message", font=("Arial", 12), bg="lightgray", fg="blue")
      message.pack(padx=10, pady=10)
      
      root.mainloop()
      
  5. Python Tkinter bind Message widget events:

    • Description: You can bind functions to events such as <Enter> or <Leave> for handling events when the mouse enters or leaves the Message widget.
    • Code:
      import tkinter as tk
      
      def on_enter(event):
          message.config(text="Mouse Entered")
      
      def on_leave(event):
          message.config(text="Hello, Tkinter!")
      
      root = tk.Tk()
      
      # Bind events to Message
      message = tk.Message(root, text="Hello, Tkinter!")
      message.pack(padx=10, pady=10)
      message.bind("<Enter>", on_enter)
      message.bind("<Leave>", on_leave)
      
      root.mainloop()
      
  6. Building layouts with Message in Tkinter:

    • Description: Use the Message widget to display informative text and contribute to the overall layout of the Tkinter GUI.
    • Code:
      import tkinter as tk
      
      root = tk.Tk()
      
      # Build a layout using Messages
      message1 = tk.Message(root, text="Message 1")
      message2 = tk.Message(root, text="Message 2")
      message3 = tk.Message(root, text="Message 3")
      
      message1.pack()
      message2.pack()
      message3.pack()
      
      root.mainloop()
      
  7. Handling dynamic text in Tkinter Message widget:

    • Description: Change the text dynamically in a Message widget by using the config method.
    • Code:
      import tkinter as tk
      
      def change_message():
          message.config(text="New Message")
      
      root = tk.Tk()
      
      # Create a Message with dynamic text
      message = tk.Message(root, text="Original Message")
      message.pack(padx=10, pady=10)
      
      # Button to change the message
      button = tk.Button(root, text="Change Message", command=change_message)
      button.pack(pady=5)
      
      root.mainloop()
      
  8. Tkinter Message widget grid and pack methods:

    • Description: Use either the grid or pack method to place a Message within a Tkinter window.
    • Code:
      import tkinter as tk
      
      root = tk.Tk()
      
      # Use both pack and grid to manage Messages
      message1 = tk.Message(root, text="Message 1")
      message1.pack(side=tk.LEFT)
      
      message2 = tk.Message(root, text="Message 2")
      message2.grid(row=0, column=1)
      
      root.mainloop()