Introduction

• Introduction to Tkinter
• What are Widgets in Tkinter?
• Hello World in Tkinter
• Create First GUI Application using Python-Tkinter
• Python GUI - tkinter Overview

Basic Widgets

• Creating a button in tkinter
• Add style to tkinter button
• Add image on a Tkinter button
• Label Widget in Tkinter
• Create LabelFrame and add widgets to it
• RadioButton in Tkinter
• Checkbutton in Tkinter
• Canvas Widget
• Create different shapes using Canvas class
• Create different type of lines using Canvas class
• Moving objects using Canvas.move() method
• Combobox Widget in tkinter
• Set the Maximum size of the Root
• Set the Minimum size of the Root
• Resizing Root in Tkinter
• Entry Widget
• Read only Entry Widget
• Text Widget
• Message Widget
• Menu widget in Tkinter
• Menubutton Widget
• SpinBox Widget
• Progressbar widget in Tkinter
• Scrollbar Widget in Tkinter
• ScrolledText Widget
• ListBox Widget
• Scrollable ListBox in Python-tkinter
• Frame Widget
• Scrollable Frames in Tkinter
• How to make a proper double scrollbar frame in Tkinter
• Scale Widget
• Hierarchical treeview Widget
• Treeview scrollbar Widget in Tkinter

Toplevel Widgets

• Toplevel Widget
• Askopenfile Dialog in Tkinter
• Asksaveasfile Dialog in Tkinter
• Askquestion Dialog in Tkinter
• MessageBox Widget
• Create a Yes/No Message Box
• Change the size of MessageBox
• Different types of MessageBox in Tkinter
• Change Icon for Tkinter MessageBox
• Choose color Dialog
• Popup Menu in Tkinter

Geometry Management

• Place() method in Tkinter
• Grid() method in Tkinter
• Get the location and total number of grids in Tkinter
• Pack() method in Tkinter
• Unmap any widget from the screen or toplevel
• PanedWindow Widget in Tkinter
• Set the dimensions of the Tkinter window
• Setting the position of TKinter labels

Binding Functions

• Binding function in Tkinter
• Binding Function with double click with Tkinter ListBox
• Right Click menu using Tkinter

Working with Images in Tkinter

• Reading Images With Python - Tkinter
• Set the titlebar icon of any tkinter/toplevel window
• Loading Images in Tkinter using PIL

Tkinter Advance

• Getting screen’s height and width using Tkinter
• How to dynamically change text of Checkbutton
• Set the focus on the desired widget
• Search String in Text
• Autocmplete ComboBox in Python-Tkinter
• Autohiding Scrollbars
• Validating Entry Widget
• Tracing Tkinter variables in Python
• Setting and retrieving values of Tkinter variable
• Adding style to the input text using ttk.Entry widget
• After method in Tkinter
• Destroy widgets in Tkinter
• Check whether the specified widget is visible or not
• Collapsible Pane in Tkinter
• Creating a multiple Selection using Tkinter
• Creating Tabbed Widget With Python-Tkinter
• Open a new Window with a button in Python-Tkinter
• Cryptography GUI using python

Applications and Projects

• Simple GUI calculator using Tkinter
• Create Table Using Tkinter
• GUI Calendar using Tkinter
• File Explorer in Python using Tkinter
• ToDo GUI Application using Tkinter
• Weight Conversion GUI using Tkinter
• Age Calculator using Tkinter
• Create a GUI Marksheet using Tkinter
• Loan calculator using Tkinter
• Create a digital clock using Tkinter
• Make Notepad using Tkinter
• Simple FLAMES game using Tkinter
• Simple registration form using Tkinter

Scrollable ListBox in Python-tkinter

A ListBox widget in Tkinter already comes with built-in support for vertical scrolling; you just have to attach a scrollbar to it. Here's a tutorial on how to set up a scrollable ListBox in Tkinter:

Scrollable ListBox in Tkinter

1. Setting up the main window

   Begin with a simple window:

   from tkinter import Tk, Listbox, Scrollbar, VERTICAL
   
   root = Tk()
   root.title("Scrollable ListBox in Tkinter")
   root.geometry("300x300")
   
   root.mainloop()
   

2. Creating the Scrollable ListBox

   Add a ListBox and a vertical Scrollbar:

   from tkinter import Tk, Listbox, Scrollbar, VERTICAL
   
   root = Tk()
   root.title("Scrollable ListBox in Tkinter")
   root.geometry("300x300")
   
   # Create a vertical scrollbar
   scrollbar = Scrollbar(root, orient=VERTICAL)
   scrollbar.pack(side="right", fill="y")
   
   # Create a Listbox and attach the scrollbar
   listbox = Listbox(root, yscrollcommand=scrollbar.set)
   listbox.pack(side="left", fill="both", expand=True)
   
   # Configure the scrollbar's command to scroll the Listbox
   scrollbar.config(command=listbox.yview)
   
   # Populate the Listbox
   for i in range(100):
       listbox.insert("end", f"Item {i}")
   
   root.mainloop()
   

Here's a summary of the important steps:

• A Scrollbar widget is added to the root window and oriented vertically. It's packed on the right side of the window and is set to fill the y-axis.
• A Listbox widget is then added to the root window. The yscrollcommand option of the Listbox is set to scrollbar.set, which essentially means that the scrollbar will update its position when the listbox is scrolled.
• The command option of the Scrollbar is set to listbox.yview, which means that the listbox will scroll when the scrollbar is moved.
• The loop at the end populates the listbox with 100 items to demonstrate the scrolling capability.

This setup creates a listbox with a functional scrollbar, allowing you to navigate through a large number of items.

1. Tkinter scrollable ListBox example:

To create a scrollable ListBox in Tkinter, you can use the Listbox widget along with a Scrollbar.

import tkinter as tk
from tkinter import ttk

root = tk.Tk()
root.title("Scrollable ListBox Example")

# Create a Scrollbar
scrollbar = ttk.Scrollbar(root)
scrollbar.pack(side="right", fill="y")

# Create a ListBox with the Scrollbar
listbox = tk.Listbox(root, yscrollcommand=scrollbar.set)
listbox.pack(side="left", fill="both", expand=True)

# Populate the ListBox
for i in range(50):
    listbox.insert("end", f"Item {i}")

# Configure the Scrollbar
scrollbar.config(command=listbox.yview)

root.mainloop()

2. Python Tkinter scrollbar for ListBox:

To add a scrollbar to a ListBox in Tkinter, you can use the Scrollbar widget and configure it with the yscrollcommand of the Listbox.

# ... (previous code)

# Example usage
root = tk.Tk()
root.title("Scrollbar for ListBox Example")

# Create a Scrollbar
scrollbar = ttk.Scrollbar(root)
scrollbar.pack(side="right", fill="y")

# Create a ListBox with the Scrollbar
listbox = tk.Listbox(root, yscrollcommand=scrollbar.set)
listbox.pack(side="left", fill="both", expand=True)

# Populate the ListBox
for i in range(50):
    listbox.insert("end", f"Item {i}")

# Configure the Scrollbar
scrollbar.config(command=listbox.yview)

root.mainloop()

3. Creating a scrollable list in Tkinter:

Creating a scrollable list involves using the Listbox widget and configuring it with a Scrollbar.

# ... (previous code)

# Example usage
root = tk.Tk()
root.title("Scrollable List Example")

# Create a Scrollbar
scrollbar = ttk.Scrollbar(root)
scrollbar.pack(side="right", fill="y")

# Create a ListBox with the Scrollbar
listbox = tk.Listbox(root, yscrollcommand=scrollbar.set)
listbox.pack(side="left", fill="both", expand=True)

# Populate the ListBox
for i in range(50):
    listbox.insert("end", f"Item {i}")

# Configure the Scrollbar
scrollbar.config(command=listbox.yview)

root.mainloop()

4. Tkinter ListBox with vertical scrollbar:

To create a ListBox with a vertical scrollbar, use the Listbox widget and configure it with a Scrollbar widget.

# ... (previous code)

# Example usage
root = tk.Tk()
root.title("ListBox with Vertical Scrollbar Example")

# Create a Scrollbar
scrollbar = ttk.Scrollbar(root, orient="vertical")
scrollbar.pack(side="right", fill="y")

# Create a ListBox with the Scrollbar
listbox = tk.Listbox(root, yscrollcommand=scrollbar.set)
listbox.pack(side="left", fill="both", expand=True)

# Populate the ListBox
for i in range(50):
    listbox.insert("end", f"Item {i}")

# Configure the Scrollbar
scrollbar.config(command=listbox.yview)

root.mainloop()

5. How to make a scrollable ListBox in Tkinter:

To make a scrollable ListBox in Tkinter, use the Listbox widget along with a Scrollbar widget, and configure them accordingly.

# ... (previous code)

# Example usage
root = tk.Tk()
root.title("Make Scrollable ListBox Example")

# Create a Scrollbar
scrollbar = ttk.Scrollbar(root)
scrollbar.pack(side="right", fill="y")

# Create a ListBox with the Scrollbar
listbox = tk.Listbox(root, yscrollcommand=scrollbar.set)
listbox.pack(side="left", fill="both", expand=True)

# Populate the ListBox
for i in range(50):
    listbox.insert("end", f"Item {i}")

# Configure the Scrollbar
scrollbar.config(command=listbox.yview)

root.mainloop()

6. Adding scrollbar to Tkinter ListBox:

Adding a scrollbar to a ListBox in Tkinter involves using the Scrollbar widget and configuring it with the yscrollcommand of the Listbox.

# ... (previous code)

# Example usage
root = tk.Tk()
root.title("Add Scrollbar to ListBox Example")

# Create a Scrollbar
scrollbar = ttk.Scrollbar(root)
scrollbar.pack(side="right", fill="y")

# Create a ListBox with the Scrollbar
listbox = tk.Listbox(root, yscrollcommand=scrollbar.set)
listbox.pack(side="left", fill="both", expand=True)

# Populate the ListBox
for i in range(50):
    listbox.insert("end", f"Item {i}")

# Configure the Scrollbar
scrollbar.config(command=listbox.yview)

root.mainloop()

7. Python Tkinter scrollable listbox widget:

To create a scrollable ListBox widget in Tkinter, use the Listbox and Scrollbar widgets and configure them accordingly.

# ... (previous code)

# Example usage
root = tk.Tk()
root.title("Scrollable ListBox Widget Example")

# Create a Scrollbar
scrollbar = ttk.Scrollbar(root)
scrollbar.pack(side="right", fill="y")

# Create a ListBox with the Scrollbar
listbox = tk.Listbox(root, yscrollcommand=scrollbar.set)
listbox.pack(side="left", fill="both", expand=True)

# Populate the ListBox
for i in range(50):
    listbox.insert("end", f"Item {i}")

# Configure the Scrollbar
scrollbar.config(command=listbox.yview)

root.mainloop()

8. Tkinter scrollbar for list widget:

To add a scrollbar for a list widget in Tkinter, use the Scrollbar widget and configure it with the yscrollcommand of the Listbox.

# ... (previous code)

# Example usage
root = tk.Tk()
root.title("Scrollbar for List Widget Example")

# Create a Scrollbar
scrollbar = ttk.Scrollbar(root)
scrollbar.pack(side="right", fill="y")

# Create a ListBox with the Scrollbar
listbox = tk.Listbox(root, yscrollcommand=scrollbar.set)
listbox.pack(side="left", fill="both", expand=True)

# Populate the ListBox
for i in range(50):
    listbox.insert("end", f"Item {i}")

# Configure the Scrollbar
scrollbar.config(command=listbox.yview)

root.mainloop()

9. Customizing scrollable ListBox in Tkinter:

Customizing a scrollable ListBox in Tkinter involves configuring the Listbox and Scrollbar widgets with custom options.

# ... (previous code)

# Example usage
root = tk.Tk()
root.title("Custom Scrollable ListBox Example")

# Create a Scrollbar
scrollbar = ttk.Scrollbar(root, style="TScrollbar")
scrollbar.pack(side="right", fill="y")

# Create a ListBox with the Scrollbar
listbox = tk.Listbox(root, yscrollcommand=scrollbar.set, selectbackground="yellow", selectmode="multiple")
listbox.pack(side="left", fill="both", expand=True)

# Populate the ListBox
for i in range(50):
    listbox.insert("end", f"Item {i}")

# Configure the Scrollbar
scrollbar.config(command=listbox.yview)

root.mainloop()