[Tkinter-discuss] Recommendations on when to use pack vs. grid layouts?

[Wayne Werner]

On Thu, Dec 9, 2010 at 10:33 AM, Michael Lange <klappnase at web.de> wrote:

> Thus spoketh python at bdurham.com
> unto us on Thu, 09 Dec 2010 10:52:39 -0500:
>
> > Are there any best practice tips regarding when one should use
> > pack vs. grid for their layouts?
> >
> > >From what I've been reading via google, the concencus seems to be
> > that grid can handle any pack scenario but not vice-versa.
> >
>
> At least it's hard to figure out something that pack can do and grid
> can't.
> Imho it's better to use grid, if you cannot setup your layout with
> pack without using extra frames. To tell the truth, I hardly ever use
> pack at all, as far as I can see, the only advantage of pack is that it
> takes 2 or 3 extra lines of code when you want to replace pack
> (fill='both', expand=1) with grid.


I agree.

I pretty much only use pack if I'm throwing something together really quick
and simple. If you have more than 3 or 4 widgets, it's probably better to
use grid, especially if you want some specific layout options.

HTH,
Wayne
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