[Tutor] Tkinter query?

[Dave S]

Kent Johnson wrote:

>Dave S wrote:
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>>>But I do not understand where Frame fits in to this ... ie
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>>>from Tkinter import *
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>>>class Hello(Frame):
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>>>  def __init__(self, parent=None):
>>>      Frame.__init__(self, parent)
>>>      self.pack()
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>>>Why not just use 'class Hello(root)' ? Or have I missed the point :-[
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>>OK am I right in thinging a 'Frame' always has a parent of a Tk() or
>>possibly Toplevel() and its used to help in positioning a widget window
>>with .pack() ?
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>Yes, that is one use of Frame - to help with positioning groups of widgets.
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Ahh good

> A Frame subclass also can be used to package a group of widgets as a reusable whole 
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So you can subclass it - that makes sense

>and as a place to put controller code that makes a group of widgets work together.
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Haven't got to this bit yet, may bee in next chapter ... :-)

>Kent
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