On May 17, 2012, at 9:07 AM, Kevin Walzer wrote: > On 5/16/12 11:55 PM, Mark R Rivet wrote: >> I have a copy of this book and was wondering how relevant the content >> is considering the publish date is 2000. Are people still using this >> information? Anyone have any experience with this book? I guess what I >> mean, is, any of the code in this book deprecated? or does it still >> contain information used today the same as then. I mean, I guess some >> things don't change right? For instance, the derivative of x^2 is 2x >> now and in the 1800's. > > Mark Lutz' "Programming Python" has extensive coverage of Tkinter (it's a > huge book and devotes several chapters to Tkinter), and has been updated at > regular intervals, most recently in the last year or two; I've found it a > very helpful reference and guide to Tkinter programming.
I agree with Kevin's recommendation. I've just come off of a large GUI development effort using tkinter. In addition to Lutz' book, I highly recommend the 'google is your friend' approach -- there are quite a few decent or better references available, especially at the 'detailed topic' level. E.g., google 'tkinter listbox' and at least one of the top 3 or 4 hits will likely provide you whatever you need. Lutz will give you the grounding/overview and may have enough detail for what you want. Where and as not, do a google search and you should be good to go. FWIW, I picked up the book originally referenced and didn't find it particularly useful, especially given Lutz and the web. YMMV. cheers, Bill -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list