Alexnb wrote:
> I have an app that has a base frame, and some other frames inside of that
> base frame. My question is if there is some way to clear out the base frame.
> Meaning leaving an empty baseframe. See I have a function that pulls up
> frames inside that base frame. The problem comes when I hit a button(this
> button is the button that first shows the frames inside the base frame,
> basically you click it and the internal frames show up.) and then I hit it
> again, I get some weird stuff. Okay, this is getting really complicated. I
> really just want to know if I can clear out a frame, and still be able to
> fill it back up again. If you want ot uunderstand further I'll post the code
> at the bottom and just run it, then hit the "Word List" button, then hit it
> again, you'll see what I am talking about.
>
Make a list of the widgets when they are created and destroy the widgets
in this list whenever you have to re-define them.
Regards,
John
Your code with mods:
from Tkinter import *
class App:
def __init__(self, parent):
self.parent = parent
self.parent.geometry("500x250")
self.list_of_widgets = []
#----------------------------Contstants for Buttons------------
button_padx = "2m"
button_pady = "1m"
#--------------------------end constants-----------------------
self.baseContainer = Frame(self.parent)
self.baseContainer.pack(side=TOP, fill = BOTH, expand=NO)
#the Top Frame with all the buttons
self.topContainer = Frame(self.baseContainer)
self.topContainer.pack(side=TOP, expand=YES, ipadx=5,
ipady=5, fill = X, anchor=N)
#the frame with the main things the user will use
self.mainContainer = Frame(self.baseContainer)
self.mainContainer.pack(side=TOP,
ipadx = 5,
ipady = 5,
anchor=CENTER,
expand=YES,
fill=BOTH)
#---------------------Top Buttons-----------------------------
self.defineButton = Button(self.topContainer, padx=button_padx,
pady=button_pady)
self.defineButton.configure(text="Word List",
command=self.define_Frame)
self.defineButton.pack(side=LEFT)
#--------------------------------------------------------------
def define_Frame(self):
# destroy all the child widgets of the Frame
for widget in self.list_of_widgets:
widget.destroy()
self.list_of_widgets = []
myMessage="Please type in all the words that you would like to
define"
xxx = Label(self.mainContainer, text=myMessage,
justify=LEFT)
xxx.pack(side=TOP, anchor=N)
self.list_of_widgets.append(xxx)
#The LEFT Frame that comes up when you hit define
self.defineContainer1 = Frame(self.mainContainer)
self.defineContainer1.pack(side=LEFT, ipadx = 5,
ipady = 5, expand=YES, fill=BOTH)
self.list_of_widgets.append(self.defineContainer1)
#The RIGHT Frame that comes up when you hit define
self.defineContainer2 = Frame(self.mainContainer)
self.defineContainer2.pack(side=LEFT, ipadx=5,
ipady=5, expand=YES, fill=BOTH)
self.list_of_widgets.append(self.defineContainer2)
#This frame is where the define button goes
self.defineButtonF = Frame(self.baseContainer)
self.defineButtonF.pack(side=TOP,
anchor=S,
ipady=5,
ipadx=5,
fill=BOTH,
expand=NO)
self.list_of_widgets.append(self.defineButtonF)
#----------------------------Contstants for Buttons------------
self.button_padx = "2m"
self.button_pady = "1m"
#--------------------------end constants-----------------------
#----------------------STUFF FOR DEFINE
FRAME-------------------------
self.e1 = Entry(self.defineContainer1)
self.e1.pack(fill=X)
self.e2 = Entry(self.defineContainer1)
self.e2.pack(fill=X)
self.e3 = Entry(self.defineContainer1)
self.e3.pack(fill=X)
self.e4 = Entry(self.defineContainer1)
self.e4.pack(fill=X)
self.e5 = Entry(self.defineContainer1)
self.e5.pack(fill=X)
self.e6 = Entry(self.defineContainer1)
self.e6.pack(fill=X)
self.e7 = Entry(self.defineContainer1)
self.e7.pack(fill=X)
self.e8 = Entry(self.defineContainer2)
self.e8.pack(fill=X)
self.e9 = Entry(self.defineContainer2)
self.e9.pack(fill=X)
self.e10 = Entry(self.defineContainer2)
self.e10.pack(fill=X)
self.e11 = Entry(self.defineContainer2)
self.e11.pack(fill=X)
self.e12 = Entry(self.defineContainer2)
self.e12.pack(fill=X)
self.e13 = Entry(self.defineContainer2)
self.e13.pack(fill=X)
self.e14 = Entry(self.defineContainer2,)
self.e14.pack(fill=X)
#-------------------------Define Button Stuff-------------------------
#Define it button
self.defineIt= Button(self.defineButtonF, command=self.DefineClick)
self.defineIt.configure(text="Define!")
self.defineIt.bind("<Return>", self.DefineClickE)
self.defineIt.pack(side=TOP,
anchor=N,
padx=self.button_padx,
pady=self.button_pady,)
def DefineClickE(self, event):
print "Define was hit with Enter"
self.DefineClick()
def DefineClick(self):
print "Define was activated."
#----------------------------end define Button Stuff----------------------
root = Tk()
app = App(root)
root.mainloop()
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