Features

For list of snippets look at the bottom of the page. Also please read the "Note on snippet variety" for more details on how to use the snippets if you use different methods of importing tkinter.

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Usage

To use these snippets simply type a snippet into your editor and press tab. There will be fields you have to fill out, such as position, text etc. To fill this info out simply start typing. Once you fill in a field press tab to move on to the next field.

Snippet types

Regular snippets

Regular snippets create elements with their most used parameters.

Example:

No variable snippets

prefix: nv

Putting nv before the regular snippet creates an element without assigning it to a variable. These are not always recommended, however they are useful sometimes.

Example:

Basic snippets

prefix: b

Putting b before the regular snippet creates an element with only the prompt for a variable name and window selection.

Example:

X snippets

prefix: x

Putting x before the regular snippet or the nv snippet creates an element with only the prompt for setting the window and the grid positioning. X snippets are not available for all elements.

Example:

No command snippets

prefix: nc

Putting nc befoe a regular or a nv snippet creates an element without a command parameter. This prefix can only be used for some elements (example: buttons).

Example:

List of snippets

Note on snippet variety

As of update 2.0.0, all snippets have another form where you add the at- prefix. This pefix assumes you have used "import tkinter as tk" rather than "from tkinter import *" and adds tk. before every call to the tkinter module.

Regular snippets

ftc - creates a new tkinter window

flc - creates a new label

fec - creates a new entry

fbc - creates a new button

fcbc - creates a new checkbutton

frbc - creates a new radiobutton

ffc - creates a new frame

fomc - creates a new optionmenu

ftlc - creates a new toplevel

nv snippets (no variable)

nvflc - creates a new label without using a variable

nvfec - creates a new entry without using a variable

nvfbc - creates a new button without using a variable

nvfcbc - creates a new checkbutton without a variable (variable atribute is still in the definition of the checkbutton)

nvfrbc - creates a new radiobutton without a variable (variable atribute is still in the definition of the radiobutton)

nvfomc - creates a new optionmenu without a variable (variable atribute is still in the definition of the optionmenu)

b snippets (basic)

bftc - creates a new basic tkinter window

bflc - creates a new basic label

bfec - creates a new basic entry

bfbc - creates a new basic button

bfcbc - creates a new basic checkbutton

bfrbc - creates a new basic radiobutton

bffc - creates a new basic frame

bfomc - creates a new basic optionmenu

bftlc - creates a new basic toplevel

x snippets

xflc - creates a new x label

xfbc - creates a new x button

xnvflc - creates a new no variable x label

xnvfbc - creates a new no variable x button

xfcbc - creates a new x checkbutton

xnvfcbc - creates a new no variable x checkbutton

xfrbc - creates a new x radiobutton

xnvfrbc - creates a new no variable x radiobutton

xffc - creates a new x frame

xfomc - creates a new x optionmenu

xnvfomc - creates a new no variable x optionmenu

nc snippets

ncfbc - creates a button without a command attribute

ncnvfbc - creates a button without a command attribute and without a variable

Other snippets

tki - from tkinter import *

mbi - imports the messagebox module from tkinter

Note

I am planning on doing another big update for the extension, however, the date is uncertain for now. I hope I can release it soon enough.

Thank you once again for using this extension!