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77cb7560c0 gh-86726: Fix and improve tkinter documentation and docstrings (GH-153549)
Correct inaccurate return-type and option descriptions in the tkinter
reference, and add missing module and class docstrings.

Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.8 <[email protected]>
2026-07-11 09:46:06 +00:00

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#
# An Introduction to Tkinter
#
# Copyright (c) 1997 by Fredrik Lundh
#
# This copyright applies to Dialog, askinteger, askfloat and asktring
#
# [email protected]
# http://www.pythonware.com
#
"""This module handles dialog boxes.
It contains the following public symbols:
SimpleDialog -- A simple but flexible modal dialog box
Dialog -- a base class for dialogs
askinteger -- get an integer from the user
askfloat -- get a float from the user
askstring -- get a string from the user
"""
import tkinter
from tkinter import Button, Label, Tk, Toplevel, TclError
from tkinter import _get_temp_root, _destroy_temp_root
from tkinter import messagebox
from tkinter import ttk
from tkinter.constants import *
import contextlib
__all__ = ["SimpleDialog", "Dialog", "askinteger", "askfloat", "askstring"]
# The standard dialog icons, which tk::MessageBox draws with themed images
# instead of the classic monochrome bitmaps.
_ICON_IMAGES = {
'error': '::tk::icons::error',
'info': '::tk::icons::information',
'question': '::tk::icons::question',
'warning': '::tk::icons::warning',
}
# Based on the Tk ::tk_dialog procedure, themed like ::tk::MessageBox by
# default.
class SimpleDialog:
def _widget(self, klass, master, **kw):
# Create a themed (ttk) or classic (tkinter) widget.
return getattr(ttk if self.use_ttk else tkinter, klass)(master, **kw)
def __init__(self, master,
text='', buttons=[], default=None, cancel=None,
title=None, class_=None, *, bitmap=None, detail='',
use_ttk=True):
# Use the themed (ttk) widgets (modelled on tk::MessageBox) by default,
# or the classic Tk widgets (tk_dialog) if use_ttk is false.
self.use_ttk = use_ttk
# 1. Create the top-level window and divide it into top
# and bottom parts.
class_ = class_ or 'Dialog'
self.root = Toplevel(master, class_=class_)
# The default value of the title is space (" ") not the empty string
# because for some window managers, a
# w.title("")
# causes the window title to be w._name instead of the empty string.
self.root.title(title or ' ')
self.root.iconname(class_)
toplevel = master.winfo_toplevel()
if toplevel.winfo_viewable():
self.root.wm_transient(toplevel)
_setup_dialog(self.root)
if self.use_ttk:
self.root.configure(
background=ttk.Style(self.root).lookup('.', 'background'))
bot = self._widget('Frame', self.root, name='bot')
top = self._widget('Frame', self.root, name='top')
# The classic dialog (tk_dialog) gives its frames a raised border on
# X11; the themed one (tk::MessageBox) does not.
if not self.use_ttk and self.root._windowingsystem == 'x11':
bot.configure(relief=RAISED, bd=1)
top.configure(relief=RAISED, bd=1)
bot.pack(side=BOTTOM, fill=BOTH)
top.pack(side=TOP, fill=BOTH, expand=1)
bot.grid_anchor(CENTER)
# 2. Fill the top part with bitmap and message (use the option
# database for -wraplength and -font so that they can be
# overridden by the caller).
master.option_add(f'*{class_}.msg.wrapLength', '3i', 'widgetDefault')
master.option_add(f'*{class_}.msg.font', 'TkCaptionFont', 'widgetDefault')
master.option_add(f'*{class_}.dtl.wrapLength', '3i', 'widgetDefault')
master.option_add(f'*{class_}.dtl.font', 'TkDefaultFont', 'widgetDefault')
# tk::MessageBox and tk_dialog pad the top part differently.
pad = '2m' if self.use_ttk else '3m'
# The bitmap is packed first to claim the whole left side; the message
# and detail stack on its right, as in tk::MessageBox.
if bitmap:
if self.root._windowingsystem == 'aqua' and bitmap == 'error':
bitmap = 'stop'
image = _ICON_IMAGES.get(bitmap) if self.use_ttk else None
if image is not None and self.root.winfo_depth() >= 4:
# tk::MessageBox draws the standard icons with themed images.
self.bitmap = ttk.Label(self.root, name='bitmap', image=image)
else:
# ttk.Label has no -bitmap option, so use a classic label.
self.bitmap = Label(self.root, name='bitmap', bitmap=bitmap)
# The themed dialog anchors the icon to the top (like the bitmap's
# "nw" sticky in tk::MessageBox); the classic one centers it.
anchor = N if self.use_ttk else CENTER
self.bitmap.pack(in_=top, side=LEFT, anchor=anchor,
padx=pad, pady=pad)
self.message = self._widget('Label', self.root, name='msg',
justify=LEFT, text=text)
self.detail = None
if self.use_ttk:
# tk::MessageBox anchors the message to the top-left corner.
self.message.configure(anchor=NW)
# The message expands to fill the space, unless there is a detail
# message below it which takes the extra space instead (cf.
# tk::MessageBox).
self.message.pack(in_=top, side=TOP, expand=not detail, fill=BOTH,
padx=pad, pady=pad)
if detail:
self.detail = self._widget('Label', self.root, name='dtl',
justify=LEFT, text=detail)
if self.use_ttk:
self.detail.configure(anchor=NW)
self.detail.pack(in_=top, side=TOP, expand=1, fill=BOTH,
padx=pad, pady=(0, pad))
self.frame = bot
self.num = default
self.cancel = cancel
self.default = default
# 3. Create a row of buttons at the bottom of the dialog. Each entry
# of "buttons" is either a label, or a mapping of button options -- like
# the "[name ?-option value ...?]" button specs in tk::MessageBox.
# tk::MessageBox and tk_dialog space the buttons differently.
padx, pady = ('3m', '2m') if self.use_ttk else ('7.5p', '3p')
self._buttons = []
for i, but in enumerate(buttons):
opts = {'text': but} if isinstance(but, str) else dict(but)
b = self._widget('Button', self.root, name=f'button{i}', **opts)
# The dialog controls the command and the default ring, overriding
# anything set in the button options (cf. tk::MessageBox).
b.configure(command=(lambda self=self, i=i: self.done(i)),
default=ACTIVE if i == default else NORMAL)
# Alt + the underlined character (an "underline" button option)
# invokes the button (cf. tk::AmpWidget in tk::MessageBox).
b.bind('<<AltUnderlined>>', lambda e: e.widget.invoke())
b.grid(in_=bot, column=i, row=0, sticky=EW, padx=padx, pady=pady)
# tk::MessageBox makes the buttons equal width; tk_dialog does not.
bot.grid_columnconfigure(i, uniform='buttons' if self.use_ttk else '')
# We boost the size of some Mac buttons for l&f
if self.root._windowingsystem == 'aqua':
if str(opts.get('text', '')).lower() in ('ok', 'cancel'):
bot.grid_columnconfigure(i, minsize=90)
b.grid_configure(pady=7)
self._buttons.append(b)
# 4. Bind <Return> to invoke the focused button, or the default button
# if the focus is elsewhere. Unlike tk_dialog (which tracks the focus
# by rebinding <Return> on <<PrevWindow>>/<<NextWindow>>), this reads
# the live focus, like tk::MessageBox, so it also works with the mouse.
def on_return(event):
if event.widget.winfo_class() in ('Button', 'TButton'):
event.widget.invoke()
else:
self.return_event(event)
self.root.bind('<Return>', on_return)
# Alt + an underlined character invokes the matching button (cf.
# ::tk::AltKeyInDialog, bound by tk::MessageBox).
self.root.bind('<Alt-Key>', self._alt_key)
# The default ring follows the keyboard focus among the buttons
# (cf. tk::MessageBox).
self.root.bind('<FocusIn>', lambda e: self._set_default(e.widget, ACTIVE))
self.root.bind('<FocusOut>', lambda e: self._set_default(e.widget, NORMAL))
# 5. Bind <Destroy> to record the cancel index, in case the window is
# destroyed by something else (e.g. its parent being destroyed).
def on_destroy(event):
self.num = cancel
self.root.quit()
self.root.bind('<Destroy>', on_destroy)
self.root.protocol('WM_DELETE_WINDOW', self.wm_delete_window)
_place_window(self.root, master)
def go(self):
self.root.wait_visibility()
if self.default is not None:
focus = self._buttons[self.default]
else:
focus = self.root
with _temp_grab_focus(self.root, focus):
try:
self.root.mainloop()
finally:
try:
# It's possible that the window has already been destroyed,
# hence this "try/except". Delete the Destroy handler so that
# self.num doesn't get reset by it.
self.root.bind('<Destroy>', '')
except TclError:
pass
return self.num
def return_event(self, event):
if self.default is None:
self.root.bell()
else:
self.done(self.default)
def wm_delete_window(self):
if self.cancel is None:
self.root.bell()
else:
self.done(self.cancel)
def done(self, num):
self.num = num
self.root.quit()
def _alt_key(self, event):
# Invoke the button whose accelerator matches the Alt key.
target = _find_alt_key_target(self.root, event.char)
if target is not None:
target.event_generate('<<AltUnderlined>>')
def _set_default(self, widget, state):
# Set a button's default ring.
if widget.winfo_class() in ('Button', 'TButton'):
widget.configure(default=state)
# A base class for custom dialogs, with a button box modelled on
# ::tk::MessageBox.
class Dialog(Toplevel):
'''Class to open dialogs.
This class is intended as a base class for custom dialogs
'''
def _widget(self, klass, master, **kw):
# Create a themed (ttk) or classic (tkinter) widget.
return getattr(ttk if self.use_ttk else tkinter, klass)(master, **kw)
def _frame(self, name):
# The classic dialog (tk_dialog) gives its frames a raised border on
# X11; the themed one (tk::MessageBox) does not.
frame = self._widget('Frame', self, name=name)
if not self.use_ttk and self._windowingsystem == 'x11':
frame.configure(relief=RAISED, bd=1)
return frame
def __init__(self, parent, title=None, *, use_ttk=False):
'''Initialize a dialog.
Arguments:
parent -- a parent window (the application window)
title -- the dialog title
use_ttk -- use the classic Tk widgets (the default), or the themed
(ttk) widgets if true
'''
# Use the classic Tk widgets by default, for compatibility: the themed
# (ttk) widgets set a themed background that classic widgets added by a
# subclass in body() would not match. The query dialogs opt into ttk.
self.use_ttk = use_ttk
master = parent
if master is None:
master = _get_temp_root()
Toplevel.__init__(self, master, class_='Dialog')
if self.use_ttk:
# Use a single background colour for the whole dialog so that it
# blends with the ttk widgets (cf. tk::MessageBox).
self.configure(
background=ttk.Style(self).lookup('.', 'background'))
self.withdraw() # remain invisible for now
# If the parent is not viewable, don't
# make the child transient, or else it
# would be opened withdrawn
if parent is not None and parent.winfo_viewable():
self.transient(parent)
self.title(title or ' ')
self.iconname('Dialog')
_setup_dialog(self)
self.parent = parent
self.result = None
body = self._frame('top')
self.initial_focus = self.body(body)
body.pack(side=TOP, fill=BOTH, expand=1)
self.buttonbox()
if self.initial_focus is None:
self.initial_focus = self
self.protocol("WM_DELETE_WINDOW", self.cancel)
_place_window(self, parent)
# wait for window to appear on screen before calling grab_set
self.wait_visibility()
# Dialog destroys itself in ok()/cancel(), so let _temp_grab_focus
# save/restore the focus and grab without destroying the window.
with _temp_grab_focus(self, self.initial_focus, destroy=False):
self.wait_window(self)
def destroy(self):
'''Destroy the window'''
self.initial_focus = None
Toplevel.destroy(self)
_destroy_temp_root(self.master)
#
# construction hooks
def body(self, master):
'''create dialog body.
return widget that should have initial focus.
This method should be overridden, and is called
by the __init__ method.
'''
pass
def buttonbox(self):
'''add standard button box.
override if you do not want the standard buttons
'''
box = self._frame('bot')
# tk::MessageBox and tk_dialog space the buttons differently.
padx, pady = ('3m', '2m') if self.use_ttk else ('7.5p', '3p')
for i, (name, label, command) in enumerate(
(('ok', '&OK', self.ok), ('cancel', '&Cancel', self.cancel))):
# Create a button with an accelerator key marked by "&" in the text
# (cf. tk::AmpWidget).
text, underline = _underline_ampersand(label)
b = self._widget('Button', self, name=name, text=text,
underline=underline, command=command,
default=ACTIVE if name == 'ok' else NORMAL)
b.bind('<<AltUnderlined>>', lambda e: e.widget.invoke())
b.grid(in_=box, column=i, row=0, sticky=EW, padx=padx, pady=pady)
# tk::MessageBox makes the buttons equal width; tk_dialog does not.
box.grid_columnconfigure(i, uniform='buttons' if self.use_ttk else '')
if self._windowingsystem == 'aqua':
box.grid_columnconfigure(i, minsize=90)
b.grid_configure(pady=7)
# Alt + an underlined character invokes the matching button (cf.
# ::tk::AltKeyInDialog, bound by tk::MessageBox).
self.bind('<Alt-Key>', self._alt_key)
# The default ring follows the keyboard focus among the buttons
# (cf. tk::MessageBox).
self.bind('<FocusIn>', lambda e: self._set_default(e.widget, ACTIVE))
self.bind('<FocusOut>', lambda e: self._set_default(e.widget, NORMAL))
self.bind('<Return>', self._return_event)
self.bind('<Escape>', self.cancel)
box.pack(side=BOTTOM, fill=BOTH)
box.grid_anchor(CENTER)
def _set_default(self, widget, state):
# Set a button's default ring.
if widget.winfo_class() in ('Button', 'TButton'):
widget.configure(default=state)
def _return_event(self, event):
# Invoke the focused button, or accept the dialog if the focus is
# elsewhere (e.g. in an entry).
widget = event.widget
if widget.winfo_class() in ('Button', 'TButton'):
widget.invoke()
else:
self.ok()
def _alt_key(self, event):
# Invoke the button whose accelerator matches the Alt key.
target = _find_alt_key_target(self, event.char)
if target is not None:
target.event_generate('<<AltUnderlined>>')
#
# standard button semantics
def ok(self, event=None):
if not self.validate():
self.initial_focus.focus_set() # put focus back
return
self.withdraw()
self.update_idletasks()
try:
self.apply()
finally:
self.cancel()
def cancel(self, event=None):
self.destroy()
#
# command hooks
def validate(self):
'''validate the data
This method is called automatically to validate the data before the
dialog is destroyed. By default, it always validates OK.
'''
return True # override
def apply(self):
'''process the data
This method is called automatically to process the data, *after*
the dialog is destroyed. By default, it does nothing.
'''
pass # override
# Place a toplevel window at the center of parent or screen
# This is a Python implementation of ::tk::PlaceWindow.
def _wm_dimension(w, command):
# tk::WMFrameWidth and tk::WMTitleHeight (added in Tk 9.1) return the size
# of the window manager decoration. They are 0 except in SDL2 builds of
# Tk, and are missing in older versions.
try:
return int(w.tk.call(command))
except TclError:
return 0
def _place_window(w, parent=None):
w.wm_withdraw() # Remain invisible while we figure out the geometry
w.update_idletasks() # Actualize geometry information
screenwidth = w.winfo_screenwidth()
screenheight = w.winfo_screenheight()
minwidth = w.winfo_reqwidth()
minheight = w.winfo_reqheight()
maxwidth = w.winfo_vrootwidth()
maxheight = w.winfo_vrootheight()
# "wm geometry" operates in window manager coordinates and thus includes a
# possible decoration frame and the title bar.
framewidth = _wm_dimension(w, '::tk::WMFrameWidth')
titleheight = _wm_dimension(w, '::tk::WMTitleHeight')
constrain = False
if minwidth + 2*framewidth > screenwidth:
minwidth = screenwidth - 2*framewidth
constrain = True
if minheight + titleheight + framewidth > screenheight:
minheight = screenheight - titleheight - framewidth
constrain = True
if parent is not None and parent.winfo_ismapped():
# Center the window over the parent (which must be mapped).
x = parent.winfo_rootx() + (parent.winfo_width() - minwidth) // 2
y = parent.winfo_rooty() + (parent.winfo_height() - minheight) // 2
# Make sure that the window is on the screen and does not cover the
# window manager decoration.
vrootx = w.winfo_vrootx()
vrooty = w.winfo_vrooty()
x = min(x, vrootx + maxwidth - minwidth - framewidth)
x = max(x, vrootx + framewidth)
y = min(y, vrooty + maxheight - minheight - framewidth)
y = max(y, vrooty + titleheight)
if w._windowingsystem == 'aqua':
# Avoid the native menu bar which sits on top of everything.
y = max(y, 22 + titleheight)
else:
# Center the window on the screen.
x = (screenwidth - minwidth) // 2
y = (screenheight - minheight) // 2
w.wm_maxsize(maxwidth, maxheight)
geometry = f'{minwidth}x{minheight}' if constrain else ''
geometry += '+%d+%d' % (x - framewidth, y - titleheight)
w.wm_geometry(geometry)
w.wm_deiconify() # Become visible at the desired location
def _underline_ampersand(text):
# Like tk::UnderlineAmpersand: "&&" is a literal "&"; a single "&" marks
# the following character as the underlined accelerator. Return the text
# without the markers and the index of the accelerator (-1 if none).
chars = []
underline = -1
i = 0
while i < len(text):
if text[i] == '&':
if text[i+1:i+2] == '&':
chars.append('&')
i += 2
continue
if underline < 0:
underline = len(chars)
else:
chars.append(text[i])
i += 1
return ''.join(chars), underline
def _find_alt_key_target(widget, char):
# Like tk::FindAltKeyTarget: find the widget whose underlined character
# matches CHAR, searching the widget and its descendants.
if widget.winfo_class() in ('Button', 'Checkbutton', 'Label', 'Radiobutton',
'TButton', 'TCheckbutton', 'TLabel',
'TRadiobutton'):
try:
under = int(widget.cget('underline'))
except (TclError, ValueError):
under = -1
text = str(widget.cget('text'))
if 0 <= under < len(text) and char.lower() == text[under].lower():
return widget
for child in widget.winfo_children():
target = _find_alt_key_target(child, char)
if target is not None:
return target
return None
def _setup_dialog(w):
if w._windowingsystem == "aqua":
if w.info_patchlevel() >= (9, 1):
w.wm_attributes(stylemask='titled')
else:
w.tk.call('::tk::unsupported::MacWindowStyle', 'style',
w, 'moveableModal', '')
elif w._windowingsystem == "x11":
w.wm_attributes(type="dialog")
# --------------------------------------------------------------------
# convenience dialogues
class _QueryDialog(Dialog):
def __init__(self, title, prompt,
initialvalue=None,
minvalue = None, maxvalue = None,
parent = None, *, use_ttk=True):
self.prompt = prompt
self.minvalue = minvalue
self.maxvalue = maxvalue
self.initialvalue = initialvalue
Dialog.__init__(self, parent, title, use_ttk=use_ttk)
def destroy(self):
self.entry = None
Dialog.destroy(self)
def body(self, master):
# Wrap a long prompt, like tk::MessageBox wraps its message at 3 inches.
w = self._widget('Label', master, anchor=NW, text=self.prompt,
justify=LEFT, wraplength='3i')
w.grid(in_=master, padx='2m', pady='2m', sticky=NSEW)
self.entry = self._widget('Entry', master, name='entry')
self.entry.grid(row=1, in_=master, padx='2m', pady=(0, '2m'), sticky=NSEW)
master.grid_rowconfigure(1, weight=1)
# The prompt and entry expand to the full width, like tk::MessageBox
# gives weight to its message column.
master.grid_columnconfigure(0, weight=1)
if self.initialvalue is not None:
self.entry.insert(0, self.initialvalue)
self.entry.select_range(0, END)
return self.entry
def validate(self):
try:
result = self.getresult()
except ValueError:
messagebox.showwarning(
"Illegal value",
self.errormessage + "\nPlease try again",
parent = self
)
return False
if self.minvalue is not None and result < self.minvalue:
messagebox.showwarning(
"Too small",
"The allowed minimum value is %s. "
"Please try again." % self.minvalue,
parent = self
)
return False
if self.maxvalue is not None and result > self.maxvalue:
messagebox.showwarning(
"Too large",
"The allowed maximum value is %s. "
"Please try again." % self.maxvalue,
parent = self
)
return False
self.result = result
return True
class _QueryInteger(_QueryDialog):
errormessage = "Not an integer."
def getresult(self):
return self.getint(self.entry.get())
def askinteger(title, prompt, **kw):
'''get an integer from the user
Arguments:
title -- the dialog title
prompt -- the label text
**kw -- see SimpleDialog class
Return value is an integer
'''
d = _QueryInteger(title, prompt, **kw)
return d.result
class _QueryFloat(_QueryDialog):
errormessage = "Not a floating-point value."
def getresult(self):
return self.getdouble(self.entry.get())
def askfloat(title, prompt, **kw):
'''get a float from the user
Arguments:
title -- the dialog title
prompt -- the label text
**kw -- see SimpleDialog class
Return value is a float
'''
d = _QueryFloat(title, prompt, **kw)
return d.result
class _QueryString(_QueryDialog):
def __init__(self, *args, **kw):
if "show" in kw:
self.__show = kw["show"]
del kw["show"]
else:
self.__show = None
_QueryDialog.__init__(self, *args, **kw)
def body(self, master):
entry = _QueryDialog.body(self, master)
if self.__show is not None:
entry.configure(show=self.__show)
return entry
def getresult(self):
return self.entry.get()
def askstring(title, prompt, **kw):
'''get a string from the user
Arguments:
title -- the dialog title
prompt -- the label text
**kw -- see SimpleDialog class
Return value is a string
'''
d = _QueryString(title, prompt, **kw)
return d.result
@contextlib.contextmanager
def _temp_grab_focus(grab, focus=None, destroy=True):
old_focus = grab.focus_get()
old_grab = grab.grab_current()
if old_grab is not None and old_grab.winfo_exists():
old_status = old_grab.grab_status()
else:
old_status = None
# The "grab" command will fail if another application
# already holds the grab. So catch it.
try:
grab.grab_set()
except TclError:
pass
try:
if focus is not None and focus.winfo_exists():
focus.focus_set()
yield
finally:
if old_focus is not None:
try:
old_focus.focus_set()
except TclError:
pass
try:
grab.grab_release()
except TclError:
pass
if destroy:
try:
grab.destroy()
except TclError:
pass
if (old_grab is not None and old_grab.winfo_exists()
and old_grab.winfo_ismapped()):
# The "grab" command will fail if another application
# already holds the grab. So catch it.
try:
if old_status == 'global':
old_grab.grab_set_global()
else:
old_grab.grab_set()
except TclError:
pass
if __name__ == '__main__':
def test():
root = Tk()
use_ttk = tkinter.BooleanVar(root, value=True)
def test_dialog():
d = SimpleDialog(root,
text="This is a test dialog. "
"Would this have been an actual dialog, "
"the buttons below would have been glowing "
"in soft pink light.\n"
"Do you believe this?",
buttons=[{'text': 'Yes', 'underline': 0},
{'text': 'No', 'underline': 0},
{'text': 'Cancel', 'underline': 0}],
default=0,
cancel=2,
title="Test Dialog",
bitmap='question',
detail="Alt+Y, Alt+N and Alt+C work too.",
use_ttk=use_ttk.get())
print(d.go())
def test_integer():
print(askinteger("Spam", "Egg count", initialvalue=12*12,
use_ttk=use_ttk.get()))
def test_float():
print(askfloat("Spam", "Egg weight\n(in tons)", minvalue=1,
maxvalue=100, use_ttk=use_ttk.get()))
def test_string():
print(askstring("Spam", "Egg label", use_ttk=use_ttk.get()))
tkinter.Checkbutton(root, text='Use themed (ttk) widgets',
variable=use_ttk).pack(fill=X)
Button(root, text='SimpleDialog', command=test_dialog).pack(fill=X)
Button(root, text='askinteger', command=test_integer).pack(fill=X)
Button(root, text='askfloat', command=test_float).pack(fill=X)
Button(root, text='askstring', command=test_string).pack(fill=X)
Button(root, text='Quit', command=root.quit).pack(fill=X)
root.mainloop()
test()