This is a module that does what you want using Tkinter
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from Tkinter import *
class OutlookBar(Frame):
def __init__(self, *args, **options):
Frame.__init__(self, *args, **options)
self.panes = {}
def add_pane(self, name, pane):
self.panes[name] = pane
pane.pack(side=TOP, fill=X)
def get_frame(self, name):
return self.panes[name]
class OutlookPane(Frame):
def __init__(self, *args, **options):
if options.get('text'):
text = options['text']
del options['text']
Frame.__init__(self, *args, **options)
self.btn = Button(self, text=text, command=self.toggle_collapse)
self.btn.pack(side=TOP, fill=X)
self.child_frame = Frame(self)
self.child_frame.pack(side=TOP, fill=X)
if options.get('collapsed'):
self.collapsed = True
del options['collapsed']
else:
self.collapsed = False
self.child_frame.pack(side=TOP, fill=X)
def frame(self):
return self.child_frame
def toggle_collapse(self):
if self.collapsed:
self.child_frame.pack(side=TOP) # show
else:
self.child_frame.pack_forget()
self.collapsed = not self.collapsed
def add_widget(self, widget):
widget.pack(side=TOP)
if __name__ == '__main__':
root = Tk()
root.title('Outlook Bar Demo')
bar = OutlookBar(root)
bar.pack(expand=1, fill=BOTH)
bar.add_pane('pane1', OutlookPane(bar, text='Hello'))
pane1 = bar.get_frame('pane1')
pane1.add_widget(Button(pane1.frame(), text='Button 1'))
pane1.add_widget(Button(pane1.frame(), text='Button 2'))
pane1.add_widget(Button(pane1.frame(), text='Button 3'))
bar.add_pane('pane2', OutlookPane(bar, text='Zankalon'))
pane2 = bar.get_frame('pane2')
pane2.add_widget(Button(pane2.frame(), text='Button 1'))
pane2.add_widget(Button(pane2.frame(), text='Button 2'))
pane2.add_widget(Button(pane2.frame(), text='Button 3'))
mainloop()
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