On Tuesday, August 6, 2013 7:38:55 PM UTC-4, Terry Reedy wrote: > On 8/6/2013 6:28 PM, snakeinmyboot wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > > > I am currently just starting to learn the basics of the tkinter module and > > ive run into a problem. To teach myself I am messing around by creating > > separate modules containing basic GUI apps like a tip calculator and > > kilometer converter, then creating a main program that displays buttons you > > can click that will create instances of the modules (tip calculator, > > kilometer converter). So far ive managed to successfully make the basic GUI > > apps works just fine, and have been able to import them into my main > > program and get them to launch in a new window when i click the buttons and > > everything, but heres my problem. > > > > > > Everything displays ok, like the labels, entry boxes, and buttons, but when > > I actually click the buttons (which are supposed to trigger a method within > > the module and display a label containing the calculated data).. nothing > > happens. When I run the modules by themselves everything works just fine > > (testing by making the module create an instance of itself but i # them out > > before running the main program) > > > > Make the boilerplate test code conditional, something like > > > > if __name__ == '__main__': > > root = tkinter.Tk() > > app = MainClass(root) # 'MainClass' depends on the module. > > root.mainloop > > root.destroy > > >
Could you elaborate on this a little bit? Never even heard the term "boilerplate test code". Also, I have removed the mainloops from the other modules, but this didnt seem to affect anything. Thanks for the reply! -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
