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Python tkinter (gui) example 'EnlargeShrinkCircle'
EnlargeShrinkCircle
Python tkinter example: EnlargeShrinkCircle
from tkinter import * # Import tkinter
class EnlargeShrinkCircle:
def __init__(self):
self.radius = 50
window = Tk() # Create a window
window.title("Control Circle Demo") # Set a title
self.canvas = Canvas(window, bg = "white",
width = 200, height = 200)
self.canvas.pack()
self.canvas.create_oval(
100 - self.radius, 100 - self.radius,
100 + self.radius, 100 + self.radius, tags = "oval")
# Bind canvas with mouse events
self.canvas.bind("<Button-1>", self.increaseCircle)
self.canvas.bind("<Button-3>", self.decreaseCircle)
window.mainloop() # Create an event loop
def increaseCircle(self, event):
self.canvas.delete("oval")
if self.radius < 100:
self.radius += 2
self.canvas.create_oval(
100 - self.radius, 100 - self.radius,
100 + self.radius, 100 + self.radius, tags = "oval")
def decreaseCircle(self, event):
self.canvas.delete("oval")
if self.radius > 2:
self.radius -= 2
self.canvas.create_oval(
100 - self.radius, 100 - self.radius,
100 + self.radius, 100 + self.radius, tags = "oval")
EnlargeShrinkCircle() # Create GUI
Useful links
- Learn Tkinter: https://pythonbasics.org/tkinter/
- Wikipedia tkinter: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tkinter