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Python tkinter (gui) example 'dragsort multilist'
Functions in program:
def bMove(event):
def bUp_Shift(event):
def bUp(event):
def bDown(event):
def bDown_Shift(event):
def sortby(tree, col, descending):
dragsort multilist
Python tkinter example: dragsort multilist
'''
Here the TreeView widget is configured as a multi-column listbox
with adjustable column width and column-header-click sorting.
'''
try:
import Tkinter as tk
import tkFont
import ttk
except ImportError: # Python 3
import tkinter as tk
import tkinter.font as tkFont
import tkinter.ttk as ttk
class MultiColumnListbox(object):
"""use a ttk.TreeView as a multicolumn ListBox"""
def __init__(self):
self.tree = None
self._setup_widgets()
self._build_tree()
def bind(self, name, func, add=""):
self.tree.bind(name, func, add)
def _setup_widgets(self):
s = """\click on header to sort by that column
to change width of column drag boundary
"""
msg = ttk.Label(wraplength="4i", justify="left", anchor="n",
padding=(10, 2, 10, 6), text=s)
msg.pack(fill='x')
container = ttk.Frame()
container.pack(fill='both', expand=True)
# create a treeview with dual scrollbars
self.tree = ttk.Treeview(columns=car_header, show="headings")
vsb = ttk.Scrollbar(orient="vertical",
command=self.tree.yview)
hsb = ttk.Scrollbar(orient="horizontal",
command=self.tree.xview)
self.tree.configure(yscrollcommand=vsb.set,
xscrollcommand=hsb.set)
self.tree.grid(column=0, row=0, sticky='nsew', in_=container)
vsb.grid(column=1, row=0, sticky='ns', in_=container)
hsb.grid(column=0, row=1, sticky='ew', in_=container)
container.grid_columnconfigure(0, weight=1)
container.grid_rowconfigure(0, weight=1)
def _build_tree(self):
for col in car_header:
self.tree.heading(col, text=col.title(),
command=lambda c=col: sortby(self.tree, c, 0))
# adjust the column's width to the header string
self.tree.column(col,
width=tkFont.Font().measure(col.title()))
for item in car_list:
if type(item) is list:
print(item[0])
_group = self.tree.insert('', 'end', item[0], values=item[0])
for subitem in item[1:]:
self.tree.insert(_group, 'end', values=subitem)
else:
self.tree.insert('', 'end',text=item[0], values=item[1:])
# adjust column's width if necessary to fit each value
for ix, val in enumerate(item):
col_w = tkFont.Font().measure(val)
if self.tree.column(car_header[ix],width=None)<col_w:
self.tree.column(car_header[ix], width=col_w)
def sortby(tree, col, descending):
"""sort tree contents when a column header is clicked on"""
# grab values to sort
data = [(tree.set(child, col), child) \
for child in tree.get_children('')]
# if the data to be sorted is numeric change to float
#data = change_numeric(data)
# now sort the data in place
data.sort(reverse=descending)
for ix, item in enumerate(data):
tree.move(item[1], '', ix)
# switch the heading so it will sort in the opposite direction
tree.heading(col, command=lambda col=col: sortby(tree, col, \
int(not descending)))
# the test data ...
car_header = ['car', 'repair','more']
car_list = [
['cars', ('this', "mothafucking", 'car')],
('Hyundai', 'brakes', "this") ,
('Honda', 'light') ,
('Lexus', 'battery') ,
('Benz', 'wiper') ,
('Ford', 'tire') ,
('Chevy', 'air') ,
('Chrysler', 'piston') ,
('Toyota', 'brake pedal') ,
('BMW', 'seat'),
('Hyundai', 'brakes') ,
('Honda', 'light') ,
('Lexus', 'battery') ,
('Benz', 'wiper') ,
('Ford', 'tire') ,
('Chevy', 'air') ,
('Chrysler', 'piston') ,
('Toyota', 'brake pedal') ,
('BMW', 'seat')
]
def bDown_Shift(event):
tv = event.widget
select = [tv.index(s) for s in tv.selection()]
select.append(tv.index(tv.identify_row(event.y)))
select.sort()
for i in range(select[0],select[-1]+1,1):
tv.selection_add(tv.get_children()[i])
def bDown(event):
tv = event.widget
if tv.identify_row(event.y) not in tv.selection():
tv.selection_set(tv.identify_row(event.y))
def bUp(event):
tv = event.widget
if tv.identify_row(event.y) in tv.selection():
tv.selection_set(tv.identify_row(event.y))
def bUp_Shift(event):
pass
def bMove(event):
tv = event.widget
moveto = tv.index(tv.identify_row(event.y))
for s in tv.selection():
tv.move(s, '', moveto)
if __name__ == '__main__':
"""
root = tk.Tk()
tree = ttk.Treeview(columns=("col1","col2"),
displaycolumns="col2",
selectmode='none')
# insert some items into the tree
for i in range(10):
tree.insert('', 'end',iid='line%i' % i, text='line:%s' % i, values=('', i))
tree.grid()
root.mainloop()
"""
root = tk.Tk()
root.title("Multicolumn Treeview/Listbox")
listbox = MultiColumnListbox()
listbox.bind("<ButtonPress-1>",bDown)
listbox.bind("<ButtonRelease-1>",bUp, add='+')
listbox.bind("<B1-Motion>",bMove, add='+')
listbox.bind("<Shift-ButtonPress-1>",bDown_Shift, add='+')
listbox.bind("<Shift-ButtonRelease-1>",bUp_Shift, add='+')
root.mainloop()
Useful links
- Learn Tkinter: https://pythonbasics.org/tkinter/
- Wikipedia tkinter: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tkinter