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Python » GUI Tk » PackScreenshots 
Several pack() options for controlling layouts within a frame: side, fill, expand, anchor
Several pack() options for controlling layouts within a frame: side, fill, expand, anchor
 
from Tkinter import *

class MyApp:
  def __init__(self, parent):
    button_width = 6           
    button_padx = "2m"     
    button_pady = "1m"     
    buttons_frame_padx =  "3m"    
    buttons_frame_pady =  "2m"        
    buttons_frame_ipadx = "3m"    
    buttons_frame_ipady = "1m"   

    self.button_name   = StringVar()
    self.button_name.set("C")
    
    self.side_option = StringVar()
    self.side_option.set(LEFT)
    
    self.fill_option   = StringVar()
    self.fill_option.set(NONE)

    self.expand_option = StringVar()
    self.expand_option.set(YES)
    
    self.anchor_option = StringVar()    
    self.anchor_option.set(CENTER)
    
    
    self.myParent = parent 
    self.myParent.geometry("640x400")

    self.myContainer1 = Frame(parent
    self.myContainer1.pack(expand=YES, fill=BOTH)


    self.control_frame = Frame(self.myContainer1
    self.control_frame.pack(side=LEFT, expand=NO,  padx=10, pady=5, ipadx=5, ipady=5)    
    
    myMessage="Demo"
    Label(self.control_frame, text=myMessage, justify=LEFT).pack(side=TOP, anchor=W)
    
    self.buttons_frame = Frame(self.control_frame)
    self.buttons_frame.pack(side=TOP, expand=NO, fill=Y, ipadx=5, ipady=5)    

    self.demo_frame = Frame(self.myContainer1
    self.demo_frame.pack(side=RIGHT, expand=YES, fill=BOTH)        


    self.top_frame = Frame(self.demo_frame
    self.top_frame.pack(side=TOP, expand=YES, fill=BOTH)      

    self.bottom_frame = Frame(self.demo_frame,
      borderwidth=5,   relief=RIDGE,
      height=50
      bg="cyan",
      )
    self.bottom_frame.pack(side=TOP, fill=X)    


    self.left_frame = Frame(self.top_frame,  
                            background="red",
                          borderwidth=5,   
                          relief=RIDGE,
                          width=50
                          
    self.left_frame.pack(side=LEFT, expand=NO, fill=Y)    

    self.right_frame = Frame(self.top_frame, 
                             background="tan",
                           borderwidth=5,   
                           relief=RIDGE,
                           width=250
                          )
    self.right_frame.pack(side=RIGHT, expand=YES, fill=BOTH)   


    button_names = ["A""B""C"]  
    side_options = [LEFT, TOP, RIGHT, BOTTOM]  
    fill_options = [X, Y, BOTH, NONE]
    expand_options = [YES, NO]
    anchor_options = [NW, N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, CENTER]
    
  
    self.buttonA = Button(self.bottom_frame, text="A")
    self.buttonA.pack()
    self.buttonB = Button(self.left_frame, text="B")
    self.buttonB.pack()
    self.buttonC = Button(self.right_frame, text="C")
    self.buttonC.pack()  
    self.button_with_name = {"A":self.buttonA, "B":self.buttonB, "C":self.buttonC}  

    self.button_names_frame   = Frame(self.buttons_frame, borderwidth=5)
    self.side_options_frame   = Frame(self.buttons_frame, borderwidth=5)
    self.fill_options_frame   = Frame(self.buttons_frame, borderwidth=5)
    self.expand_options_frame = Frame(self.buttons_frame, borderwidth=5)
    self.anchor_options_frame = Frame(self.buttons_frame, borderwidth=5)

    self.button_names_frame.pack(  side=LEFT, expand=YES, fill=Y, anchor=N)
    self.side_options_frame.pack(  side=LEFT, expand=YES, anchor=N)    
    self.fill_options_frame.pack(  side=LEFT, expand=YES, anchor=N)
    self.expand_options_frame.pack(side=LEFT, expand=YES, anchor=N)
    self.anchor_options_frame.pack(side=LEFT, expand=YES, anchor=N)
          
    Label(self.button_names_frame, text="\nButton").pack()
    Label(self.side_options_frame, text="Side\nOption").pack()
    Label(self.fill_options_frame, text="Fill\nOption").pack()
    Label(self.expand_options_frame, text="Expand\nOption").pack()
    Label(self.anchor_options_frame, text="Anchor\nOption").pack()    
    
    for option in button_names:
      button = Radiobutton(self.button_names_frame, text=str(option), indicatoron=1
        value=option, command=self.button_refresh, variable=self.button_name)
      button["width"= button_width
      button.pack(side=TOP)

    for option in side_options:
      button = Radiobutton(self.side_options_frame, text=str(option), indicatoron=0
        value=option, command=self.demo_update, variable=self.side_option)
      button["width"= button_width
      button.pack(side=TOP)
                
    for option in fill_options:
      button = Radiobutton(self.fill_options_frame, text=str(option), indicatoron=0
        value=option, command=self.demo_update, variable=self.fill_option)
      button["width"= button_width
      button.pack(side=TOP)

    for option in expand_options:
      button = Radiobutton(self.expand_options_frame, text=str(option), indicatoron=0
        value=option, command=self.demo_update, variable=self.expand_option)
      button["width"= button_width 
      button.pack(side=TOP)
  
    for option in anchor_options:
      button = Radiobutton(self.anchor_options_frame, text=str(option), indicatoron=0
        value=option, command=self.demo_update, variable=self.anchor_option)
      button["width"= button_width
      button.pack(side=TOP)

    self.cancelButtonFrame = Frame(self.button_names_frame)
    self.cancelButtonFrame.pack(side=BOTTOM, expand=YES, anchor=SW)
    
    self.cancelButton = Button(self.cancelButtonFrame,
      text="Cancel", background="red"
      width=button_width,   
      padx=button_padx,     
      pady=button_pady      
      )        
    self.cancelButton.pack(side=BOTTOM, anchor=S)
    self.cancelButton.bind("<Button-1>", self.cancelButtonClick)   
    self.cancelButton.bind("<Return>", self.cancelButtonClick
    
    self.demo_update()


  def button_refresh(self):
    button = self.button_with_name[self.button_name.get()]
    properties = button.pack_info()
    self.fill_option.set  (  properties["fill"] )
    self.side_option.set  (  properties["side"] )
    self.expand_option.set(  properties["expand"] )
    self.anchor_option.set(  properties["anchor"] )


  def demo_update(self):
    button = self.button_with_name[self.button_name.get()]
    button.pack(fill=self.fill_option.get()
      , side=self.side_option.get()
      , expand=self.expand_option.get()
      , anchor=self.anchor_option.get()
      )
    
  def cancelButtonClick(self, event)
    self.myParent.destroy()      

root = Tk()
myapp = MyApp(root)
root.mainloop()
           
         
  
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