Working with images and icons in Tkinter involves loading image files and displaying them within
various widgets such as Label, Button, and Canvas. Here's a
step-by-step guide on how to work with images and icons in Tkinter:
Tkinter supports displaying images using the PhotoImage class for .png and
.gif formats. For other formats like .jpg, you can use the
PIL library (Python Imaging Library).
.png Image
import tkinter as tk
# Create the main window
root = tk.Tk()
root.title("Image in Label Example")
root.geometry("300x300")
# Load an image
image = tk.PhotoImage(file="path/to/your/image.png")
# Create a Label to display the image
label = tk.Label(root, image=image)
label.pack(pady=20)
# Keep a reference to the image to prevent it from being garbage collected
label.image = image
# Run the application
root.mainloop()
.jpg ImagesFor .jpg and other formats, you need to use the PIL (Pillow) library. You
can install it using pip install pillow.
.jpg Image
import tkinter as tk
from PIL import Image, ImageTk
# Create the main window
root = tk.Tk()
root.title("JPG Image in Label Example")
root.geometry("300x300")
# Load an image using PIL
image = Image.open("path/to/your/image.jpg")
photo = ImageTk.PhotoImage(image)
# Create a Label to display the image
label = tk.Label(root, image=photo)
label.pack(pady=20)
# Keep a reference to the image to prevent it from being garbage collected
label.image = photo
# Run the application
root.mainloop()
You can also display images on buttons using the image attribute.
import tkinter as tk
# Create the main window
root = tk.Tk()
root.title("Button with Image Example")
root.geometry("300x200")
# Load an image
image = tk.PhotoImage(file="path/to/your/image.png")
# Create a Button with an image
button = tk.Button(root, image=image, text="Click Me", compound=tk.LEFT)
button.pack(pady=20)
# Keep a reference to the image to prevent it from being garbage collected
button.image = image
# Run the application
root.mainloop()
compound=tk.LEFT: Places the image to the left of the text. Other options include
tk.RIGHT, tk.TOP, and tk.BOTTOM.
You can display images on a Canvas widget using the create_image method.
import tkinter as tk
# Create the main window
root = tk.Tk()
root.title("Canvas with Image Example")
root.geometry("400x300")
# Create a Canvas widget
canvas = tk.Canvas(root, width=300, height=200, bg="white")
canvas.pack(pady=20)
# Load an image
image = tk.PhotoImage(file="path/to/your/image.png")
# Add the image to the canvas
canvas.create_image(150, 100, image=image)
# Keep a reference to the image to prevent it from being garbage collected
canvas.image = image
# Run the application
root.mainloop()
You can set an icon for your Tkinter window using the iconphoto method.
import tkinter as tk
# Create the main window
root = tk.Tk()
root.title("Window Icon Example")
root.geometry("300x200")
# Load an icon image
icon = tk.PhotoImage(file="path/to/your/icon.png")
# Set the window icon
root.iconphoto(False, icon)
# Run the application
root.mainloop()
By following these steps, you can effectively work with images and icons in Tkinter. You can display images in Label, Button, and Canvas widgets and set custom window icons. Using the PhotoImage class and the PIL library allows you to work with various image formats and enhance the visual appeal of your Tkinter applications.