A Tkinter image button that toggles between an up and down button image.
A Tkinter image button toggling between two images
''' tk_button_image_toggle.py
using itertools.cycle() to create a Tkinter ToogleUpDownImageButton
tested with Python27 by vegaseat 01aug2014
'''
import itertools as it
try:
# Python27
import Tkinter as tk
except ImportError:
# Python3+
import tkinter as tk
class ToogleUpDownImageButton(tk.Tk):
def __init__(self):
tk.Tk.__init__(self)
# images are of an up and down button
# pick GIF images you have in the working directory or give full path
self.image_up = tk.PhotoImage(file='btn_up.gif')
self.image_down = tk.PhotoImage(file='btn_down.gif')
self.images = it.cycle([self.image_down, self.image_up])
self.button = tk.Button(self, image=self.image_up, command=self.toggle)
self.button.pack()
def toggle(self):
"""
toggle between up and down button images
"""
self.button['image'] = next(self.images)
def main():
app = ToogleUpDownImageButton()
app.mainloop()
main()
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