Frame doesn't get displayed in tkinter-CodePudding

import tkinter as tk

window = tk.Tk()

test_frame = tk.Frame()
testlabel = tk.Label(text="testLabel", master = test_frame)
test_frame.grid(row=0,column=0)

text_area = tk.Text()
text_area.grid(row=0,column=1)

window.mainloop()

I am learning python GUI and was trying a project on my own. I started with trying to distribute the window into sections(row and columns) and then putting the widgets in them. I made a frame and a text box and tried to fit them side by side, so I decided to put them in a 1x2 grid(1 row 2 columns). The problem is the text box shows up but the frame doesn't, I even added a test label to see the frame but it just doesn't show up. I have tried to width and height as well but it doesn't work.

Please show me what's missing.

Thank you.

CodePudding user response：

You do it wrong way. Add test_frame every widgets. Missing testlabel.grid(..) Code :

import tkinter as tk

window = tk.Tk()

test_frame = tk.Frame(window)
testlabel = tk.Label(test_frame, text="testLabel")
testlabel.grid(row=1, column=0)
test_frame.grid(row=0,column=0)

text_area = tk.Text(test_frame)
text_area.grid(row=2,column=0)

window.mainloop()

Edit: screenshot:

CodePudding user response：

All you're really missing is placing the label on the frame, just pack or grid your test label just like you do with the frame or the textbox:

import tkinter as tk

window = tk.Tk()

test_frame = tk.Frame()
test_label = tk.Label(test_frame, text="testLabel")
test_label.pack()  # this is what you're missing
test_frame.grid(row=0, column=0)

text_area = tk.Text()
text_area.grid(row=0, column=1)

window.mainloop()

CodePudding user response：

My solution is to use 'place', because with grid, or pack(side='left') the Text widget doesn't respect the interface, it must be some default configuration, but with place I managed to leave one next to the other.

import tkinter as tk

# root
root = tk.Tk()
root.geometry('500x500')
# frame
frame = tk.Frame(root)
frame.pack(fill='both', expand=True)
# label
label = tk.Label(frame, text='Test', bg='red')
label.place(relx=0, rely=0, relwidth=0.5, relheight=1)
# text frame
text = tk.Text(frame, bg='light blue')
text.place(relx=0.5, rely=0, relwidth=0.5, relheight=1, )

if __name__ == '__main__':
    root.mainloop()