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user2633882
user2633882

Reputation: 1671

Pack labels right next to entry box in tkinter python

I have a window that prompts users to enter the directory of their log files. However, my label seems to pack on top of my entrybox. Any idea on how to pack them side by side?

labelText=StringVar()

labelText.set("Enter directory of log files")

labelDir=Label(app,textvariable=labelText,height=4)

labelDir.pack()

directory=StringVar(None)

dirname=Entry(app,textvariable=directory,width=50)

dirname.pack()

Upvotes: 7

Views: 43891

Answers (2)

Octopusghost
Octopusghost

Reputation: 79

You could always switch to using '.grid' instead.

With your code: 

from Tkinter import Tk, Label, Entry, StringVar

app = Tk()

labelText=StringVar()
labelText.set("Enter directory of log files")
labelDir=Label(app, textvariable=labelText, height=4)
labelDir.grid(row=1,column=1)

directory=StringVar(None)
dirname=Entry(app,textvariable=directory,width=50)
dirname.grid(row=1,column=2)

app.mainloop()

Code Running: https://gyazo.com/7c78e6f3d7c8fe9233f150072c44a0d1

Upvotes: 4

user2555451
user2555451

Reputation:

Yes, you need to set the side option to "left". See below:

from Tkinter import Tk, Label, Entry, StringVar

app = Tk()

labelText=StringVar()
labelText.set("Enter directory of log files")
labelDir=Label(app, textvariable=labelText, height=4)
labelDir.pack(side="left")

directory=StringVar(None)
dirname=Entry(app,textvariable=directory,width=50)
dirname.pack(side="left")

app.mainloop()

example:

sample

Upvotes: 12

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