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How to Program a GUI Application with Python Tkinter

Keith Galli via YouTube

Overview

Learn how to build a graphical user interface (GUI) application using Python Tkinter. The course covers the fundamentals of the Tkinter library, creating a weather application, connecting to a weather API, and converting the application to an executable file. Skills taught include using frames, setting custom colors, organizing widgets, making GET requests, formatting responses, and adding weather icons. The teaching method involves practical demonstrations and coding examples. This course is intended for Python learners interested in GUI application development.

Syllabus

- What we’re ultimately building
- Getting started
- The basics of every Tkinter App Root
- Add a button to the screen
- Passing in keyword arguments
- Using frames to organize widgets
- Setting custom colors
- pack to place widgets
- grid to place widgets
- place to place widgets
- Setting the appearance of our final application
- Adding background image
- Implementing button/entry functionality
- Connecting to the Weather API
- Making a GET request
- Formatting our response
- Changing Font and Font Size
- How to add weather icons to the app
- Making our App an executable using PyInstaller

Taught by

Keith Galli

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