Menu Buttons – Intro To Tkinter 11

In this video we’ll learn how to use Menu Button popups for Tkinter.

Menu buttons are similar to the regular Menu bars we looked at several videos ago…

Except they aren’t bars, they’re buttons located anywhere you want! Click them and a menu pops up!

Python Code: menu_buttons.py
(Github Code)

from tkinter import *

root = Tk()
root.title("Menu Button Popups - Intro To Tkinter")
root.iconbitmap('images/tkinter.ico')
root.geometry('600x400')

def thing(item):
	my_label.config(text=f'You Cliked {item}')


# Create a menu button
my_menu = Menubutton(root, text="File Menu", relief="raised") # flat, sunken, raised, groove, ridge
my_menu.pack(pady=100)

# Define the menu
my_menu.menu = Menu(my_menu, tearoff=0)
my_menu["menu"] = my_menu.menu

# Add sub items
my_menu.menu.add_command(label="New", command=lambda: thing("New")) 
my_menu.menu.add_checkbutton(label="Open", command=lambda: thing("Open"))
my_menu.menu.add_radiobutton(label="Save", command=lambda: thing("Save"))
my_menu.menu.add_radiobutton(label="Save As", command=lambda: thing("Save As"))


# Add a label
my_label = Label(root, text="", font=("Helvetica", 24))
my_label.pack()

root.mainloop()