diff --git a/Doc/library/pydoc.rst b/Doc/library/pydoc.rst
index b43f84de6db..4103dd4d633 100644
--- a/Doc/library/pydoc.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/pydoc.rst
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ that will serve documentation to visiting Web browsers. :program:`pydoc`
:option:`-p 1234` will start a HTTP server on port 1234, allowing you to browse
the documentation at ``http://localhost:1234/`` in your preferred Web browser.
:program:`pydoc` :option:`-g` will start the server and additionally bring up a
-small :mod:`Tkinter`\ -based graphical interface to help you search for
+small :mod:`tkinter`\ -based graphical interface to help you search for
documentation pages.
When :program:`pydoc` generates documentation, it uses the current environment
diff --git a/Doc/library/tkinter.rst b/Doc/library/tkinter.rst
index 74e3fbb5b7f..7bb54fd4fa4 100644
--- a/Doc/library/tkinter.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/tkinter.rst
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ is maintained at ActiveState.)
Tkinter Modules
---------------
-Most of the time, the :mod:`tkinter` is all you really need, but a number
-of additional modules are available as well. The Tk interface is located in a
+Most of the time, :mod:`tkinter` is all you really need, but a number of
+additional modules are available as well. The Tk interface is located in a
binary module named :mod:`_tkinter`. This module contains the low-level
interface to Tk, and should never be used directly by application programmers.
It is usually a shared library (or DLL), but might in some cases be statically
@@ -112,13 +112,13 @@ orientation on the system.
Credits:
-* Tkinter was written by Steen Lumholt and Guido van Rossum.
-
* Tk was written by John Ousterhout while at Berkeley.
+* Tkinter was written by Steen Lumholt and Guido van Rossum.
+
* This Life Preserver was written by Matt Conway at the University of Virginia.
-* The html rendering, and some liberal editing, was produced from a FrameMaker
+* The HTML rendering, and some liberal editing, was produced from a FrameMaker
version by Ken Manheimer.
* Fredrik Lundh elaborated and revised the class interface descriptions, to get
@@ -143,10 +143,10 @@ order to use Tkinter, you will have to know a little bit about Tk. This document
can't fulfill that role, so the best we can do is point you to the best
documentation that exists. Here are some hints:
-* The authors strongly suggest getting a copy of the Tk man pages. Specifically,
- the man pages in the ``mann`` directory are most useful. The ``man3`` man pages
- describe the C interface to the Tk library and thus are not especially helpful
- for script writers.
+* The authors strongly suggest getting a copy of the Tk man pages.
+ Specifically, the man pages in the ``manN`` directory are most useful.
+ The ``man3`` man pages describe the C interface to the Tk library and thus
+ are not especially helpful for script writers.
* Addison-Wesley publishes a book called Tcl and the Tk Toolkit by John
Ousterhout (ISBN 0-201-63337-X) which is a good introduction to Tcl and Tk for
@@ -159,6 +159,9 @@ documentation that exists. Here are some hints:
.. seealso::
+ `Tcl/Tk 8.6 man pages `_
+ The Tcl/Tk manual on www.tcl.tk.
+
`ActiveState Tcl Home Page `_
The Tk/Tcl development is largely taking place at ActiveState.
@@ -183,8 +186,8 @@ A Simple Hello World Program
def createWidgets(self):
self.QUIT = Button(self)
self.QUIT["text"] = "QUIT"
- self.QUIT["fg"] = "red"
- self.QUIT["command"] = self.quit
+ self.QUIT["fg"] = "red"
+ self.QUIT["command"] = self.quit
self.QUIT.pack({"side": "left"})
@@ -257,7 +260,7 @@ To make a widget in Tk, the command is always of the form::
For example::
button .fred -fg red -text "hi there"
- ^ ^ \_____________________/
+ ^ ^ \______________________/
| | |
class new options
command widget (-opt val -opt val ...)
@@ -301,15 +304,15 @@ constructor, and keyword-args for configure calls or as instance indices, in
dictionary style, for established instances. See section
:ref:`tkinter-setting-options` on setting options. ::
- button .fred -fg red =====> fred = Button(panel, fg = "red")
+ button .fred -fg red =====> fred = Button(panel, fg="red")
.fred configure -fg red =====> fred["fg"] = red
- OR ==> fred.config(fg = "red")
+ OR ==> fred.config(fg="red")
In Tk, to perform an action on a widget, use the widget name as a command, and
follow it with an action name, possibly with arguments (options). In Tkinter,
you call methods on the class instance to invoke actions on the widget. The
-actions (methods) that a given widget can perform are listed in the Tkinter.py
-module. ::
+actions (methods) that a given widget can perform are listed in
+:file:`tkinter/__init__.py`. ::
.fred invoke =====> fred.invoke()
@@ -320,7 +323,7 @@ various forms of the pack command are implemented as methods. All widgets in
methods. See the :mod:`tkinter.tix` module documentation for additional
information on the Form geometry manager. ::
- pack .fred -side left =====> fred.pack(side = "left")
+ pack .fred -side left =====> fred.pack(side="left")
How Tk and Tkinter are Related
@@ -332,14 +335,15 @@ Your App Here (Python)
A Python application makes a :mod:`tkinter` call.
tkinter (Python Package)
- This call (say, for example, creating a button widget), is implemented in the
- *tkinter* package, which is written in Python. This Python function will parse
- the commands and the arguments and convert them into a form that makes them look
- as if they had come from a Tk script instead of a Python script.
+ This call (say, for example, creating a button widget), is implemented in
+ the :mod:`tkinter` package, which is written in Python. This Python
+ function will parse the commands and the arguments and convert them into a
+ form that makes them look as if they had come from a Tk script instead of
+ a Python script.
-tkinter (C)
+_tkinter (C)
These commands and their arguments will be passed to a C function in the
- *tkinter* - note the lowercase - extension module.
+ :mod:`_tkinter` - note the underscore - extension module.
Tk Widgets (C and Tcl)
This C function is able to make calls into other C modules, including the C
@@ -370,7 +374,7 @@ be set in three ways:
At object creation time, using keyword arguments
::
- fred = Button(self, fg = "red", bg = "blue")
+ fred = Button(self, fg="red", bg="blue")
After object creation, treating the option name like a dictionary index
::
@@ -381,7 +385,7 @@ After object creation, treating the option name like a dictionary index
Use the config() method to update multiple attrs subsequent to object creation
::
- fred.config(fg = "red", bg = "blue")
+ fred.config(fg="red", bg="blue")
For a complete explanation of a given option and its behavior, see the Tk man
pages for the widget in question.
@@ -464,8 +468,8 @@ where the widget is to appear within its container, and how it is to behave when
the main application window is resized. Here are some examples::
fred.pack() # defaults to side = "top"
- fred.pack(side = "left")
- fred.pack(expand = 1)
+ fred.pack(side="left")
+ fred.pack(expand=1)
Packer Options
@@ -506,7 +510,7 @@ Unfortunately, in the current implementation of :mod:`tkinter` it is not
possible to hand over an arbitrary Python variable to a widget through a
``variable`` or ``textvariable`` option. The only kinds of variables for which
this works are variables that are subclassed from a class called Variable,
-defined in the :mod:`tkinter`.
+defined in :mod:`tkinter`.
There are many useful subclasses of Variable already defined:
:class:`StringVar`, :class:`IntVar`, :class:`DoubleVar`, and
@@ -606,7 +610,7 @@ callback
This is any Python function that takes no arguments. For example::
def print_it():
- print("hi there")
+ print("hi there")
fred["command"] = print_it
color
@@ -702,24 +706,32 @@ Notice how the widget field of the event is being accessed in the
:meth:`turnRed` callback. This field contains the widget that caught the X
event. The following table lists the other event fields you can access, and how
they are denoted in Tk, which can be useful when referring to the Tk man pages.
-::
- Tk Tkinter Event Field Tk Tkinter Event Field
- -- ------------------- -- -------------------
- %f focus %A char
- %h height %E send_event
- %k keycode %K keysym
- %s state %N keysym_num
- %t time %T type
- %w width %W widget
- %x x %X x_root
- %y y %Y y_root
++----+---------------------+----+---------------------+
+| Tk | Tkinter Event Field | Tk | Tkinter Event Field |
++====+=====================+====+=====================+
+| %f | focus | %A | char |
++----+---------------------+----+---------------------+
+| %h | height | %E | send_event |
++----+---------------------+----+---------------------+
+| %k | keycode | %K | keysym |
++----+---------------------+----+---------------------+
+| %s | state | %N | keysym_num |
++----+---------------------+----+---------------------+
+| %t | time | %T | type |
++----+---------------------+----+---------------------+
+| %w | width | %W | widget |
++----+---------------------+----+---------------------+
+| %x | x | %X | x_root |
++----+---------------------+----+---------------------+
+| %y | y | %Y | y_root |
++----+---------------------+----+---------------------+
The index Parameter
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-A number of widgets require"index" parameters to be passed. These are used to
+A number of widgets require "index" parameters to be passed. These are used to
point at a specific place in a Text widget, or to particular characters in an
Entry widget, or to particular menu items in a Menu widget.
@@ -755,7 +767,7 @@ Menu indexes (menu.invoke(), menu.entryconfig(), etc.)
* an integer which refers to the numeric position of the entry in the widget,
counted from the top, starting with 0;
- * the string ``'active'``, which refers to the menu position that is currently
+ * the string ``"active"``, which refers to the menu position that is currently
under the cursor;
* the string ``"last"`` which refers to the last menu item;
diff --git a/Doc/library/tkinter.tix.rst b/Doc/library/tkinter.tix.rst
index 6298baccfba..bbe66d8d6a1 100644
--- a/Doc/library/tkinter.tix.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/tkinter.tix.rst
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ Tix Widgets
-----------
`Tix `_
-introduces over 40 widget classes to the :mod:`Tkinter` repertoire. There is a
+introduces over 40 widget classes to the :mod:`tkinter` repertoire. There is a
demo of all the :mod:`tkinter.tix` widgets in the :file:`Demo/tix` directory of
the standard distribution.
diff --git a/Doc/library/tkinter.ttk.rst b/Doc/library/tkinter.ttk.rst
index 72875f453e9..7bf39b3109c 100644
--- a/Doc/library/tkinter.ttk.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/tkinter.ttk.rst
@@ -116,12 +116,13 @@ All the :mod:`ttk` Widgets accepts the following options:
| | for the parent widget. |
+-----------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
| takefocus | Determines whether the window accepts the focus during |
- | | keyboard traversal. 0, 1 or an empty is return. If 0 is |
- | | returned, it means that the window should be skipped entirely|
- | | during keyboard traversal. If 1, it means that the window |
- | | should receive the input focus as long as it is viewable. And|
- | | an empty string means that the traversal scripts make the |
- | | decision about whether or not to focus on the window. |
+ | | keyboard traversal. 0, 1 or an empty string is returned. |
+ | | If 0 is returned, it means that the window should be skipped |
+ | | entirely during keyboard traversal. If 1, it means that the |
+ | | window should receive the input focus as long as it is |
+ | | viewable. And an empty string means that the traversal |
+ | | scripts make the decision about whether or not to focus |
+ | | on the window. |
+-----------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
| style | May be used to specify a custom widget style. |
+-----------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
diff --git a/Doc/library/turtle.rst b/Doc/library/turtle.rst
index 5f9de573ebb..c6ba3165ca7 100644
--- a/Doc/library/turtle.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/turtle.rst
@@ -35,13 +35,13 @@ programmer to use all the commands, classes and methods interactively when using
the module from within IDLE run with the ``-n`` switch.
The turtle module provides turtle graphics primitives, in both object-oriented
-and procedure-oriented ways. Because it uses :mod:`Tkinter` for the underlying
+and procedure-oriented ways. Because it uses :mod:`tkinter` for the underlying
graphics, it needs a version of Python installed with Tk support.
The object-oriented interface uses essentially two+two classes:
1. The :class:`TurtleScreen` class defines graphics windows as a playground for
- the drawing turtles. Its constructor needs a :class:`Tkinter.Canvas` or a
+ the drawing turtles. Its constructor needs a :class:`tkinter.Canvas` or a
:class:`ScrolledCanvas` as argument. It should be used when :mod:`turtle` is
used as part of some application.
@@ -1998,7 +1998,7 @@ The public classes of the module :mod:`turtle`
.. class:: RawTurtle(canvas)
RawPen(canvas)
- :param canvas: a :class:`Tkinter.Canvas`, a :class:`ScrolledCanvas` or a
+ :param canvas: a :class:`tkinter.Canvas`, a :class:`ScrolledCanvas` or a
:class:`TurtleScreen`
Create a turtle. The turtle has all methods described above as "methods of
@@ -2013,7 +2013,7 @@ The public classes of the module :mod:`turtle`
.. class:: TurtleScreen(cv)
- :param cv: a :class:`Tkinter.Canvas`
+ :param cv: a :class:`tkinter.Canvas`
Provides screen oriented methods like :func:`setbg` etc. that are described
above.
diff --git a/Doc/using/mac.rst b/Doc/using/mac.rst
index c92398fa603..5ab30b67180 100644
--- a/Doc/using/mac.rst
+++ b/Doc/using/mac.rst
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ There are several options for building GUI applications on the Mac with Python.
the foundation of most modern Mac development. Information on PyObjC is
available from http://pyobjc.sourceforge.net.
-The standard Python GUI toolkit is :mod:`Tkinter`, based on the cross-platform
+The standard Python GUI toolkit is :mod:`tkinter`, based on the cross-platform
Tk toolkit (http://www.tcl.tk). An Aqua-native version of Tk is bundled with OS
X by Apple, and the latest version can be downloaded and installed from
http://www.activestate.com; it can also be built from source.