Tkinter is a Python library for creating GUIs (Graphical user interfaces). You can use it to create windows, buttons, text boxes, and other GUI elements that allows users to interact with. Tkinter is easy to use without requiring any additional installations since it is included with Python distributions. Tkinter is simple and easy to use, which is a popular choice for beginners to build GUIs in Python.
What Types of Projects can you build with Tkinter?
You can use Tkinter to build desktop applications (text editors, image viewers, media players, and web browsers), data visualization tools (graphs, charts), games (Sudoku, Tic-Tac-Toe, etc. ), education and training tools (flashcards, quizzes, & language learning apps), automation tools ( task schedulers, file renames, and backup utilities), business apps (restaurant management system, project management software), utilities (system monitors, clipboard managers, and text editors) (Rathore, 2022).
Overall, Tkinter is generally used to build smaller projects, and for teaching purposes. Normally, it is not used for building large-scale apps or commercial products. However, companies like The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Avast, CERN (The European Organization for Nuclear Research), and NASA, have used Tkinter with other Python libraries and tools to build their apps.
Reference
Rathore, D. (2022, February 5). Top 20 Opensource Python Tkinter Projects. Dunebook. https://www.dunebook.com/top-20-opensource-python-tkinter-projects/
Tkinter –Python Interface to Tcl/Tk – Python 3.9.16 Documentation, Retrieved 2023-4-30 from https://docs.python.org/3.9/library/tkinter.html
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