Create a Python Tkinter application with color picker

Last update on December 21 2024 07:47:24 (UTC/GMT +8 hours)

Write a Python program that creates a Tkinter application that allows users to select and display their favorite color using a color picker.

Sample Solution:

Python Code:

import tkinter as tk
from tkcolorpicker import askcolor

# Function to open the color picker and display the selected color
def choose_color():
    color = askcolor()[1]  # askcolor() returns (color, color_name)
    if color:
        color_label.config(text=f"Selected Color: {color}", bg=color)

# Create the main window
parent = tk.Tk()
parent.title("Color Picker")

# Create a label to display the selected color
color_label = tk.Label(parent, text="Selected Color: None", font=("Helvetica", 14), padx=10, pady=10)
color_label.pack()

# Create a button to open the color picker
choose_button = tk.Button(parent, text="Choose Color", command=choose_color)
choose_button.pack(pady=10)

# Start the Tkinter event loop
parent.mainloop()

Explanation:

In the exercise above -

• First we import the "tkinter" library and the askcolor function from "tkcolorpicker".
• The "choose_color()" function is defined to open the color picker dialog using askcolor(), which returns the selected color. We then update the label's text and background color to display the selected color.
• The main window is created using tk.Tk().
• A label is created to display the selected color, and a button is created to open the color picker dialog.
• The program starts the Tkinter event loop using root.mainloop().

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