Python Tkinter date Entry widget: Selecting dates made easy

Last update on December 21 2024 07:48:11 (UTC/GMT +8 hours)

Write a Python GUI program to create a Date Entry widget for selecting a date using tkinter module.

Sample Solution:

Python Code:

import tkinter as tk
from tkcalendar import DateEntry

def get_selected_date():
    selected_date = cal.get_date()
    selected_date_label.config(text=f"Selected Date: {selected_date}")

parent = tk.Tk()
parent.title("Date Entry Example")

# Create a Date Entry widget
cal = DateEntry(parent, width=12, background="darkblue", foreground="white", borderwidth=2)
cal.pack(padx=10, pady=10)

# Create a button to get the selected date
get_date_button = tk.Button(parent, text="Get Selected Date", command=get_selected_date)
get_date_button.pack(pady=10)
# Create a label to display the selected date
selected_date_label = tk.Label(parent, text="", font=("Helvetica", 12))
selected_date_label.pack()
parent.mainloop()

Explanation:

In the exercise above -

• Import tkinter as tk and DateEntry from tkcalendar.
• Define a function "get_selected_date()" that retrieves the selected date from the DateEntry widget and updates a label to display the selected date.
• Create the main window using tk.Tk() and set its title.
• Create a DateEntry widget named cal, configure its appearance, and pack it into the main window.
• Create a button labeled "Get Selected Date" and associate it with the get_selected_date function to retrieve and display the selected date.
• Create a label named 'selected_date_label' that will display the selected date.
• The main event loop, parent.mainloop(), starts the Tkinter application.

Sample Output:

Flowchart:

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