module2.py

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# Name:        Dienes Blocks GUI
# Purpose:
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# Author:      kieran
#
# Created:     30/05/2014
# Copyright:   (c) kieran 2014
# Licence:     <your licence>
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#from Tkinter import *
import Tkinter as tk

def main():
    window = tk.Tk()

#    app.withdraw()
    window.title("Dienes Blocks Application")
    window.geometry("300x300")
   # window.wm_iconbitmap('logox.ico')
    photo = tk.PhotoImage(file="logosmall.gif")
    w=tk.Label(window,image=photo)
    w.pack()
    #app = HomeScreen(window)

    #self.master = master #self is a particular object (unique instance of a data structure that's defined by its class) defined by the attributes of this class
    frame = tk.Frame(window, height =100, width=300) #The Frame Widget is very important for the process of grouping and organizing other widget.
    #master represents the parent window
    frame.grid(row=0, column=0, sticky=tk.E+tk.W)
    button1 = tk.Button(frame, text = 'Prototype', width = 20)#command = prototype_window)#.grid(row =3, column=1)#buttons and frames are different types of widgets
    #self.button1.pack(side = tk.LEFT)
 #  button2 = tk.Button(frame, text = 'Teacher', width = 25, command = teacher_window)#.grid(row =3, column=2)#buttons and frames are different types of widgets
  #  self.button2.pack()
    #self.button1.place(height=100, width=100)

    window.mainloop()

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()

#ef prototype_window(): #this is a method (note we call it with dot notation but need not include the self arguement - python includes for us
       # self.newWindow = tk.Toplevel(self.master)#Toplevel widgets work as windows that are directly managed by the window manager.
       # self.app = Prototype(self.newWindow)

    #def teacher_window(self): #this is a method (note we call it with dot notation but need not include the self arguement - python includes for us
       # self.newWindow = tk.Toplevel(self.master)#Toplevel widgets work as windows that are directly managed by the window manager.
       # self.app = Prototype(self.newWindow)





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##class Prototype:
##    def __init__(self, master):
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##        self.master = master
##        self.frame = tk.Frame(self.master)
##        self.homeButton = tk.Button(self.frame, text = 'Home', width = 25, command = self.close_windows)
##        self.hom  eButton.pack()
##        self.frame.pack()
##    def close_windows(self):
##        self.master.destroy()#destroy the object i.e. the window
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