Picture

(Contains a tkinter.Label object)

__init__(
    self, 
    master, 
    image=None, 
    grid=None, 
    align=None, 
    visible=True, 
    enabled=None, 
    width=None, 
    height=None)

What is it?

The Picture object displays an image.

How do I make one?

Create a Picture object like this:

from guizero import App, Picture
app = App()
picture = Picture(app, image="test.gif")
app.display()

You must specify the correct path to the image. The image in the example is in the same directory as the program. If the image is in a different directory, specify a relative path, for example if the picture is in a subfolder called images you would write:

picture = Picture(app, image="images/test.gif")

Image support

Depending on your operating system and whether you installed the guizero additional image features will determine what image types you can use with Picture.

By default GIF and PNG are supported, except macOS which only supports GIF.

Starting parameters

When you create a Picture object you must specify master and you can specify any of the optional parameters. Specify parameters in the brackets, like this: picture = Picture(app, image="test.gif")

Parameter	Takes	Default	Compulsory	Description
master	App, Window or Box	-	Yes	The container to which this widget belongs
image	string	None	-	The file path, tkinter.PhotoImage or PIL.Image you wish to display
align	string	None	-	Alignment of this widget within its container. Possible values: "top", "bottom", "left", "right".
grid	List [int, int]	None	-	[x,y] coordinates of this widget. This parameter is only required if the master object has a grid layout.
visible	boolean	True	No	If the widget should be visible.
enabled	boolean	None	No	If the widget should be enabled. If None (the default) the enabled property will be inherited from the master
width	size	None	No	Set the width of the widget in pixels
height	size	None	No	Set the height of the widget in pixels

Methods

You can call the following methods on a Picture object.

Method	Takes	Returns	Description
after(time, command, args=None)	time (int), command (function name), args (list of arguments)	-	Schedules a single call to command after time milliseconds. (To repeatedly call the same command, use repeat())
cancel(command)	command (function name)	-	Cancels a scheduled call to command
destroy()	-	-	Destroys the widget
disable()	-	-	Disables the widget so that it is "greyed out" and cannot be interacted with
enable()	-	-	Enables the widget
focus()	-	-	Gives focus to the widget (e.g. focusing a TextBox so that the user can type inside it)
hide()	-	-	Hides the widget from view. This method will unpack the widget from the layout manager.
repeat(time, command, args=None)	time (int), command (function name), args (list of arguments)	-	Repeats command every time milliseconds. This is useful for scheduling a function to be regularly called, for example updating a value read from a sensor.
resize(width, height)	width (int), height (int)	-	Sets the width and height of the widget
show()	-	-	Displays the widget if it was previously hidden

Properties

You can set and get the following properties:

Method	Data type	Description
align	string	The alignment of this widget within its container
bg	color	The background colour of the widget
enabled	boolean	True if the widget is enabled
grid	List	[x,y] coordinates of this widget. This parameter is only required if the master object has a grid
height	size	Set the height of the widget in pixels
image	string	The file path, tkinter.PhotoImage or PIL.Image you wish to display
master	App or Box	The container to which this widget belongs
value	string	The file path, tkinter.PhotoImage or PIL.Image you wish to display
visible	boolean	If this widget is visible
width	size	Set the width of the widget in pixels

Refer to a property as <name of widget>.property. For example, if your Picture object is called picture you would write picture.value.

You can set the property (for example picture.value = "star.gif") or get the value of the property to use (for example print(picture.value)).