How to update the image of a Tkinter Label widget?
Question:
I would like to be able to swap out an image on a Tkinter label, but I’m not sure how to do it, except for replacing the widget itself.
Currently, I can display an image like so:
import Tkinter as tk
import ImageTk
root = tk.Tk()
img = ImageTk.PhotoImage(Image.open(path))
panel = tk.Label(root, image = img)
panel.pack(side = "bottom", fill = "both", expand = "yes")
root.mainloop()
However, when the user hits, say the ENTER
key, I’d like to change the image.
import Tkinter as tk
import ImageTk
root = tk.Tk()
img = ImageTk.PhotoImage(Image.open(path))
panel = tk.Label(root, image = img)
panel.pack(side = "bottom", fill = "both", expand = "yes")
def callback(e):
# change image
root.bind("<Return>", callback)
root.mainloop()
Is this possible?
Answers:
The method label.configure
does work in panel.configure(image=img)
.
What I forgot to do was include the panel.image=img
, to prevent garbage collection from deleting the image.
The following is the new version:
import Tkinter as tk
import ImageTk
root = tk.Tk()
img = ImageTk.PhotoImage(Image.open(path))
panel = tk.Label(root, image=img)
panel.pack(side="bottom", fill="both", expand="yes")
def callback(e):
img2 = ImageTk.PhotoImage(Image.open(path2))
panel.configure(image=img2)
panel.image = img2
root.bind("<Return>", callback)
root.mainloop()
The original code works because the image is stored in the global variable img
.
Another option to do it.
Using object-oriented programming and with an interactive interface to update the image.
from Tkinter import *
import tkFileDialog
from tkFileDialog import askdirectory
from PIL import Image
class GUI(Frame):
def __init__(self, master=None):
Frame.__init__(self, master)
w,h = 650, 650
master.minsize(width=w, height=h)
master.maxsize(width=w, height=h)
self.pack()
self.file = Button(self, text='Browse', command=self.choose)
self.choose = Label(self, text="Choose file").pack()
self.image = PhotoImage(file='cualitativa.gif')
self.label = Label(image=self.image)
self.file.pack()
self.label.pack()
def choose(self):
ifile = tkFileDialog.askopenfile(parent=self,mode='rb',title='Choose a file')
path = ifile.name
self.image2 = PhotoImage(file=path)
self.label.configure(image=self.image2)
self.label.image=self.image2
root = Tk()
app = GUI(master=root)
app.mainloop()
root.destroy()
Replace ‘cualitativa.jpg’ for the default image you want to use.
Another solution that might be of help.
In my case, I had two tk.Tk()
windows. When using ImageTk.PhotoImage()
, the object defaults to setting its tk window to being the first one created. A simple fix to this is to pass the tk window that you want as such ImageTk.PhotoImage(img, master=your_window)
import tkinter as tk
from PIL import ImageTk, Image
if __name__ == '__main__':
main_window = tk.Tk()
second_window = tk.Tk()
main_canvas = Canvas(second_window)
main_canvas.pack()
filename = 'test.png'
img = Image.open(filename)
img = img.resize((300, 100), Image.ANTIALIAS)
logo = ImageTk.PhotoImage(img, master=second_window)
logo_label = Label(master=main_canvas, image=logo)
logo_label.image = logo
logo_label.pack()
main_window.mainloop()
I would like to be able to swap out an image on a Tkinter label, but I’m not sure how to do it, except for replacing the widget itself.
Currently, I can display an image like so:
import Tkinter as tk
import ImageTk
root = tk.Tk()
img = ImageTk.PhotoImage(Image.open(path))
panel = tk.Label(root, image = img)
panel.pack(side = "bottom", fill = "both", expand = "yes")
root.mainloop()
However, when the user hits, say the ENTER
key, I’d like to change the image.
import Tkinter as tk
import ImageTk
root = tk.Tk()
img = ImageTk.PhotoImage(Image.open(path))
panel = tk.Label(root, image = img)
panel.pack(side = "bottom", fill = "both", expand = "yes")
def callback(e):
# change image
root.bind("<Return>", callback)
root.mainloop()
Is this possible?
The method label.configure
does work in panel.configure(image=img)
.
What I forgot to do was include the panel.image=img
, to prevent garbage collection from deleting the image.
The following is the new version:
import Tkinter as tk
import ImageTk
root = tk.Tk()
img = ImageTk.PhotoImage(Image.open(path))
panel = tk.Label(root, image=img)
panel.pack(side="bottom", fill="both", expand="yes")
def callback(e):
img2 = ImageTk.PhotoImage(Image.open(path2))
panel.configure(image=img2)
panel.image = img2
root.bind("<Return>", callback)
root.mainloop()
The original code works because the image is stored in the global variable img
.
Another option to do it.
Using object-oriented programming and with an interactive interface to update the image.
from Tkinter import *
import tkFileDialog
from tkFileDialog import askdirectory
from PIL import Image
class GUI(Frame):
def __init__(self, master=None):
Frame.__init__(self, master)
w,h = 650, 650
master.minsize(width=w, height=h)
master.maxsize(width=w, height=h)
self.pack()
self.file = Button(self, text='Browse', command=self.choose)
self.choose = Label(self, text="Choose file").pack()
self.image = PhotoImage(file='cualitativa.gif')
self.label = Label(image=self.image)
self.file.pack()
self.label.pack()
def choose(self):
ifile = tkFileDialog.askopenfile(parent=self,mode='rb',title='Choose a file')
path = ifile.name
self.image2 = PhotoImage(file=path)
self.label.configure(image=self.image2)
self.label.image=self.image2
root = Tk()
app = GUI(master=root)
app.mainloop()
root.destroy()
Replace ‘cualitativa.jpg’ for the default image you want to use.
Another solution that might be of help.
In my case, I had two tk.Tk()
windows. When using ImageTk.PhotoImage()
, the object defaults to setting its tk window to being the first one created. A simple fix to this is to pass the tk window that you want as such ImageTk.PhotoImage(img, master=your_window)
import tkinter as tk
from PIL import ImageTk, Image
if __name__ == '__main__':
main_window = tk.Tk()
second_window = tk.Tk()
main_canvas = Canvas(second_window)
main_canvas.pack()
filename = 'test.png'
img = Image.open(filename)
img = img.resize((300, 100), Image.ANTIALIAS)
logo = ImageTk.PhotoImage(img, master=second_window)
logo_label = Label(master=main_canvas, image=logo)
logo_label.image = logo
logo_label.pack()
main_window.mainloop()