How To Position Buttons In Tkinter With Place

Tkinter has three built-in layout managers that use geometric methods to position buttons in an application frame: pack, grid, and place.
- The pack manager organizes widgets in horizontal and vertical boxes that are limited to left, right, top, bottom positions offset from each other.
- The grid manager locates widgets in a two dimensional grid using row and column relative coordinates.
- The place manager places widgets in a two dimensional grid using x and y absolute coordinates.
How to Position Buttons With Place
place() has two options you can use: x and y
- The x variable aligns buttons horizontally.
- The y variable aligns buttons vertically.
In this example, place() is used to position buttons based on x,y coordinates in a frame:
import tkinter master=tkinter.Tk() master.title("place() method") master.geometry("450x350") button1=tkinter.Button(master, text="button1") button1.place(x=25, y=100) button2=tkinter.Button(master, text="button2") button2.place(x=100, y=25) button3=tkinter.Button(master, text="button3") button3.place(x=175, y=100) master.mainloop()
Learn more about Tkinter and how to install it here.
If you want to take advantage of the latest version of Tkinter, you’ll need to install a version of Python that supports Tcl/Tk 8.5 or greater. This will provide you with the Ttk (Tile extension integrated into Tk), which is required in order to run the current Tk widget set.
There are two other ways of installing a button in Tkinter – find them here.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How do you use Tkinter to change the position of a button in Python?
- The pack manager organizes widgets in horizontal and vertical boxes that are limited to left, right, top, bottom positions offset from each other.
- The grid manager locates widgets in a two dimensional grid using row and column relative coordinates.
- The place manager places widgets in a two dimensional grid using x and y absolute coordinates.
Learn more about how to position buttons in Tkinter with pack or with grid.
What is the use of the place () function in Tkinter for button positioning?
For a more general overview, refer to How To Position Buttons in Tkinter.
How do you use padx and pady in Tkinter to position a button?
- padx, which pads externally along the x axis.
- pady, which pads externally along the y axis.
- ipadx, which pads internally along the x axis.
- ipady, which pads internally along the y axis.
For more information, refer to How To Use Pack in Tkinter.
How do I center a frame in tkinter?
For a more general overview, refer to How To Position Buttons in Tkinter.