Tkinter Code Editor – mdmahikaishar

Creating a code editor using Tkinter in Python is a great way to practice your GUI development skills. In this tutorial, we will walk through the steps of creating a simple code editor with basic functionalities.

Step 1: Set up your environment

Before we begin, make sure you have Python installed on your system. You can download Python from the official website and install it on your computer.

Next, you will need to install Tkinter, which is a built-in package in Python. You can install Tkinter by running the following command in your command prompt or terminal:

pip install tk

Step 2: Create a new Python file

To start building our code editor, create a new Python file and import the Tkinter module:

import tkinter as tk

Step 3: Create the main window

Next, create a new instance of the Tk class to initialize the main window of our code editor:

root = tk.Tk()
root.title('Code Editor')

Step 4: Create a text widget

Now, let’s create a text widget where the user can enter and edit their code. We will also add a scrollbar to the text widget to allow for scrolling when the user enters a long piece of code:

text = tk.Text(root, wrap='word')
text.pack(side=tk.LEFT, fill=tk.BOTH, expand=True)

scrollbar = tk.Scrollbar(root, command=text.yview)
scrollbar.pack(side=tk.RIGHT, fill=tk.Y)

text.config(yscrollcommand=scrollbar.set)

Step 5: Create a menu bar

Next, let’s create a menu bar with options to open, save, and exit the code editor:

menubar = tk.Menu(root)

def open_file():
    file_path = tk.filedialog.askopenfilename()
    with open(file_path, 'r') as file:
        code = file.read()
        text.insert(tk.END, code)

def save_file():
    file_path = tk.filedialog.asksaveasfilename()
    with open(file_path, 'w') as file:
        code = text.get('1.0', tk.END)
        file.write(code)

file_menu = tk.Menu(menubar, tearoff=0)
file_menu.add_command(label='Open', command=open_file)
file_menu.add_command(label='Save', command=save_file)
file_menu.add_separator()
file_menu.add_command(label='Exit', command=root.quit)

menubar.add_cascade(label='File', menu=file_menu)
root.config(menu=menubar)

Step 6: Run the code editor

Finally, let’s run the code editor by calling the mainloop method on the root window:

root.mainloop()

That’s it! You have successfully created a simple code editor using Tkinter in Python. Feel free to customize the code editor further by adding more functionality or design elements.

I hope you found this tutorial helpful. Happy coding!