Tutorial 12: Python PySimpleGUI ColorChooserButton GUI App

In this tutorial, we will be creating a ColorChooserButton GUI app using Python and PySimpleGUI. PySimpleGUI is a simple yet powerful Python GUI library that allows you to create graphical user interfaces quickly and easily.

To get started, make sure you have PySimpleGUI installed. You can install it using pip by running the following command:

pip install PySimpleGUI

Once you have PySimpleGUI installed, you can create a new Python file and import the necessary modules:

import PySimpleGUI as sg

Next, let’s create the layout for our ColorChooserButton GUI app. We will create a single window with a ColorChooserButton widget that allows the user to choose a color:

layout = [
    [sg.ColorChooserButton('Choose Color')]
]

window = sg.Window('ColorChooserButton App', layout)

Now, let’s add the main event loop to handle user input and update the GUI:

while True:
    event, values = window.read()
    if event == sg.WIN_CLOSED:
        break
    elif event == 'Choose Color':
        color = sg.popup_get_color()
        print(f'Chosen color: {color}')

In the event loop, we check for user input events. If the user closes the window, we break out of the loop and exit the program. If the user clicks the "Choose Color" button, a color chooser dialog will open, allowing the user to select a color. We then print the chosen color to the console.

Finally, don’t forget to close the window at the end of the program:

window.close()

That’s it! You now have a simple ColorChooserButton GUI app with Python and PySimpleGUI. You can customize the layout and functionality of the app further by adding more widgets and event handlers.

I hope this tutorial was helpful in getting you started with creating GUI apps in Python using PySimpleGUI. If you have any questions or need further assistance, feel free to ask. Happy coding!