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The Entry Widget in Tkinter

Things on this page are fragmentary and immature notes/thoughts of the author. Please read with your own judgement!

  1. ttk.Entry is preferred over tk.Entry.

  2. ttk.Entry/tk.Entry does not have a set method to set the text directly. Instead, you have to first delete the text and …

The Label Widget in Tkinter

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General Tips

  1. ttk.Label is preferred over tk.Label.

Change the Text of a Label

After creating a Label (whose text has already been set), there are 3 different approaches that …

Use Tkinter to Build GUI Applications in Python

Things on this page are fragmentary and immature notes/thoughts of the author. Please read with your own judgement!

Installation

Tkinter should be available by default after Python is installed. However, please continue read if you encounter the following error.

import _tkinter # If this fails your Python may not be …

Tips on Public Speech

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  1. Talk Slowly (2x slower than usual)

  2. Invite Questions

  3. Excited!!!

  4. Fun

  5. Mention people's name (gave people credit)

Incognito Mode for Browsers

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The incognito mode is important for browsers for a few reasons.

  1. Testing purpose
  2. Some apps (e.g., secure emails) can only be used in incognito mode.

Chrome

Firefox

Format a Flash Drive in a Linux Virtual Machine

Things on this page are fragmentary and immature notes/thoughts of the author. Please read with your own judgement!

  1. Install VirtualBox.

  2. Create a Ubuntu virtual machine.

  3. Install extension package.

  4. enable USB support

  5. select the flash drive you want to format to connect to the VM.

  6. use linux commands to format …