Organize widgets with Python Tkinter's grid manager

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Write a Python program that arranges widgets using the Grid geometry manager with rows and columns.

Sample Solution:

Python Code:

import tkinter as tk
# Create the main Tkinter window
parent = tk.Tk()
parent.title("Widgets with Grid")
# Create label widgets
label1 = tk.Label(parent, text="Label 1", padx=10, pady=5, bg="lightblue")
label2 = tk.Label(parent, text="Label 2", padx=10, pady=5, bg="lightgreen")
label3 = tk.Label(parent, text="Label 3", padx=10, pady=5, bg="lightyellow")
# Create a button
button = tk.Button(parent, text="Click Me", padx=10, pady=5, bg="orange", command=parent.quit)
# Use the Grid geometry manager to arrange widgets
label1.grid(row=0, column=0)
label2.grid(row=0, column=1)
label3.grid(row=1, column=0, columnspan=2)
button.grid(row=2, column=0, columnspan=2)
# Run the Tkinter main loop
parent.mainloop()

Explanation:

In the exercise above -

import the tkinter module as tk.
Create the main Tkinter window using tk.Tk() and set its title to "Widgets with Grid."
Create three label widgets (label1, label2, and label3) and a button widget (button), each with specific text, padding, and background colors.
Next we use the grid() method to arrange widgets in a grid layout. We specify the row and column positions for each widget. "columnspan" is used to make 'label3' span across two columns.
Finally, we start the Tkinter main loop with root.mainloop() to display the widgets arranged with Grid geometry manager.

Sample Output:

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