How to create a self-destructing Tkinter dialog box?

[mrstevegross]

Ok, I would like to put together a Python/Tkinter dialog box that
displays a simple message and self-destructs after N seconds. Is there
a simple way to do this?

Thanks,

--Steve

 

[Martin P. Hellwig]

Ok, I would like to put together a Python/Tkinter dialog box that
displays a simple message and self-destructs after N seconds. Is there
a simple way to do this?

Thanks,

--Steve

Just, thinking aloud, I probably would do something like registering the
[place|grid|pack]_forget() function by using the alarm callback
'after()' function of that frame.

 

[John Posner]

Ok, I would like to put together a Python/Tkinter dialog box that
displays a simple message and self-destructs after N seconds. Is there
a simple way to do this?
Thanks,
--Steve

Just, thinking aloud, I probably would do something like registering the
[place|grid|pack]_forget() function by using the alarm callback
'after()' function of that frame.

Yup, after() is your friend:

#---------------------------
from Tkinter import *
from functools import partial

def RemoveWindow(win):
win.destroy()

# root window
root = Tk()
Label(root, text="this is the main window").pack()

# another top-level window, to be removed in 2 seconds
top = Toplevel()
Label(top, text="this is the window to be removed").pack()
root.after(2000, partial(RemoveWindow, top))

# go
root.mainloop()
#---------------------------

HTH,
John