Tk -- stupid blank dialog opens up in background

[bmgz]

I am just starting with python, I found it anoying that when I use Tk, a
blank dialog always opens up behind tkMessageBox or whatever other gui
element one executes.. Is their a way of disabling this?

 

[Fredrik Lundh]

I am just starting with python, I found it anoying that when I use Tk, a
blank dialog always opens up behind tkMessageBox or whatever other gui
element one executes.. Is their a way of disabling this?

the "blank dialog" is Tkinter's root window.

to eliminate that, explicitly create a root and withdraw it before
proceeding:

root = Tkinter.Tk()
root.withdraw() # won't need this

if you're building a full-blown Tkinter application, the usual approach is
to put your widgets in the root window:

root = Tkinter.Tk()

mybutton = Button(root, text=...)
mybutton.pack() # etc

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