from Tkinter import *
class PannedGrid(PanedWindow):
def __init__(self, master, tableOfWidgets, minsize='auto'):
PanedWindow.__init__(self,master,orient=HORIZONTAL )
self.numberOfRows = len(tableOfWidgets)
self.numberOfColumns = len(tableOfWidgets[0])
RowHeightList = [0]*self.numberOfRows
ColumnWidthList = [0]*self.numberOfColumns
self.listOfColumnsFrames = []
self.gridOfCellWidgets = \
[[None for j in range(self.numberOfColumns)] for i in range(self.numberOfRows)]
for j in range(self.numberOfColumns):
columnFrame = Frame(self)
columnFrame.pack(side=LEFT)
columnFrame.pack_propagate(False)
self.add(columnFrame, minsize=20)
self.listOfColumnsFrames.append(columnFrame)
for i in range(self.numberOfRows):
cellFrame = Frame(columnFrame, bd=1, relief=SUNKEN)
cellFrame.pack(expand=YES, fill=X)
cellFrame.pack_propagate(False)
widgetDefinition = tableOfWidgets[i][j]
classObject, kwargs = widgetDefinition
widget = classObject(cellFrame, **kwargs)
widget.pack(expand=YES, fill=BOTH)
widget.pack_propagate(False)
RowHeightList[i] = max(RowHeightList[i],widget.winfo_reqheight())
ColumnWidthList[j] = max(ColumnWidthList[j],widget.winfo_reqwidth())
self.gridOfCellWidgets[i][j]= cellFrame
tableHeight = sum(RowHeightList)
for indexColumn, frameColumn in enumerate(self.listOfColumnsFrames):
frameColumn.configure(width=ColumnWidthList[indexColumn], height=tableHeight)
if minsize == 'auto':
self.paneconfigure(frameColumn, minsize=ColumnWidthList[indexColumn])
elif type(minsize) is int:
self.paneconfigure(frameColumn, minsize=minsize)
else:
raise Exception("Minsize must be 'auto' or an integer.")
for i in range(self.numberOfRows):
for j in range(self.numberOfColumns):
self.gridOfCellWidgets[i][j].configure(height=RowHeightList[i])
def test():
import random
root = Tk()
numRows=4
numColumns= 5
tableGrid = []
listOfColors = ['blue', 'red','green', 'yellow']
listOfTexts = ['Something', 'Another thing', 'Word','This is still longer']
tkinterWidgets = [ Label, Button, Checkbutton]
for i in range(numRows):
row = []
for j in range(numColumns):
row.append(
[random.choice(tkinterWidgets),
{ 'bg':random.choice(listOfColors),
'text':random.choice(listOfTexts)
}
]
)
tableGrid.append(row)
PannedGrid(root, tableGrid,minsize=20).pack(expand=YES, fill=X, pady=2, padx='2m')
root.mainloop()
if __name__ == '__main__':
test()
