Error in trying to locate bitmaps files

[Fanny Yeung]

Hi,
It is me again with similar problem but this time is coming from PhotoImage
can not find the file (lumber.gif). I try full path and even put @ before it
but it still can't create the image. Any idea.


from Tkinter import *

root = Tk()
.........
photo=PhotoImage(file='lumber.gif')
text.image_create(END, image=photo)
text.insert(END, 'I dare you to click on this\n', 'bite')
text.pack(side=LEFT)
scroll.pack(side=RIGHT, fill=Y)

root.mainloop()



Traceback (innermost last):
  File "E:\PROGRA~1\Python\Tools\idle\ScriptBinding.py", line 131, in
run_module_event
    execfile(filename, mod.__dict__)
  File "E:\Program Files\Python\Tkinter
Programming\Examples\chapter04\text.py", line 23, in ?
    photo=PhotoImage(file='lumber.gif')
  File "E:\Program Files\Python\Lib\lib-tk\Tkinter.py", line 1874, in
__init__
    apply(Image.__init__, (self, 'photo', name, cnf, master), kw)
  File "E:\Program Files\Python\Lib\lib-tk\Tkinter.py", line 1839, in
__init__
    self.tk.call(('image', 'create', imgtype, name,) + options)
TclError: can't invoke "image" command:  application has been destroyed

Thanks again.

Mak

Fanny Yeung <fannyy at idmail.com> wrote in message
news:7P5Q4.21796$H7.1348779 at brie.direct.ca...
> Hi Robert,
> I hardcode the full path and it is working now.
> Thank for your help.
>
> Mak
> Robert Cragie <rcc at nospamthanks_jennic.com> wrote in message
> news:newscache$dbpztf$hqb$1 at jenpc07.jennic.co.uk...
> > The syntax of 'bitmap=@<filename>' goes straight to Tk, therefore
> appending
> > to sys.path won't make any difference . A snippet from the Tk help file
> says
> > this:
> >
> > <snippet>
> > @fileName
> >
> > FileName must be the name of a file containing a bitmap description in
the
> > standard X11 or X10 format
> > </snippet>
> >
> > Unfortunately, that doesn't help me much either; maybe some other kind
> soul
> > can help.
> >
> > If you specify the full path for the file it works, e.g. on my machine
> >
> > Label(f2,bitmap='@C:\\Program
> >
Files\\Python\\src\\Grayson\\examples\\chapter04\\bitmaps\\woman',text="My
> > second label in tk",relief=RAISED).pack(side=LEFT, padx=5)
> >
> > works OK. That's why the example works - the pathname is valid relative
to
> > where the application is run.
> >
> > A word of warning - if you're trying to enter things interactively in
> IDLE,
> > you can get unstuck with Tkinter apps. as IDLE is written using Tkinter
as
> > well. The most notable thing is NOT to call the mainloop() method in
IDLE.
> > Also, I have found some problems with some of the examples if you are
> using
> > Python Megawidgets 0.8.3 - there are some subtle differences between 0.8
> and
> > 0.8.3.
> >
> > Robert
> >
> > Fanny Yeung <fannyy at idmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:e6RP4.21542$H7.1329941 at brie.direct.ca...
> > | Hi everyone,
> > |
> > | I am new in python and just bough "python and tkinter programming" BY
> John
> > | Grayson. As I go thru some example, I run into the following error
when
> it
> > | try to create a label.
> > |
> > | >>> Label(f2,bitmap='@bitmaps/woman',text="My second label in
> > | tk",relief=RAISED).pack(side=LEFT, padx=5)
> > | Traceback (innermost last):
> > |   File "<pyshell#34>", line 1, in ?
> > |     Label(f2,bitmap='@bitmaps/woman',text="My second label in
> > | tk",relief=RAISED).pack(side=LEFT, padx=5)
> > |   File "E:\Program Files\Python\Lib\lib-tk\Tkinter.py", line 1410, in
> > | __init__
> > |     Widget.__init__(self, master, 'label', cnf, kw)
> > |   File "E:\Program Files\Python\Lib\lib-tk\Tkinter.py", line 1084, in
> > | __init__
> > |     self.tk.call(
> > | TclError: error reading bitmap file "bitmaps\woman"
> > |
> > | I have python 1.5 and Tcl 8 installed in my NT machine. I think is
> related
> > | to configuration but I just don't have any idea on how to trace this
> > | problem.
> > |
> > | Thanks in advance.
> > |
> > | Mak
> > |
> > |
> >
> >
>
>