Tkinter: select multiple entries in Listbox widget?

[Rob Williscroft]

Bernard Lebel wrote in news:mailman.6413.1149178158.27775.python-
list at python.org in comp.lang.python:

> Hello,
> 
> Is there an option or a way to allow the selection of multiple entries
> in the Listbox widget? I could not find any, and would like to allow
> the end user to select multiple entries.
> 
> 

When configuring use:

  selectmode = "multiple"

e.g.:

import Tkinter as tk

root = tk.Tk()

a = tk.Listbox( root, selectmode = "multiple" )
for i in range(10):
  a.insert( i, str(i) + " item" )

a.pack()
root.mainloop()

I found the answer here:

http://www.python.org/doc/life-preserver/ClassListbox.html

Though I had to guess the `= "multiple"` part.

Rob.
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