Is it necessary to call Tk() when writing a GUI app with Tkinter?

[John Salerno]

> Yes, but i think the REAL problem is faulty code logic. Remove the
> last line "root.destroy()" and the problem is solved. Obviously the
> author does not have an in-depth knowledge of Tkinter.

The faulty code is not my own, which is part of the reason I asked the question. The book I'm reading (The Quick Python Book) does not use it, but I saw in the Python docs that it is there, under "tkinter" in the Global Module Docs, "24.1.2.2. A Simple Hello World Program":


from tkinter import *

class Application(Frame):
    def say_hi(self):
        print("hi there, everyone!")

    def createWidgets(self):
        self.QUIT = Button(self)
        self.QUIT["text"] = "QUIT"
        self.QUIT["fg"] = "red"
        self.QUIT["command"] = self.quit

        self.QUIT.pack({"side": "left"})

        self.hi_there = Button(self)
        self.hi_there["text"] = "Hello",
        self.hi_there["command"] = self.say_hi

        self.hi_there.pack({"side": "left"})

    def __init__(self, master=None):
        Frame.__init__(self, master)
        self.pack()
        self.createWidgets()

root = Tk()
app = Application(master=root)
app.mainloop()
root.destroy()