Tkinter Window refresh

Rick Pasotto rickp at telocity.com
Thu Aug 24 16:12:58 EDT 2000


On Thu, 24 Aug 2000 08:53:31 -0700 in comp.lang.python, Daley, Mark W
wrote:
> I am reposting this with the hopes that the answer lies with someone
> out there.  I searched all the documentation and books I have, to no
> avail.
> 
> > I have no idea how to do this.  I want to allow a user to manipulate
> > a GUI (e.g., shrink it to the toolbar) while it is performing an
> > operation in another thread.  I am told what I want to do is
> > invalidate the GUI window every time an event occurs within it,
> > whether it is a mouse click or the removal of a window that overlays
> > it.  Does anyone know how to do this?  I am looking in the os
> > module, but no luck yet.

I think this may be what you are looking for:

master.iconify() or master.withdraw() then master.deiconify()

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