Tkinter layout manager methods

[Hans-Joachim Widmaier]

Hi,

I've already asked this question, but, alas, haven't gotten any reply.
Well, here it is:

Why do the layout manager methods of widgets not return a reference to
the widget?

Example:

    b = Button(text="Ok", command=self.ok)
    b.pack()

I'd rather write:

    b = Button(text="Ok", command=self.ok).pack()

I see no apparent drawback with that. But it's fewer lines (granted,
usually there are several options, prohibiting writing it in a single
line [and then, on my 1600x1200 desktop I can easily have windows
200+ characters wide <not daring to wink>]).

Since python is well thought out, there might be a reason for this.
I just don't see it.

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Hans-Joachim Widmaier