#import Tkinter import tkinter #example function to execute on selection def functionExample(): print ("Menu Item Selected") #create a window window = tkinter.Tk() #Sets window title window.title("Menu Example") #Create a Label lbl1 = tkinter.Label(window, text=" Try the menu ") lbl1.pack() #defines a menu item menuname = tkinter.Menu(window) #creates a menu group menu_1 = tkinter.Menu(menuname, tearoff=0) #Creates a menu item, with command menu_1.add_command(label="Option 1", command = functionExample) menu_1.add_command(label="Option 2", command = functionExample) menu_1.add_command(label="Option 3", command = functionExample) menu_1.add_command(label="Option 4", command = functionExample) menu_1.add_command(label="Option 5", command = functionExample) #Adds menu_1 to the menu bar with the heading Group 1 menuname.add_cascade(label="Group1", menu=menu_1) menu_2 = tkinter.Menu(menuname, tearoff=0) menu_2.add_command(label="Option 1", command = functionExample) menu_2.add_command(label="Option 2", command = functionExample) menu_2.add_command(label="Option 3", command = functionExample) menu_2.add_command(label="Option 4", command = functionExample) #Creates a line separator between items menu_2.add_separator() menu_2.add_command(label="Option 5", command = functionExample) menuname.add_cascade(label="Group2", menu=menu_2) menu_3 = tkinter.Menu(menuname, tearoff=0) menu_3.add_command(label="Option 1", command = functionExample) menu_3.add_separator() menu_3.add_command(label="Option 2", command = functionExample) menuname.add_cascade(label="Group3", menu=menu_3) #add the menu to the window window.config(menu=menuname) #Loops the tkinter window window.mainloop()
This creates this frame:
With the following menu:
When an item is selected it runs the set command function.
Menu Item Selected
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