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Python GUI Programming with Tkinter
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Python GUI Programming with Tkinter

by Alan D. Moore
May 2018
Beginner to intermediate content levelBeginner to intermediate
452 pages
11h 26m
English
Packt Publishing
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Graphical and console modes

On Windows, programs are launched in either GUI or console mode, as determined by metadata in the executable. The Python distribution for Windows includes a utility called Python launcher, which is associated with Python files during installation. Python launcher will launch your application in either GUI or console mode depending on its file extension, as follows:

  • Files ending in the .py extension will be launched in console mode using python.exe. This will cause a command console window to open in the background, which must stay open while the program runs.
  • Files ending in .pyw will be launched in GUI mode using pythonw.exe. No console window will be launched, and the program will not block the console; however, ...
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