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I created code in order to display a 3x3 grid of buttons for a Tic-Tac-Toe program i'm developing. The grid worked before but when i tried to put the code into a class i just get a blank screen when i try to run the program. This is my code:



from tkinter import *

buttons = {".!frame.!button": 0,
".!frame.!button2": 1,
".!frame.!button3": 2,
".!frame.!button4": 3,
".!frame.!button5": 4,
".!frame.!button6": 5,
".!frame.!button7": 6,
".!frame.!button8": 7,
".!frame.!button9": 8,
}

class GameBoard:

def __init__(self, master):
self.field = Frame(master)
self.field.grid

self.b1 = Button(self.field, text="-")
self.b1.bind("<Button-1>", self.setfield)
self.b1.grid(row=0, column=0)

self.b2 = Button(self.field, text="-")
self.b2.bind("<Button-1>", self.setfield)
self.b2.grid(row=0, column=1)

self.b3 = Button(self.field, text="-")
self.b3.bind("<Button-1>", self.setfield)
self.b3.grid(row=0, column=2)

self.b4 = Button(self.field, text="-")
self.b4.bind("<Button-1>", self.setfield)
self.b4.grid(row=1, column=0)

self.b5 = Button(self.field, text="-")
self.b5.bind("<Button-1>", self.setfield)
self.b5.grid(row=1, column=1)

self.b6 = Button(self.field, text="-")
self.b6.bind("<Button-1>", self.setfield)
self.b6.grid(row=1, column=2)

self.b7 = Button(self.field, text="-")
self.b7.bind("<Button-1>", self.setfield)
self.b7.grid(row=2, column=0)

self.b8 = Button(self.field, text="-")
self.b8.bind("<Button-1>", self.setfield)
self.b8.grid(row=2, column=1)

self.b9 = Button(self.field, text="-")
self.b9.bind("<Button-1>", self.setfield)
self.b9.grid(row=2, column=2)

def setfield(self, event):
print(buttons[str(event.widget)])



root = Tk()

board = GameBoard(root)

root.mainloop()


Could someone help me find out why i just get an empty frame when i run the program?










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    self.field.grid does nothing without adding () at the end...

    – jasonharper
    Nov 21 '18 at 2:51











  • Well that's embarassing hahahah

    – Leke
    Nov 21 '18 at 2:53











  • What are you trying to do with buttons? There's no guarantee that the strings you entered will be the internal name of the buttons. It's definitely not the name in python 2.x.

    – Bryan Oakley
    Nov 21 '18 at 3:04











  • @BryanOakley i wanted each button to return a value depending on its position in the grid without making an individual method for each one as i don't know how to pass arguments into the setfield method. I figured there was no guarantee it would stay the same depending on version etc but it was the only thing i could think of (for now anyways)

    – Leke
    Nov 21 '18 at 3:24
















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I created code in order to display a 3x3 grid of buttons for a Tic-Tac-Toe program i'm developing. The grid worked before but when i tried to put the code into a class i just get a blank screen when i try to run the program. This is my code:



from tkinter import *

buttons = {".!frame.!button": 0,
".!frame.!button2": 1,
".!frame.!button3": 2,
".!frame.!button4": 3,
".!frame.!button5": 4,
".!frame.!button6": 5,
".!frame.!button7": 6,
".!frame.!button8": 7,
".!frame.!button9": 8,
}

class GameBoard:

def __init__(self, master):
self.field = Frame(master)
self.field.grid

self.b1 = Button(self.field, text="-")
self.b1.bind("<Button-1>", self.setfield)
self.b1.grid(row=0, column=0)

self.b2 = Button(self.field, text="-")
self.b2.bind("<Button-1>", self.setfield)
self.b2.grid(row=0, column=1)

self.b3 = Button(self.field, text="-")
self.b3.bind("<Button-1>", self.setfield)
self.b3.grid(row=0, column=2)

self.b4 = Button(self.field, text="-")
self.b4.bind("<Button-1>", self.setfield)
self.b4.grid(row=1, column=0)

self.b5 = Button(self.field, text="-")
self.b5.bind("<Button-1>", self.setfield)
self.b5.grid(row=1, column=1)

self.b6 = Button(self.field, text="-")
self.b6.bind("<Button-1>", self.setfield)
self.b6.grid(row=1, column=2)

self.b7 = Button(self.field, text="-")
self.b7.bind("<Button-1>", self.setfield)
self.b7.grid(row=2, column=0)

self.b8 = Button(self.field, text="-")
self.b8.bind("<Button-1>", self.setfield)
self.b8.grid(row=2, column=1)

self.b9 = Button(self.field, text="-")
self.b9.bind("<Button-1>", self.setfield)
self.b9.grid(row=2, column=2)

def setfield(self, event):
print(buttons[str(event.widget)])



root = Tk()

board = GameBoard(root)

root.mainloop()


Could someone help me find out why i just get an empty frame when i run the program?










share|improve this question


















  • 1





    self.field.grid does nothing without adding () at the end...

    – jasonharper
    Nov 21 '18 at 2:51











  • Well that's embarassing hahahah

    – Leke
    Nov 21 '18 at 2:53











  • What are you trying to do with buttons? There's no guarantee that the strings you entered will be the internal name of the buttons. It's definitely not the name in python 2.x.

    – Bryan Oakley
    Nov 21 '18 at 3:04











  • @BryanOakley i wanted each button to return a value depending on its position in the grid without making an individual method for each one as i don't know how to pass arguments into the setfield method. I figured there was no guarantee it would stay the same depending on version etc but it was the only thing i could think of (for now anyways)

    – Leke
    Nov 21 '18 at 3:24














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I created code in order to display a 3x3 grid of buttons for a Tic-Tac-Toe program i'm developing. The grid worked before but when i tried to put the code into a class i just get a blank screen when i try to run the program. This is my code:



from tkinter import *

buttons = {".!frame.!button": 0,
".!frame.!button2": 1,
".!frame.!button3": 2,
".!frame.!button4": 3,
".!frame.!button5": 4,
".!frame.!button6": 5,
".!frame.!button7": 6,
".!frame.!button8": 7,
".!frame.!button9": 8,
}

class GameBoard:

def __init__(self, master):
self.field = Frame(master)
self.field.grid

self.b1 = Button(self.field, text="-")
self.b1.bind("<Button-1>", self.setfield)
self.b1.grid(row=0, column=0)

self.b2 = Button(self.field, text="-")
self.b2.bind("<Button-1>", self.setfield)
self.b2.grid(row=0, column=1)

self.b3 = Button(self.field, text="-")
self.b3.bind("<Button-1>", self.setfield)
self.b3.grid(row=0, column=2)

self.b4 = Button(self.field, text="-")
self.b4.bind("<Button-1>", self.setfield)
self.b4.grid(row=1, column=0)

self.b5 = Button(self.field, text="-")
self.b5.bind("<Button-1>", self.setfield)
self.b5.grid(row=1, column=1)

self.b6 = Button(self.field, text="-")
self.b6.bind("<Button-1>", self.setfield)
self.b6.grid(row=1, column=2)

self.b7 = Button(self.field, text="-")
self.b7.bind("<Button-1>", self.setfield)
self.b7.grid(row=2, column=0)

self.b8 = Button(self.field, text="-")
self.b8.bind("<Button-1>", self.setfield)
self.b8.grid(row=2, column=1)

self.b9 = Button(self.field, text="-")
self.b9.bind("<Button-1>", self.setfield)
self.b9.grid(row=2, column=2)

def setfield(self, event):
print(buttons[str(event.widget)])



root = Tk()

board = GameBoard(root)

root.mainloop()


Could someone help me find out why i just get an empty frame when i run the program?










share|improve this question














I created code in order to display a 3x3 grid of buttons for a Tic-Tac-Toe program i'm developing. The grid worked before but when i tried to put the code into a class i just get a blank screen when i try to run the program. This is my code:



from tkinter import *

buttons = {".!frame.!button": 0,
".!frame.!button2": 1,
".!frame.!button3": 2,
".!frame.!button4": 3,
".!frame.!button5": 4,
".!frame.!button6": 5,
".!frame.!button7": 6,
".!frame.!button8": 7,
".!frame.!button9": 8,
}

class GameBoard:

def __init__(self, master):
self.field = Frame(master)
self.field.grid

self.b1 = Button(self.field, text="-")
self.b1.bind("<Button-1>", self.setfield)
self.b1.grid(row=0, column=0)

self.b2 = Button(self.field, text="-")
self.b2.bind("<Button-1>", self.setfield)
self.b2.grid(row=0, column=1)

self.b3 = Button(self.field, text="-")
self.b3.bind("<Button-1>", self.setfield)
self.b3.grid(row=0, column=2)

self.b4 = Button(self.field, text="-")
self.b4.bind("<Button-1>", self.setfield)
self.b4.grid(row=1, column=0)

self.b5 = Button(self.field, text="-")
self.b5.bind("<Button-1>", self.setfield)
self.b5.grid(row=1, column=1)

self.b6 = Button(self.field, text="-")
self.b6.bind("<Button-1>", self.setfield)
self.b6.grid(row=1, column=2)

self.b7 = Button(self.field, text="-")
self.b7.bind("<Button-1>", self.setfield)
self.b7.grid(row=2, column=0)

self.b8 = Button(self.field, text="-")
self.b8.bind("<Button-1>", self.setfield)
self.b8.grid(row=2, column=1)

self.b9 = Button(self.field, text="-")
self.b9.bind("<Button-1>", self.setfield)
self.b9.grid(row=2, column=2)

def setfield(self, event):
print(buttons[str(event.widget)])



root = Tk()

board = GameBoard(root)

root.mainloop()


Could someone help me find out why i just get an empty frame when i run the program?







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    self.field.grid does nothing without adding () at the end...

    – jasonharper
    Nov 21 '18 at 2:51











  • Well that's embarassing hahahah

    – Leke
    Nov 21 '18 at 2:53











  • What are you trying to do with buttons? There's no guarantee that the strings you entered will be the internal name of the buttons. It's definitely not the name in python 2.x.

    – Bryan Oakley
    Nov 21 '18 at 3:04











  • @BryanOakley i wanted each button to return a value depending on its position in the grid without making an individual method for each one as i don't know how to pass arguments into the setfield method. I figured there was no guarantee it would stay the same depending on version etc but it was the only thing i could think of (for now anyways)

    – Leke
    Nov 21 '18 at 3:24














  • 1





    self.field.grid does nothing without adding () at the end...

    – jasonharper
    Nov 21 '18 at 2:51











  • Well that's embarassing hahahah

    – Leke
    Nov 21 '18 at 2:53











  • What are you trying to do with buttons? There's no guarantee that the strings you entered will be the internal name of the buttons. It's definitely not the name in python 2.x.

    – Bryan Oakley
    Nov 21 '18 at 3:04











  • @BryanOakley i wanted each button to return a value depending on its position in the grid without making an individual method for each one as i don't know how to pass arguments into the setfield method. I figured there was no guarantee it would stay the same depending on version etc but it was the only thing i could think of (for now anyways)

    – Leke
    Nov 21 '18 at 3:24








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self.field.grid does nothing without adding () at the end...

– jasonharper
Nov 21 '18 at 2:51





self.field.grid does nothing without adding () at the end...

– jasonharper
Nov 21 '18 at 2:51













Well that's embarassing hahahah

– Leke
Nov 21 '18 at 2:53





Well that's embarassing hahahah

– Leke
Nov 21 '18 at 2:53













What are you trying to do with buttons? There's no guarantee that the strings you entered will be the internal name of the buttons. It's definitely not the name in python 2.x.

– Bryan Oakley
Nov 21 '18 at 3:04





What are you trying to do with buttons? There's no guarantee that the strings you entered will be the internal name of the buttons. It's definitely not the name in python 2.x.

– Bryan Oakley
Nov 21 '18 at 3:04













@BryanOakley i wanted each button to return a value depending on its position in the grid without making an individual method for each one as i don't know how to pass arguments into the setfield method. I figured there was no guarantee it would stay the same depending on version etc but it was the only thing i could think of (for now anyways)

– Leke
Nov 21 '18 at 3:24





@BryanOakley i wanted each button to return a value depending on its position in the grid without making an individual method for each one as i don't know how to pass arguments into the setfield method. I figured there was no guarantee it would stay the same depending on version etc but it was the only thing i could think of (for now anyways)

– Leke
Nov 21 '18 at 3:24












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Could someone help me find out why i just get an empty frame when i run the program?




It is because you aren't adding it to the window. Consider this code:



self.field.grid


It does absolutely nothing. For the window to appear you must call the function:



self.field.grid()


In my opinion a class should never call grid or pack or place on itself. That should be the job of the caller. It's a good habit to get in because it promotes code reuse.



Personally I would remove that line and change a couple of the last lines to this:



board = GameBoard(root)
board.grid() # or board.pack(...)




You are making way too much work for yourself. You can pass arguments to the callback. For example:



self.b1 = Button(self.field, text="-", command=lambda: setfield(1))


With that, your callback will be called with the parameter 1, and you won't need to do any sort of lookup.






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    Could someone help me find out why i just get an empty frame when i run the program?




    It is because you aren't adding it to the window. Consider this code:



    self.field.grid


    It does absolutely nothing. For the window to appear you must call the function:



    self.field.grid()


    In my opinion a class should never call grid or pack or place on itself. That should be the job of the caller. It's a good habit to get in because it promotes code reuse.



    Personally I would remove that line and change a couple of the last lines to this:



    board = GameBoard(root)
    board.grid() # or board.pack(...)




    You are making way too much work for yourself. You can pass arguments to the callback. For example:



    self.b1 = Button(self.field, text="-", command=lambda: setfield(1))


    With that, your callback will be called with the parameter 1, and you won't need to do any sort of lookup.






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      Could someone help me find out why i just get an empty frame when i run the program?




      It is because you aren't adding it to the window. Consider this code:



      self.field.grid


      It does absolutely nothing. For the window to appear you must call the function:



      self.field.grid()


      In my opinion a class should never call grid or pack or place on itself. That should be the job of the caller. It's a good habit to get in because it promotes code reuse.



      Personally I would remove that line and change a couple of the last lines to this:



      board = GameBoard(root)
      board.grid() # or board.pack(...)




      You are making way too much work for yourself. You can pass arguments to the callback. For example:



      self.b1 = Button(self.field, text="-", command=lambda: setfield(1))


      With that, your callback will be called with the parameter 1, and you won't need to do any sort of lookup.






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        Could someone help me find out why i just get an empty frame when i run the program?




        It is because you aren't adding it to the window. Consider this code:



        self.field.grid


        It does absolutely nothing. For the window to appear you must call the function:



        self.field.grid()


        In my opinion a class should never call grid or pack or place on itself. That should be the job of the caller. It's a good habit to get in because it promotes code reuse.



        Personally I would remove that line and change a couple of the last lines to this:



        board = GameBoard(root)
        board.grid() # or board.pack(...)




        You are making way too much work for yourself. You can pass arguments to the callback. For example:



        self.b1 = Button(self.field, text="-", command=lambda: setfield(1))


        With that, your callback will be called with the parameter 1, and you won't need to do any sort of lookup.






        share|improve this answer














        Could someone help me find out why i just get an empty frame when i run the program?




        It is because you aren't adding it to the window. Consider this code:



        self.field.grid


        It does absolutely nothing. For the window to appear you must call the function:



        self.field.grid()


        In my opinion a class should never call grid or pack or place on itself. That should be the job of the caller. It's a good habit to get in because it promotes code reuse.



        Personally I would remove that line and change a couple of the last lines to this:



        board = GameBoard(root)
        board.grid() # or board.pack(...)




        You are making way too much work for yourself. You can pass arguments to the callback. For example:



        self.b1 = Button(self.field, text="-", command=lambda: setfield(1))


        With that, your callback will be called with the parameter 1, and you won't need to do any sort of lookup.







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