Python Tkinter text size

Question

I only started to learn how to build GUIs. Is there any way to set the size of the textbox? I tried to use .geometry, but it was wrong:

from Tkinter import *

root = Tk()
root.title("boop")
root.geometry("500x700")

app = Frame(root)
app.grid()

msg = Text(app)
# msg.geometry("500x50") - this is what i tried, and was wrong.
msg.grid()

root.mainloop()

user2555451 · Accepted Answer · 2013-10-14 20:28:21Z

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That can be done by using the height and width options:

# I just picked 50 and 500 to demonstrate
# You can tweak it to your needs
msg = Text(app, height=50, width=500)

answered Oct 14, 2013 at 20:28

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Zipzap Over a year ago

Thanks, it is working. But i don't understate the measuring units, doesn't look like pixels or centimeters.

user2555451 Over a year ago

@KostyaKishnevsky - I have heard that the units are text units, or, namely, how much space it takes to type a monospace letter.

Bryan Oakley Over a year ago

@Zipzap: the width and height attributes are based on the average width of a character in the font used by the widget. More specifically, I believe it is the width of the character "0" (zero). It should also be mentioned that setting the geometry (via root.geometry(...)) will potentially override the requested size of the widget.

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