Python turtle works with tkinter. How to get the root you know from tkinter?
Like this:
import tkinter
root = tkinter.Tk()
but for turtle.
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3 Answers
The top-level widget is available through the winfo_toplevel method of the turtle canvas:
import turtle
canvas = turtle.getcanvas()
root = canvas.winfo_toplevel()
It is of a subtype of Tk:
import tkinter
assert type(root) is turtle._Root
assert isinstance(root, tkinter.Tk)
2 Comments
palsch
Thanks for correcting me! Very interesting that there are people with 5k rep using turtle / having knowledge using it.
das-g
Actually, I found your question while researching for this answer. :-) That's also how I noticed your answer was wrong: I couldn't call
turtle.getcanvas().protocol()As pointed out by @das-g
root = turtle.getcanvas().winfo_toplevel()
gives you an object representing the turtle root window.
However, if your use case is to integrate turtle graphics with a full-blown Tkinter application, the explicit approach should be preferred at all times:
from tkinter import *
import turtle
root = Tk()
turtle_canvas = turtle.Canvas(root)
turtle_canvas.pack(fill=BOTH, expand=True) # fill the entire window
protagonist = turtle.RawTurtle(turtle_canvas)
protagonist.fd(100) # etc.
This adds the extra benefit of being able to control position and size of the turtle canvas. Plus, having explicit code helps others understanding it.
