build cmd into Tkinter window

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Hi i was wondering if you could have the comand prompt box pop into the Tkinter window when you start the program? Some thing like:

from Tkinter import *
admin = Tk()
cmd = Cmd(admin)
cmd.pack()
admin.mainloop()

I'm on windows

I really don't think something like this can be done, I know Tkinter can tap into certain OS specific windows, like color selector or file window, but I doubt there's a way to embed the console. Maybe if you tell us what you're trying to accomplish we can better help you solve your issue. — Juan Gomez
– Juan Gomez, Commented May 14, 2011 at 4:14

Death_Dealer · Accepted Answer · 2015-03-16 14:06:14Z

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http://tkinter.unpythonic.net/wiki/CmdTkHere is what you want, this is not just opening a cmd window. its embedding cmd.exe into a Tkinter.Frame. And a note here if you rename the python script to ".pyw" extension, the console will be hidden. Except for in a virtual environment's.

edited Mar 16, 2015 at 14:06

answered Mar 16, 2015 at 13:54

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ajsp Over a year ago

Dead link: any idea where I might find this?

leogama Over a year ago

@ajsp, take a look here: web.archive.org/web/20170310214048/http://…

rectangletangle · Accepted Answer · 2011-05-14 21:02:31Z

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I don't believe there is any built in console widget. It may be possible to whip up a custom one using the Tkinter Text widget. However, that would take a bit of effort/time.

Another possible option is simply have your program launch command prompt.

Two different ways to launch command prompt on a Windows machine.

import subprocess, os

subprocess.Popen('cmd.exe')

os.system("cmd.exe")

EDIT:

Unforunetly I don't believe there is any built in widget like that. However I thought of another possible solution, check out the code for the IDLE GUI, it has a console and the GUI portion is entirley written using Tkinter. So you may be able to utelize that code.

edited May 14, 2011 at 21:02

answered May 14, 2011 at 9:11

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P'sao Over a year ago

No. You know when you start a python program on windows and a command promkpt like window comes up along with your Tkinter window? i want the cmd like window to be put into the tkinter window or at least customize where the cmd like window will pop up?

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