Python tkinter displaying png jpg image and icons in window

Changing the default icon

There is a default icon comes with the window.

import tkinter as tk

my_w=tk.Tk()
my_w.geometry('300x100')
my_w.title('www.plus2net.com')

my_w.mainloop()

Tkinter displaying icon or JPG PNG image in windows by using Label or button using PILLOW library

Escape the path by using two backslashes if you have any char with can be used with backslash. Here \f can be understood as form feed, so we used two backslashes.

import tkinter as tk
my_w=tk.Tk()
my_w.geometry('300x100')
my_w.title('www.plus2net.com')
my_w.iconbitmap('D:\\images\\favicon.ico')
my_w.mainloop()

Dynamic Path with os Module

If you want your application to locate the icon file dynamically, use the os module to build the path relative to the script’s directory.

import os

BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
icon_path = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'favicon.ico')

my_w.iconbitmap(icon_path)

Adding image using Label

import tkinter as tk  

my_w = tk.Tk()  
my_w.geometry("400x200")   

l1 = tk.Label(my_w, width=15)  
l1.grid(row=1, column=1)  

my_img = tk.PhotoImage(file="D:\\top2.png")  

l2 = tk.Label(my_w, image=my_img)  
l2.grid(row=1, column=2)  

my_w.mainloop()

You may change you path based on the location of the image file in your system.

Using a Button to add image.

We can place image over one Button

import tkinter as tk  

my_w=tk.Tk()  
my_w.geometry('300x100')  
my_w.title('www.plus2net.com')  
my_w.iconbitmap('D:\\images\\favicon.ico')  

my_img = tk.PhotoImage(file = "D:/images/top2.png")  

b1 = tk.Button(my_w, image = my_img)  
b1.grid(row = 1, column = 1)  

my_w.mainloop()

PIL ( Python Imaging Library )

To install use this command at command prompt

pip install pillow

Python Imaging Library : Pillow
For .jpg images we have to use PIL library.

from PIL import ImageTk, Image

If PIL ( Python Image Library ) is not installed then use PIP to install it. You can check the status by using this command and check all installed libraries.

%pip freeze

Here is the code to display .JPG image over a button.

import tkinter as tk  
my_w = tk.Tk()  

from PIL import Image, ImageTk  

my_w.geometry('300x100')  
my_w.title('www.plus2net.com')  

my_img = ImageTk.PhotoImage(Image.open("D:/images/top2.jpg"))  

b1 = tk.Button(my_w, image=my_img)  
b1.grid(row=1, column=1)  

my_w.mainloop()

Background Image of the window

Change the path of the image used at my_img2.
To use JPG image we have to include PIL library.

import tkinter as tk  
from tkinter import ttk  
from PIL import Image, ImageTk  

my_w = tk.Tk()  
my_w.geometry("840x570")    

my_img2 = ImageTk.PhotoImage(Image.open("D:\\my_data\\background1.jpg"))  

bg = tk.Label(my_w, image=my_img2)  
bg.place(x=0, y=0, relwidth=1, relheight=1)  

my_w.mainloop()

For PNG image no need of PIL library.

my_img = tk.PhotoImage(file = "D:\\top2.png")

Width and height of the image

import tkinter  as tk 
my_w = tk.Tk()
my_w.geometry("840x570")  
my_img = tk.PhotoImage(file = "H:\\top2.png") 
print(my_img.width(),my_img.height()) # Width and height of the image 

b1=tk.Button(my_w,image=my_img)
b1.grid(row=1,column=1)

my_w.mainloop()

import tkinter as tk
my_w=tk.Tk()
from PIL import Image,ImageTk
my_w.geometry('400x300')
my_w.title('www.plus2net.com')

my_img = ImageTk.PhotoImage(Image.open("H:/top2.jpg"))
print(my_img.width(),my_img.height()) # Print width and height of the image

b1=tk.Button(my_w,image=my_img)
b1.grid(row=1,column=1,padx=20,pady=20)

my_w.mainloop()

import tkinter as tk
my_w=tk.Tk()
from PIL import Image,ImageTk
my_w.geometry('400x300')
my_w.title('www.plus2net.com')

my_img = Image.open("H:/top2.jpg") # change the path of your image
print(my_img.size) # Print the tuple with width and height of the image
print('Width: ',my_img.size[0],' , Height: ',my_img.size[1])

my_img = ImageTk.PhotoImage(Image.open("H:/top2.jpg"))
b1=tk.Button(my_w,image=my_img)
b1.grid(row=1,column=1,padx=20,pady=20)

my_w.mainloop()

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Create and display image in Tkinter window

import tkinter as tk  
from PIL import Image, ImageTk  

# Create the image  
img = Image.new('RGB', (255,255), "black") # Create a new black image  
pixels = img.load() # Create the pixel map  

for i in img.size[0]:    
    for j in img.size[1]:  
        pixels[i,j] = (i, j, 100) # Set the colour accordingly  

my_w = tk.Tk()  
my_w.geometry('300x300')  
my_w.title('www.plus2net.com')  

my_img = ImageTk.PhotoImage(img)  

b1 = tk.Button(my_w, image=my_img)  
b1.grid(row=1, column=1, padx=20, pady=20)  

my_w.mainloop()

Create and display image on Tkinter window

Bitmap Image displaying

from PIL import Image  
import tkinter as tk  
from PIL import Image, ImageTk  

# Create a new bitmap image.  
img = Image.new("1", (200, 200))  

# Get the image data.  
pixels = img.load()  

# Set the pixel values.  
for i in img.size[0]:    
    for j in img.size[1]:  
        pixels[i, j] = 0 if (i + j) % 5 == 0 else 255  

# Initialize Tkinter window  
my_w = tk.Tk()  
my_w.geometry('300x300')  
my_w.title('www.plus2net.com')  

# Convert the image for Tkinter  
my_img = ImageTk.PhotoImage(img)  

# Create a button with the image  
b1 = tk.Button(my_w, image=my_img)  
b1.grid(row=1, column=1, padx=20, pady=20)  

# Run the Tkinter main loop  
my_w.mainloop()

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