from tkinter import * from functools import partial # To prevent unwanted windows class Converter: """ Currency conversion tool (Convert currencies from NZD, USD, CAD) """ def __init__(self): """ Currency converter GUI """ self.currency_frame = Frame(padx=10, pady=10) self.currency_frame.grid() self.to_help_button = Button(self.currency_frame, text="Help / Info", bg="#CC6600", fg="#FFFFFF", font=("Arial", "14", "bold"), width=12, command=self.to_help) self.to_help_button.grid(row=1, padx=5, pady=5) def to_help(self): """ Open help dialogue box and disables button (so that users cant create multiple help boxes). """ DisplayHelp(self) class DisplayHelp: def __init__(self, partner): # setup dialogue box and background colour background = "#ffe6cc" self.help_box = Toplevel() # disable help button partner.to_help_button.config(state=DISABLED) # If users press cross at top, closes help and # 'release' help button self.help_box.protocol('WM_DELETE_WINDOW', partial(self.close_help, partner)) self.help_frame = Frame(self.help_box, width=300, height=200) self.help_frame.grid() self.help_heading_label = Label(self.help_frame, text="Help / Info", font=("Arial", "14", "bold")) self.help_heading_label.grid(row=0) help_text = "To use the program, simply enter the amount of currency " \ "you wish to convert and then choose to convert " \ "to either New Zealand(NZD), United States Dollar(USD) and " \ "Canadian(CAD)... \n\n" \ "(0.01 NZD/USD/USD) is the absolute lowest (the lowest currency " \ "you can convert). If you try to convert a " \ "currency that is less than 0.01 NZD, USD, CAD, " \ "you will get an error message. \n\n" \ "To see your " \ "calculation history and export it to a text " \ "file, please click the 'History / Export' button." self.help_text_label = Label(self.help_frame, text=help_text, wraplength=350, justify="left") self.help_text_label.grid(row=1, padx=10) self.dismiss_button = Button(self.help_frame, font=("Arial", "12", "bold"), text="Dismiss", bg="#CC6600", fg="#FFFFFF", command=partial(self.close_help, partner)) self.dismiss_button.grid(row=2, padx=10, pady=10) recolour_list = [self.help_frame, self.help_heading_label, self.help_text_label] # List and loop to set background colour on # everything except the buttons. recolour_list = [self.help_frame, self.help_heading_label, self.help_text_label] for item in recolour_list: item.config(bg=background) def close_help(self, partner): """ Closes help dialogue box (and enables help button) """ # Put help button back to normal... partner.to_help_button.config(state=NORMAL) self.help_box.destroy() # main routine if __name__ == "__main__": root = Tk() root.title("Currency Converter") Converter() root.mainloop()