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Free online courseTkinter Python GUI Tutorial For Beginners

Duration of the online course: 3 hours and 3 minutes

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Build Python desktop apps fast with this free Tkinter course—buttons, forms, menus, database, and charts. Learn GUI skills and earn a certificate-ready portfolio.

In this free course, learn about

  • Tkinter fundamentals: main window, widgets, mainloop, and basic app structure
  • Using grid geometry manager to place widgets by rows and columns
  • Setting up a Python Tkinter project in PyCharm and running GUI scripts
  • Handling events with callbacks: button click handlers and command/lambda usage
  • Using Entry, Combobox, and images; updating and reading widget values
  • Why and how to use StringVar with textvariable for reactive Entry state tracking
  • Radiobuttons, Checkbuttons, and messagebox dialogs (info/error/confirm patterns)
  • Creating menu bars: File menu, commands, separators, and Exit actions
  • Working with multiple windows: Toplevel, parent/child widget ownership
  • Connecting Tkinter to SQLite: CRUD basics, parameterized queries, placeholders
  • Building a simple paint app: Canvas drawing, mouse bindings, runtime color picker
  • Implementing games/apps: tic-tac-toe state, turns, win checks; calculator input handling
  • Embedding Matplotlib in Tkinter: FigureCanvasTkAgg, toolbar, updating/redrawing plots

Course Description

Create real desktop applications with Python instead of stopping at scripts and command-line programs. This free online course helps beginners turn Python knowledge into practical GUI skills using Tkinter, so you can design interfaces people actually enjoy using. You will learn how to structure a window, place and align elements cleanly, and make the app respond to user actions with confident event handling.

Along the way, you will gain comfort working with the widgets that show up in everyday software: buttons, text inputs, dropdowns, radio buttons, checkboxes, dialogs, and image support. You will also build the habits that make GUI development smoother, such as separating the interface from the logic and using variables that keep the UI and your code in sync. The result is code that is easier to extend, debug, and maintain as your projects grow.

To move beyond simple forms, the course guides you through building menu-driven interfaces and working with multiple windows, which is essential for more professional desktop workflows. You will also connect a Tkinter interface to an SQLite database, enabling your apps to store, retrieve, and update information reliably. This is a powerful step toward business-ready utilities such as small admin tools, trackers, and data entry apps.

Practice is built into the learning experience through hands-on creations that feel like real products: a simple paint-style drawing tool, a complete tic-tac-toe game, and a functional calculator. You will also explore how to embed Matplotlib charts inside a Tkinter window, opening the door to dashboards, reporting tools, and data visualization apps. By the end, you will have the confidence to prototype your own desktop ideas quickly, strengthen your portfolio, and apply your skills to personal projects or entry-level software opportunities.

Course content

  • Video class: Tkinter Python GUI Tutorial For Beginners 1 - Introduction to Tkinter 08m
  • Exercise: Which Tkinter geometry manager positions widgets by rows and columns?
  • Video class: Tkinter Python GUI Tutorial For Beginners 2 - Setting Up Python with PyCharm 06m
  • Video class: Tkinter Python GUI Tutorial For Beginners 3 - Creating First GUI Application with Tkinter 15m
  • Video class: Tkinter Python GUI Tutorial For Beginners 4 - Handle Button Click Event 12m
  • Video class: Tkinter Python GUI Tutorial For Beginners 5 - Entry Widget, ComboBox widget, Tkinter Image 21m
  • Exercise: In Tkinter, why use a StringVar with the textvariable parameter of an Entry?
  • Video class: Tkinter Python GUI Tutorial For Beginners 6 - Radiobuttons, Checkboxes, MessageBox 19m
  • Exercise: In Tkinter, which call correctly shows an informational message box with a title and content
  • Video class: Tkinter Python GUI Tutorial For Beginners 7 - Creating Menus with Tkinter 10m
  • Exercise: How do you create a menu bar with a File menu and an Exit command in Tkinter?
  • Video class: Tkinter Python GUI Tutorial For Beginners 8 - Open New Window on Button Click - Multiple Windows 12m
  • Exercise: In Tkinter, when creating widgets for a second window opened from a button, which parent should you pass to those widgets?
  • Video class: Tkinter Python GUI Tutorial For Beginners - Connect Tkinter App To The SQLite Database 16m
  • Exercise: In a Tkinter app using sqlite3, how should placeholders in an INSERT statement relate to the columns being inserted?
  • Video class: Tkinter Python GUI Tutorial For Beginners - Create Simple Paint Application Using Tkinter 22m
  • Exercise: How can a Tkinter paint app let users pick the brush color at runtime?
  • Video class: Tkinter Python GUI Tutorial For Beginners - Tic-Tac-Toe Game in python 3 Tkinter 12m
  • Video class: Tkinter Python GUI Tutorial For Beginners - Simple GUI Calculator using Tkinter 11m
  • Exercise: How do you pass the pressed button value to the handler in a Tkinter calculator so it updates the Entry?
  • Video class: Tkinter Python GUI Tutorial For Beginners - How to embed Matplotlib graph to Tkinter GUI 12m
  • Exercise: Embedding a Matplotlib plot in a Tkinter window

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