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Calendar Widget for use with python tkinter

USAGE

The Calendar Widget is created as follows:
Calendar = Calendar(parent, option=value, ...)
To pass a command to the Calendar, specify the command option when it is created
Calendar = Calendar(parent, command=user_command, ...)
To retrieve a selected date on the calendar, use the get_date command:
Calender.get_date()
To create a checkbox on the calendar, the command is as follows:
checkbox = Calendar.checkboxes(10, 10, 2022, status=True, ...)

#to remove a chcekbox that has already been created specify the delete option as follows:

Calendar.checkboxes(10, 10, 2022, delete=True)
To destroy the calendar widget, call the destroy method:
Calendar.destroy()

The table below specifies opitons availiable for styling and other operations associated with the calendar widget

options description
size= Sets the width of the widget in pixels. The default/minimum width is 300px.
pos_x= Sets the x coordinate position of the widget within the window. Note: In tkinter, this is always the top left corner.
pos_y= Sets the y coordinate position of the widget within the window. Note: In tkinter, this is always the top left corner.
style= Set the style="Dark" for the dark theme. If no styling is specified the Calendar will inherit its default white theme.
command= A function to be called when the widget is clicked.
background= Sets the background of the Calendar to a valid tkinter colour. Example: background="blue"
calendar_relief= Sets the relief of the Calendar widget.
arrow_box_border= Sets the border colour of the box containing the arrows for selecting previous and following months.
arrow_box_fill= Sets the background of the box containing the arrows for selecting previous and following months
arrow_box_width= Sets the line width of the box containing the arrows for selecting previous and following months
date_box_border= Sets the colour of the border associated with the monthly calendar grid.
date_box_fill= Sets the colour inside of the boxes that make up the monthly calendar grid.
date_box_width= Sets the width of the line used to create the grid for the monthly calendar.
date_boxes_outline= Sets the colour of the box outline for the boxes that make up the monthly claendar grid.
arrow_outline= Sets the colour for the outline of the polygon (i.e - triangle) that represents the calendar arrows.
arrow_fill= Sets the colour of the calendar arrows.
arrow_thickness= Sets the thickness of the calendar arrows.
arrow_active= Sets the colour for the active highlight when the mouse hovers over the calendar arrows.
weekday_border= Sets the colour for the outline of the boxes that hold the weekday headings.
weekday_fill= Sets the colour for the background of the boxes that hold the weekday headings.
weekday_width= Sets the width of the boxes that hold the weekday headings.
weekday_font_fill= Sets the colour of the text associated with the weekday headings.
weekday_font_family= Sets the type of font used to create the weekday headings.
calendar_date_title= Sets the colour of the text associated with the calendar title (ex: Aug 2020)
date_heading_font_family= Sets the font type for the Calendar date heading.
date_text_fill= Sets the colour of the text numbers associated with the month dates.
date_text_font_family= Sets the font type used to create the month dates.
trail_box_fill= Sets the colour of the background of the date boxes that trail into the previous and following months.
trail_text_fill= Sets the colour of the text numbers associated with the trailing date boxes.
date_highlight= Sets the colour of the permanent date highlight associated with the current date retrieved from the OS.
text_highlight_fill= Sets the colour of the text associated with the permanent date highlight.
user_highlight_colour= Sets the colour of the highlight that is created when the user clicks on a month date.
user_highlight_text= Sets the colour of the text associated with the user highlight.

EXAMPLES:

Creating the Calendar

Calendar_Usage

Get the selected date

get_date

Create checkboxes on the calendar

create_checkboxes

result:

removing_checkbox

result:

Click bind a command to the calendar

calendar_command

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