TkConsole is a Python library that provides a customizable terminal-like console widget using the Tkinter GUI framework.
TkConsole can be installed using pip:
pip install SIESTAstepper
# to make sure you have the latest version
pip install -U SIESTAstepper
# latest available code base
pip install -U git+https://github.com/eftalgezer/TkConsole.gitBuilding an interactive console interface with TkConsole
To use TkConsole in your Python application, you can follow these steps:
import tkinter as tk
from TkConsole import Console
root = tk.Tk()
console = Console(root)
console.pack(expand=True, fill="both")
console.print("Hello, world!")
user_input = console.input("Enter something: ")
console.print(f"You entered: {user_input}")
root.mainloop()- Customizable font, background, and foreground colors
- Printing text to the console
- Taking user input
- Copy and paste functionality
TkConsole comes with a comprehensive set of unit tests to ensure its functionality. To run the tests, navigate to the tests directory and execute tests.py:
cd tests
python tests.pyPull requests are welcome. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.
Please make sure to update tests as appropriate.