In python's tkinter, how can I make a Label such that you can select the text with the mouse?
The easiest way is to use a disabled text widget with a height of 1 line:
from Tkinter import *
master = Tk()
w = Text(master, height=1, borderwidth=0)
w.insert(1.0, "Hello, world!")
w.pack()
w.configure(state="disabled")
# if tkinter is 8.5 or above you'll want the selection background
# to appear like it does when the widget is activated
# comment this out for older versions of Tkinter
w.configure(inactiveselectbackground=w.cget("selectbackground"))
mainloop()
You could use an entry widget in a similar manner.
Made some changes to the above code:
from tkinter import *
master = Tk()
w = Text(master, height=1)
w.insert(1.0, "Hello, world!")
w.pack()
# if tkinter is 8.5 or above you'll want the selection background
# to appear like it does when the widget is activated
# comment this out for older versions of Tkinter
w.configure(bg=master.cget('bg'), relief="flat")
w.configure(state="disabled")
mainloop()
The relief needs to be flat in order for it to look like an ordinary part of the display. :)
You can make texts which are selectable using either Text
or Entry
I really find both useful, using text can be really helpful! Here I show you a code of Entry:
from tkinter import *
root = Tk()
data_string = StringVar()
data_string.set("Hello World! But, Wait!!! You Can Select Me :)")
ent = Entry(root,textvariable=data_string,fg="black",bg="white",bd=0,state="readonly")
ent.pack()
root.mainloop()