How to bring Tkinter window in front of other windows?

Question

I'm working with some Tkinter Python code (Python 3.4), and I've come across a problem. When I create my Tkinter window it doesn't show up in front. I do it currently with the following code:

from tkinter import *
win = Tk()
win.minsize(width=1440, height=828)
win.maxsize(width=1440, height=828)

The minsize() and maxsize() make the window cover my entire screen, but the original python running window (The one that wouldprint("Hello, World!")) ends up on top. Is there a way to fix this? I'm running OS X 10.10.1.

Answer 1

Set it as the topmost (but it will always stay in front of the others):

win.attributes('-topmost', True) # note - before topmost

To not make it always in front of the others, insert this code before the mainloop:

win.lift()
win.attributes('-topmost', True)
win.attributes('-topmost', False)

Don't forget win.mainloop() at the end of your code (even if in some cases it's not explicitly required)

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