In python's tkinter, how can I make a Label such that you can select the text with the mouse?

Question

In python's tkinter interface, is there a configuration option that will change a Label such that you can select the text in the Label and then copy it to the clipboard?

EDIT:

How would you modify this "hello world" app to provide such functionality?

from Tkinter import *  master = Tk()  w = Label(master, text="Hello, world!") w.pack()  mainloop() 

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

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. :)