Python3 Tkinter...icon. What gives!?

[WnO3M]

Hi,

I'm using Python3, Tkinter.. from the repository (as of today since it didn't come preinstalled) and I immediately headed off for a tutorial. Here's the program.

import tkinter
window = tkinter.Tk()
window.title("Gaia")
window.geometry("600x480")
window.wm_iconbitmap('Orb.xbm')


window.mainloop()

Bearing in mind that the icon is in the same folder as the script...

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "Gaia/init.py", line 16, in <module>
    window.wm_iconbitmap('Orb.xbm')
  File "/usr/lib/python3.3/tkinter/__init__.py", line 1637, in wm_iconbitmap
    return self.tk.call('wm', 'iconbitmap', self._w, bitmap)
_tkinter.TclError: bitmap "Orb.xbm" not defined

Now if I put an "@" in front of the file name I get...

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "Gaia/init.py", line 16, in <module>
    window.wm_iconbitmap('@Orb.xbm')
  File "/usr/lib/python3.3/tkinter/__init__.py", line 1637, in wm_iconbitmap
    return self.tk.call('wm', 'iconbitmap', self._w, bitmap)
_tkinter.TclError: error reading bitmap file "Orb.xbm"

However the file opens up just fine with Gimp and I would really like a colour version.

I also get the same problem with the Orb.xmp, Orb.ico Orb.gif Orb.png

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

[RupertPupkin]

For .xbm files I believe you have to use this:

window.wm_iconbitmap(bitmap = "@Orb.xbm")

If you want to use color icons in Tkinter, you have to use gif or ppm files, not png:

#!/usr/bin/python3
import tkinter
window = tkinter.Tk()
window.title("Gaia")
window.geometry("600x480")
img = tkinter.PhotoImage(file='icon.gif')
window.tk.call('wm', 'iconphoto', window._w, img)
window.mainloop()

[WnO3M]

Works brilliantly! Thank you