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Python Tkinter Canvas

17 Mar 2025 | 2 min read

The canvas widget is used to add the structured graphics to the python application. It is used to draw the graph and plots to the python application. The syntax to use the canvas is given below.

Syntax

A list of possible options is given below.

SN	Option	Description
1	bd	The represents the border width. The default width is 2.
2	bg	It represents the background color of the canvas.
3	confine	It is set to make the canvas unscrollable outside the scroll region.
4	cursor	The cursor is used as the arrow, circle, dot, etc. on the canvas.
5	height	It represents the size of the canvas in the vertical direction.
6	highlightcolor	It represents the highlight color when the widget is focused.
7	relief	It represents the type of the border. The possible values are SUNKEN, RAISED, GROOVE, and RIDGE.
8	scrollregion	It represents the coordinates specified as the tuple containing the area of the canvas.
9	width	It represents the width of the canvas.
10	xscrollincrement	If it is set to a positive value. The canvas is placed only to the multiple of this value.
11	xscrollcommand	If the canvas is scrollable, this attribute should be the .set() method of the horizontal scrollbar.
12	yscrollincrement	Works like xscrollincrement, but governs vertical movement.
13	yscrollcommand	If the canvas is scrollable, this attribute should be the .set() method of the vertical scrollbar.

Example

Output:

Python Tkinter Canvas

Example: Creating an arc

Output:

Python Tkinter Canvas

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