Python Tkinter clearing a frame

python tkinter frame
Chris Aung picture Chris Aung · Apr 3, 2013 · Viewed 100.7k times · Source

I am trying to clear out a frame in the tkinter so that the new contents can be written (refresh information) but i could not manage to do it. I am aware of these 

frame.destroy()
frame.pack_forget()
frame.grid_forget()

but frame.destroy() will totally remove the frame. And the other two also could not give me the result i want.What i need is just to clear up every items in the frame but the frame itself will stay. Is there anyway to do it?

Answer

Tom.Slick picture Tom.Slick · Feb 20, 2015

https://anzeljg.github.io/rin2/book2/2405/docs/tkinter/universal.html

w.winfo_children()
Returns a list of all w's children, in their stacking order from lowest (bottom) to highest (top).

for widget in frame.winfo_children():
    widget.destroy()

Will destroy all the widget in your frame. No need for a second frame.

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