How do i add an image to the python GUI?

Question

The below code is a section of my code which is supposed to be a stock management system. I have encountered several problems which i would appreciate any help for.

from tkinter import*
from tkinter import Tk, StringVar, ttk
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
import random
import datetime


import time;
import csv
opencsv=open('RED.csv','a')
Data=[]

LH=Label(LowerHeading, font=('arial',12,'bold'), text ="Update", bd = 10, width = 15, anchor = 'w')
LH.grid(row=1,column=0)

#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
start.mainloop()

I Would like to add an image so for example if IDO1 is clicked by the user an image of a dress would be shown

The link didn't address my problem. I gained an error that said NO module named PIL

Let me know if you need my full code – user9434717 Mar 03 '18 at 14:02 — user9434717, Mar 03 '18 at 14:02

pro_cheats · Answer 1 · 2018-03-04T13:30:20.603

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You can have a look into PhotoImage Class.

Inserting images is simple.

import Tkinter as tk
from PIL import ImageTk, Image

path = 'C:/xxxx/xxxx.jpg'

root = tk.Tk()
img = ImageTk.PhotoImage(Image.open(path))
panel = tk.Label(root, image = img)
panel.pack(side = "bottom", fill = "both", expand = "yes")
root.mainloop()

Hope this helps.

Do have a look at Using Images in Labels section of Tkinter Labels page.

You can read Tkinter's PhotoImage and Label widgets for customizations.

UPDATE - For installing 'PIL' from pillow -

PIL is from package pillow. use -

sudo pip install pillow

Then from PIL import ImageTk will not give errors.

If pip is not installed then install it by using-

sudo apt-get install python-pip

edited Mar 04 '18 at 13:30

answered Mar 03 '18 at 14:17

pro_cheats

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Where do i specify the file name? – user9434717 Mar 03 '18 at 14:19
my file name is dress.jpg – user9434717 Mar 03 '18 at 14:19
instead of path put *dress.jpg* – pro_cheats Mar 03 '18 at 14:20
do i need to install pillow? – user9434717 Mar 03 '18 at 14:22
Yes, *Image* class is present in PIL. – pro_cheats Mar 03 '18 at 14:23
how do i do that? – user9434717 Mar 03 '18 at 14:24
`python -m pip install pillow` – pro_cheats Mar 03 '18 at 14:25
how do i do that? – user9434717 Mar 03 '18 at 14:26
@user9434717 You don't _have_ to install PIL it depends on the image format. If've you've read the answers in the dupe link, you'd know. – Nae Mar 03 '18 at 14:26
Please see the updated answer. thanks. @Nae Kindly edit the answer to add your thoughts. – pro_cheats Mar 03 '18 at 14:27
I get this error: – user9434717 Mar 03 '18 at 14:32
Traceback (most recent call last): File "C:\Users\Ermira1\Documents\Ermira\1. Sixth Form\Year 13\Computer Science\Inventory (new).py", line 3, in from PIL import ImageTk, Image ImportError: No module named 'PIL' – user9434717 Mar 03 '18 at 14:32
Install *Pillow* first. Else try *import Image* instead of PIL – pro_cheats Mar 03 '18 at 14:34
How do i import image instead? whats the code i need to add? I'm really confused – user9434717 Mar 04 '18 at 12:40
Please see edited answer for installing `pillow`. it worked for me. I was able to load a *jpg* image. :) – pro_cheats Mar 04 '18 at 13:30
the path bit doesn't work for me – user9434717 Mar 04 '18 at 15:52
i installed pillow but the rest doesn't work. i get this error – user9434717 Mar 04 '18 at 15:52
Traceback (most recent call last): File "C:\Users\Ermira1\Documents\Ermira\1. Sixth Form\Year 13\Computer Science\Inventory (new).py", line 164, in photo = PhotoImage(file="path") File "C:\Python34\lib\tkinter\__init__.py", line 3416, in __init__ Image.__init__(self, 'photo', name, cnf, master, **kw) File "C:\Python34\lib\tkinter\__init__.py", line 3372, in __init__ self.tk.call(('image', 'create', imgtype, name,) + options) _tkinter.TclError: couldn't open "path": no such file or directory >>> – user9434717 Mar 04 '18 at 15:52
@pro_cheats please help – user9434717 Mar 04 '18 at 15:56
remove double quotes from `"path"`. *path* is a variable containing the path to your image. – pro_cheats Mar 05 '18 at 16:03

How do i add an image to the python GUI?

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