How do I make a label disappear after 5 seconds python, Tkinter?

Question

I am making a dice roller, and I wish to make the result of the dice roll disappear after 5 seconds, can anyone help?

from tkinter import *
import random
root=Tk()
root.geometry('700x500')
root.title("Dice roller")
bg = PhotoImage(file = "background.png")
Label1 = Label(root, image = bg)
Label1.place (x = 0, y=0)
l = Label(root, text="Welcome to the dice roller, select the dice you want to roll!",bg = "gold",fg = "goldenrod4", relief = "raised", font=("Arial Bold",12))
l.pack()


def buttonFunction1():
    r1 = random.randint(1, 6)
    L = Label(root, text= r1, bg = "red", relief = "solid", cursor = "target", font = ("Arial Bold", 10)) 
###That was the label I want to make disappear after 5 seconds###
    L.place(relx = 0.8, rely = 0.14, anchor = 'sw') 
b = Button(root, text="cube dice", command= buttonFunction1)
b.pack()

Do you have any clues about either part? Have you tried anything yet? — quamrana, Feb 27 '22 at 13:06
import time, time.sleep(5), L.destroy() just below ###That was .... line — pippo1980, Feb 28 '22 at 14:02
just below ###That .... inside the function, tell me what you get, cannot try the code right know (imports usually are at the beginning of code though) — pippo1980, Feb 28 '22 at 17:06
doesnt work, I tried it, see here: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/10393886/tkinter-and-time-sleep — pippo1980, Feb 28 '22 at 18:55

pippo1980 · Answer 1 · 2022-02-28T19:26:01.430

dont know what is going on here, but tried different ways and this one seems to work:


from PIL import ImageTk, Image

import time

import tkinter as tk
import random


root=tk.Tk()
root.geometry('700x500')
root.title("Dice roller")
# bg = ImageTk.PhotoImage(file = "background.png")
bg = ImageTk.PhotoImage(file = r"fff.png")
Label1 = tk.Label(root, image = bg)



Label1.place (x = 0, y=0)
l = tk.Label(root, text="Welcome to the dice roller, select the dice you want to roll!",bg = "gold",fg = "goldenrod4", relief = "raised", font=("Arial Bold",12))
l.pack()


def destr(label):
    # time.sleep(20)  # this one FREEZES the entire app: cant press button while sleeping AND doesnt resume
    label.destroy()
    pass

def buttonFunction1():
    r1 = random.randint(1, 6)
    L = tk.Label(root, text= r1, bg = "red", relief = "solid", cursor = "target", font = ("Arial Bold", 10)) 
###That was the label I want to make disappear after 5 seconds###
    L.place(relx = 0.8, rely = 0.14, anchor = 'sw') 
    

    L.after(5000, destr, L)  ## after 5 seconds (more or less) invoke destr(L), you can keep pressing the button


    
b = tk.Button(root, text="cube dice", command= buttonFunction1)
b.pack()

root.mainloop()

How do I make a label disappear after 5 seconds python, Tkinter?

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