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:mod:`tkinter.scrolledtext` --- Scrolled Text Widget
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.. module:: tkinter.scrolledtext
:platform: Tk
:synopsis: Text widget with a vertical scroll bar.
.. sectionauthor:: Fred L. Drake, Jr. <fdrake@acm.org>
The :mod:`tkinter.scrolledtext` module provides a class of the same name which
implements a basic text widget which has a vertical scroll bar configured to do
the "right thing." Using the :class:`ScrolledText` class is a lot easier than
setting up a text widget and scroll bar directly. The constructor is the same
as that of the :class:`tkinter.Text` class.
The text widget and scrollbar are packed together in a :class:`Frame`, and the
methods of the :class:`Grid` and :class:`Pack` geometry managers are acquired
from the :class:`Frame` object. This allows the :class:`ScrolledText` widget to
be used directly to achieve most normal geometry management behavior.
Should more specific control be necessary, the following attributes are
available:
.. attribute:: ScrolledText.frame
The frame which surrounds the text and scroll bar widgets.
.. attribute:: ScrolledText.vbar
The scroll bar widget.