How can I set a tkinter app icon with a URL?

Question

If I have:

from Tkinter import *
app = Tk()

...

app.mainloop()

Would I use app.iconbitmap(...)?

And if so, how would I go about using this as the file, and should I import urllib?

Answer 1

You can use this too replace the Tkinter default icon.

import base64, PIL, urllib, Tkinter
from Tkinter import *
from PIL import ImageTk
from urllib import *

root = Tk()

raw_data = urllib.urlopen("http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/qtlincxkbbiz1qv/stat.gif").read()

b64_data = base64.encodestring(raw_data)
image = PhotoImage(data=b64_data)

root.tk.call('wm', 'iconphoto', root._w, image)

root.mainloop()

And then change the .py file extension to .pyw to change the taskbar icon.

The .pyw extension tells it to run with pythonw.exe instead of python.exe, but running with pythonw.exe also makes it run without the console.

So, you'll either have to run without the icon, or without the console.

Answer 2

This is the call that worked for me on both Windows and Linux. I found that I cannot use ico files on Linux, so only using gif files which works on both platforms.

class Editor(tk.Tk):
   . . .
   . . . 
   self.tk.call('wm', 'iconphoto', self._w, tk.PhotoImage(file = "my_icon.gif"))