Automatically restore minimized tkinter window

Question

In my project, I am receiving some data occasionally from the serial port and display some data on a Tkinter window depending on the received data. I want to minimize my Tkinter window and perform my normal action on the computer. When any data will be received, the tkinter window should be restored ('un-minimized') and show the result. How can I restore my minized window depending on the received data?

import socket, Tkinter
from Tkinter import *
window = Tk()
window.title("maximize window test")
w, h = window.winfo_screenwidth(),window.winfo_screenheight()
window.geometry("%dx%d+0+0" % (w, h))
window.configure(background="white")
i = servicependingid1 = 1, 0

def monitor():
    s = socket.socket()
    host = socket.gethostname()
    port = 12345
    s.bind((host, port))
    s.listen(5)
    while True:
        global i, servicependingid1
        i = 1
        c, addr = s.accept()
        data = c.recv(1024)
        print data
        if data == "Bid1":
            window.state('zoomed')
            positionr1b1 = Label(window,text="Data comming from  1 ",fg="red",bg="blue",font=("Helvetica", 45))
            positionr1b1.grid(row=i,column=6,sticky=W)
            window.update()
            servicependingid1 = i
            i = i + 1
            c.send("received")
            c.close()
window.after(10, monitor)
window.mainloop()

I want to restore my window from the minimized condition when data is received.

Brummett

When you say "maximized", do you mean you want it to take up the entire screen, or are you asking how to "un-minimize" it? ie: do you want to force it to fill the screen, or just restore itself to it's previously visible state? – Spain

i want to restore it. – Brummett

Does this answer your question? tkinter python maximize window – Wholesale

Answer 1

This can be done by invoking the following:

if data == "whatever":   
    window.state('zoomed')

Hod

window.state('zoomed') is maximizing my window some time but it missed many time. i am using python 2.7 and windows xp. @ turnt – Brummett

Answer 2

On receipt of data call:

window.attributes('-zoomed', True)

Pluck

it shows error wrong # args: should be " wm attributes window?-alpha?double?? etc" – Brummett

my window is minimized by minimize button of window.want to maximize it on data event@Pluck – Brummett

Answer 3

If all you want to do is "un-minimize" the window, call deiconify, which will restore the window to the state it was in before it was minimized.

window.deiconify()

Spain

Answer 4

Just do window.attributes("-fullscreen", True)

Lewse

Answer 5

well there is a very simple fix for the problem

if data == "data":
      window.wm_state('zoomed')

Azoth

Answer 6

I think this is what you are looking for

import tkinter

yourwindow = tkinter.Tk()
yourwindow.state("zoomed")

yourwindow.mainloop()

Boarish

Answer 7

When any data will be received, the tkinter window should be restored ('un-minimized') and show the result. How can I restore my minized window depending on the received data?

You will never find "Bid1" while raw data is streaming. Because you're setting this if data == "Bid1": and that attribute is boolean. That is wrong.

The correct way to find "Bid1" while raw data is streaming. Use find command, and it will search for "Bid1".

if str(data).find('Bid1') != -1:
    do something

Lillalillard