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- #! /usr/bin/env python
-
- # www8.py -- display the contents of a URL in a Text widget
- # - set window title
- # - make window resizable
- # - update display while reading
- # - vertical scroll bar
-
- import sys
- import urllib
- from Tkinter import *
-
- def main():
- if len(sys.argv) != 2 or sys.argv[1][:1] == '-':
- print "Usage:", sys.argv[0], "url"
- sys.exit(2)
- url = sys.argv[1]
- fp = urllib.urlopen(url)
-
- # Create root window
- root = Tk()
- root.title(url)
- root.minsize(1, 1)
-
- # The Scrollbar *must* be created first -- this is magic for me :-(
- vbar = Scrollbar(root)
- vbar.pack({'fill': 'y', 'side': 'right'})
- text = Text(root, {'yscrollcommand': (vbar, 'set')})
- text.pack({'expand': 1, 'fill': 'both', 'side': 'left'})
-
- # Link Text widget and Scrollbar -- this is magic for you :-)
- ##text['yscrollcommand'] = (vbar, 'set')
- vbar['command'] = (text, 'yview')
-
- while 1:
- line = fp.readline()
- if not line: break
- text.insert('end', line)
- root.update_idletasks()
-
- root.mainloop()
-
- main()
-