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- <section id="module-tkinter.messagebox">
- <span id="tkinter-messagebox-tkinter-message-prompts"></span><h1><a class="reference internal" href="#module-tkinter.messagebox" title="tkinter.messagebox: Various types of alert dialogs (Tk)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">tkinter.messagebox</span></code></a> — Tkinter message prompts<a class="headerlink" href="#module-tkinter.messagebox" title="Link to this heading">¶</a></h1>
- <p><strong>Source code:</strong> <a class="reference external" href="https://github.com/python/cpython/tree/3.12/Lib/tkinter/messagebox.py">Lib/tkinter/messagebox.py</a></p>
- <hr class="docutils" />
- <p>The <a class="reference internal" href="#module-tkinter.messagebox" title="tkinter.messagebox: Various types of alert dialogs (Tk)"><code class="xref py py-mod docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">tkinter.messagebox</span></code></a> module provides a template base class as well as
- a variety of convenience methods for commonly used configurations. The message
- boxes are modal and will return a subset of (<code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">True</span></code>, <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">False</span></code>, <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">None</span></code>,
- <a class="reference internal" href="#tkinter.messagebox.OK" title="tkinter.messagebox.OK"><code class="xref py py-data docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">OK</span></code></a>, <a class="reference internal" href="#tkinter.messagebox.CANCEL" title="tkinter.messagebox.CANCEL"><code class="xref py py-data docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">CANCEL</span></code></a>, <a class="reference internal" href="#tkinter.messagebox.YES" title="tkinter.messagebox.YES"><code class="xref py py-data docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">YES</span></code></a>, <a class="reference internal" href="#tkinter.messagebox.NO" title="tkinter.messagebox.NO"><code class="xref py py-data docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">NO</span></code></a>) based on
- the user’s selection. Common message box styles and layouts include but are not
- limited to:</p>
- <figure class="align-default">
- <img alt="../_images/tk_msg.png" src="../_images/tk_msg.png" />
- </figure>
- <dl class="py class">
- <dt class="sig sig-object py" id="tkinter.messagebox.Message">
- <em class="property"><span class="pre">class</span><span class="w"> </span></em><span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">tkinter.messagebox.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">Message</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">master</span></span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="o"><span class="pre">**</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">options</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#tkinter.messagebox.Message" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
- <dd><p>Create a message window with an application-specified message, an icon
- and a set of buttons.
- Each of the buttons in the message window is identified by a unique symbolic name (see the <em>type</em> options).</p>
- <p>The following options are supported:</p>
- <blockquote>
- <div><dl class="simple">
- <dt><em>command</em></dt><dd><p>Specifies the function to invoke when the user closes the dialog.
- The name of the button clicked by the user to close the dialog is
- passed as argument.
- This is only available on macOS.</p>
- </dd>
- <dt><em>default</em></dt><dd><p>Gives the <a class="reference internal" href="#messagebox-buttons"><span class="std std-ref">symbolic name</span></a> of the default button
- for this message window (<a class="reference internal" href="#tkinter.messagebox.OK" title="tkinter.messagebox.OK"><code class="xref py py-data docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">OK</span></code></a>, <a class="reference internal" href="#tkinter.messagebox.CANCEL" title="tkinter.messagebox.CANCEL"><code class="xref py py-data docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">CANCEL</span></code></a>, and so on).
- If this option is not specified, the first button in the dialog will
- be made the default.</p>
- </dd>
- <dt><em>detail</em></dt><dd><p>Specifies an auxiliary message to the main message given by the
- <em>message</em> option.
- The message detail will be presented beneath the main message and,
- where supported by the OS, in a less emphasized font than the main
- message.</p>
- </dd>
- <dt><em>icon</em></dt><dd><p>Specifies an <a class="reference internal" href="#messagebox-icons"><span class="std std-ref">icon</span></a> to display.
- If this option is not specified, then the <a class="reference internal" href="#tkinter.messagebox.INFO" title="tkinter.messagebox.INFO"><code class="xref py py-data docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">INFO</span></code></a> icon will be
- displayed.</p>
- </dd>
- <dt><em>message</em></dt><dd><p>Specifies the message to display in this message box.
- The default value is an empty string.</p>
- </dd>
- <dt><em>parent</em></dt><dd><p>Makes the specified window the logical parent of the message box.
- The message box is displayed on top of its parent window.</p>
- </dd>
- <dt><em>title</em></dt><dd><p>Specifies a string to display as the title of the message box.
- This option is ignored on macOS, where platform guidelines forbid
- the use of a title on this kind of dialog.</p>
- </dd>
- <dt><em>type</em></dt><dd><p>Arranges for a <a class="reference internal" href="#messagebox-types"><span class="std std-ref">predefined set of buttons</span></a>
- to be displayed.</p>
- </dd>
- </dl>
- </div></blockquote>
- <dl class="py method">
- <dt class="sig sig-object py" id="tkinter.messagebox.Message.show">
- <span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">show</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="o"><span class="pre">**</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">options</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#tkinter.messagebox.Message.show" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
- <dd><p>Display a message window and wait for the user to select one of the buttons. Then return the symbolic name of the selected button.
- Keyword arguments can override options specified in the constructor.</p>
- </dd></dl>
-
- </dd></dl>
-
- <p><strong>Information message box</strong></p>
- <dl class="py function">
- <dt class="sig sig-object py" id="tkinter.messagebox.showinfo">
- <span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">tkinter.messagebox.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">showinfo</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">title</span></span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">message</span></span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="o"><span class="pre">**</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">options</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#tkinter.messagebox.showinfo" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
- <dd><p>Creates and displays an information message box with the specified title
- and message.</p>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <p><strong>Warning message boxes</strong></p>
- <dl class="py function">
- <dt class="sig sig-object py" id="tkinter.messagebox.showwarning">
- <span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">tkinter.messagebox.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">showwarning</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">title</span></span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">message</span></span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="o"><span class="pre">**</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">options</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#tkinter.messagebox.showwarning" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
- <dd><p>Creates and displays a warning message box with the specified title
- and message.</p>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="py function">
- <dt class="sig sig-object py" id="tkinter.messagebox.showerror">
- <span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">tkinter.messagebox.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">showerror</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">title</span></span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">message</span></span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="o"><span class="pre">**</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">options</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#tkinter.messagebox.showerror" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
- <dd><p>Creates and displays an error message box with the specified title
- and message.</p>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <p><strong>Question message boxes</strong></p>
- <dl class="py function">
- <dt class="sig sig-object py" id="tkinter.messagebox.askquestion">
- <span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">tkinter.messagebox.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">askquestion</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">title</span></span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">message</span></span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="o"><span class="pre">*</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">type</span></span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">YESNO</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="o"><span class="pre">**</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">options</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#tkinter.messagebox.askquestion" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
- <dd><p>Ask a question. By default shows buttons <a class="reference internal" href="#tkinter.messagebox.YES" title="tkinter.messagebox.YES"><code class="xref py py-data docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">YES</span></code></a> and <a class="reference internal" href="#tkinter.messagebox.NO" title="tkinter.messagebox.NO"><code class="xref py py-data docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">NO</span></code></a>.
- Returns the symbolic name of the selected button.</p>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="py function">
- <dt class="sig sig-object py" id="tkinter.messagebox.askokcancel">
- <span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">tkinter.messagebox.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">askokcancel</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">title</span></span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">message</span></span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="o"><span class="pre">**</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">options</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#tkinter.messagebox.askokcancel" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
- <dd><p>Ask if operation should proceed. Shows buttons <a class="reference internal" href="#tkinter.messagebox.OK" title="tkinter.messagebox.OK"><code class="xref py py-data docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">OK</span></code></a> and <a class="reference internal" href="#tkinter.messagebox.CANCEL" title="tkinter.messagebox.CANCEL"><code class="xref py py-data docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">CANCEL</span></code></a>.
- Returns <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">True</span></code> if the answer is ok and <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">False</span></code> otherwise.</p>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="py function">
- <dt class="sig sig-object py" id="tkinter.messagebox.askretrycancel">
- <span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">tkinter.messagebox.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">askretrycancel</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">title</span></span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">message</span></span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="o"><span class="pre">**</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">options</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#tkinter.messagebox.askretrycancel" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
- <dd><p>Ask if operation should be retried. Shows buttons <a class="reference internal" href="#tkinter.messagebox.RETRY" title="tkinter.messagebox.RETRY"><code class="xref py py-data docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">RETRY</span></code></a> and <a class="reference internal" href="#tkinter.messagebox.CANCEL" title="tkinter.messagebox.CANCEL"><code class="xref py py-data docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">CANCEL</span></code></a>.
- Return <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">True</span></code> if the answer is yes and <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">False</span></code> otherwise.</p>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="py function">
- <dt class="sig sig-object py" id="tkinter.messagebox.askyesno">
- <span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">tkinter.messagebox.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">askyesno</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">title</span></span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">message</span></span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="o"><span class="pre">**</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">options</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#tkinter.messagebox.askyesno" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
- <dd><p>Ask a question. Shows buttons <a class="reference internal" href="#tkinter.messagebox.YES" title="tkinter.messagebox.YES"><code class="xref py py-data docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">YES</span></code></a> and <a class="reference internal" href="#tkinter.messagebox.NO" title="tkinter.messagebox.NO"><code class="xref py py-data docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">NO</span></code></a>.
- Returns <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">True</span></code> if the answer is yes and <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">False</span></code> otherwise.</p>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="py function">
- <dt class="sig sig-object py" id="tkinter.messagebox.askyesnocancel">
- <span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">tkinter.messagebox.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">askyesnocancel</span></span><span class="sig-paren">(</span><em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">title</span></span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="n"><span class="pre">message</span></span><span class="o"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="default_value"><span class="pre">None</span></span></em>, <em class="sig-param"><span class="o"><span class="pre">**</span></span><span class="n"><span class="pre">options</span></span></em><span class="sig-paren">)</span><a class="headerlink" href="#tkinter.messagebox.askyesnocancel" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
- <dd><p>Ask a question. Shows buttons <a class="reference internal" href="#tkinter.messagebox.YES" title="tkinter.messagebox.YES"><code class="xref py py-data docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">YES</span></code></a>, <a class="reference internal" href="#tkinter.messagebox.NO" title="tkinter.messagebox.NO"><code class="xref py py-data docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">NO</span></code></a> and <a class="reference internal" href="#tkinter.messagebox.CANCEL" title="tkinter.messagebox.CANCEL"><code class="xref py py-data docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">CANCEL</span></code></a>.
- Return <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">True</span></code> if the answer is yes, <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">None</span></code> if cancelled, and <code class="docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">False</span></code>
- otherwise.</p>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <p id="messagebox-buttons">Symbolic names of buttons:</p>
- <dl class="py data">
- <dt class="sig sig-object py" id="tkinter.messagebox.ABORT">
- <span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">tkinter.messagebox.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">ABORT</span></span><em class="property"><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="pre">'abort'</span></em><a class="headerlink" href="#tkinter.messagebox.ABORT" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
- <dd></dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="py data">
- <dt class="sig sig-object py" id="tkinter.messagebox.RETRY">
- <span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">tkinter.messagebox.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">RETRY</span></span><em class="property"><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="pre">'retry'</span></em><a class="headerlink" href="#tkinter.messagebox.RETRY" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
- <dd></dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="py data">
- <dt class="sig sig-object py" id="tkinter.messagebox.IGNORE">
- <span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">tkinter.messagebox.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">IGNORE</span></span><em class="property"><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="pre">'ignore'</span></em><a class="headerlink" href="#tkinter.messagebox.IGNORE" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
- <dd></dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="py data">
- <dt class="sig sig-object py" id="tkinter.messagebox.OK">
- <span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">tkinter.messagebox.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">OK</span></span><em class="property"><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="pre">'ok'</span></em><a class="headerlink" href="#tkinter.messagebox.OK" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
- <dd></dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="py data">
- <dt class="sig sig-object py" id="tkinter.messagebox.CANCEL">
- <span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">tkinter.messagebox.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">CANCEL</span></span><em class="property"><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="pre">'cancel'</span></em><a class="headerlink" href="#tkinter.messagebox.CANCEL" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
- <dd></dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="py data">
- <dt class="sig sig-object py" id="tkinter.messagebox.YES">
- <span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">tkinter.messagebox.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">YES</span></span><em class="property"><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="pre">'yes'</span></em><a class="headerlink" href="#tkinter.messagebox.YES" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
- <dd></dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="py data">
- <dt class="sig sig-object py" id="tkinter.messagebox.NO">
- <span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">tkinter.messagebox.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">NO</span></span><em class="property"><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="pre">'no'</span></em><a class="headerlink" href="#tkinter.messagebox.NO" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
- <dd></dd></dl>
-
- <p id="messagebox-types">Predefined sets of buttons:</p>
- <dl class="py data">
- <dt class="sig sig-object py" id="tkinter.messagebox.ABORTRETRYIGNORE">
- <span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">tkinter.messagebox.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">ABORTRETRYIGNORE</span></span><em class="property"><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="pre">'abortretryignore'</span></em><a class="headerlink" href="#tkinter.messagebox.ABORTRETRYIGNORE" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
- <dd><p>Displays three buttons whose symbolic names are <a class="reference internal" href="#tkinter.messagebox.ABORT" title="tkinter.messagebox.ABORT"><code class="xref py py-data docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">ABORT</span></code></a>,
- <a class="reference internal" href="#tkinter.messagebox.RETRY" title="tkinter.messagebox.RETRY"><code class="xref py py-data docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">RETRY</span></code></a> and <a class="reference internal" href="#tkinter.messagebox.IGNORE" title="tkinter.messagebox.IGNORE"><code class="xref py py-data docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">IGNORE</span></code></a>.</p>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="py data">
- <dt class="sig sig-object py">
- <span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">tkinter.messagebox.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">OK</span></span><em class="property"><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="pre">'ok'</span></em></dt>
- <dd><p>Displays one button whose symbolic name is <a class="reference internal" href="#tkinter.messagebox.OK" title="tkinter.messagebox.OK"><code class="xref py py-data docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">OK</span></code></a>.</p>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="py data">
- <dt class="sig sig-object py" id="tkinter.messagebox.OKCANCEL">
- <span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">tkinter.messagebox.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">OKCANCEL</span></span><em class="property"><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="pre">'okcancel'</span></em><a class="headerlink" href="#tkinter.messagebox.OKCANCEL" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
- <dd><p>Displays two buttons whose symbolic names are <a class="reference internal" href="#tkinter.messagebox.OK" title="tkinter.messagebox.OK"><code class="xref py py-data docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">OK</span></code></a> and
- <a class="reference internal" href="#tkinter.messagebox.CANCEL" title="tkinter.messagebox.CANCEL"><code class="xref py py-data docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">CANCEL</span></code></a>.</p>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="py data">
- <dt class="sig sig-object py" id="tkinter.messagebox.RETRYCANCEL">
- <span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">tkinter.messagebox.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">RETRYCANCEL</span></span><em class="property"><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="pre">'retrycancel'</span></em><a class="headerlink" href="#tkinter.messagebox.RETRYCANCEL" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
- <dd><p>Displays two buttons whose symbolic names are <a class="reference internal" href="#tkinter.messagebox.RETRY" title="tkinter.messagebox.RETRY"><code class="xref py py-data docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">RETRY</span></code></a> and
- <a class="reference internal" href="#tkinter.messagebox.CANCEL" title="tkinter.messagebox.CANCEL"><code class="xref py py-data docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">CANCEL</span></code></a>.</p>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="py data">
- <dt class="sig sig-object py" id="tkinter.messagebox.YESNO">
- <span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">tkinter.messagebox.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">YESNO</span></span><em class="property"><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="pre">'yesno'</span></em><a class="headerlink" href="#tkinter.messagebox.YESNO" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
- <dd><p>Displays two buttons whose symbolic names are <a class="reference internal" href="#tkinter.messagebox.YES" title="tkinter.messagebox.YES"><code class="xref py py-data docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">YES</span></code></a> and
- <a class="reference internal" href="#tkinter.messagebox.NO" title="tkinter.messagebox.NO"><code class="xref py py-data docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">NO</span></code></a>.</p>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="py data">
- <dt class="sig sig-object py" id="tkinter.messagebox.YESNOCANCEL">
- <span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">tkinter.messagebox.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">YESNOCANCEL</span></span><em class="property"><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="pre">'yesnocancel'</span></em><a class="headerlink" href="#tkinter.messagebox.YESNOCANCEL" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
- <dd><p>Displays three buttons whose symbolic names are <a class="reference internal" href="#tkinter.messagebox.YES" title="tkinter.messagebox.YES"><code class="xref py py-data docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">YES</span></code></a>,
- <a class="reference internal" href="#tkinter.messagebox.NO" title="tkinter.messagebox.NO"><code class="xref py py-data docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">NO</span></code></a> and <a class="reference internal" href="#tkinter.messagebox.CANCEL" title="tkinter.messagebox.CANCEL"><code class="xref py py-data docutils literal notranslate"><span class="pre">CANCEL</span></code></a>.</p>
- </dd></dl>
-
- <p id="messagebox-icons">Icon images:</p>
- <dl class="py data">
- <dt class="sig sig-object py" id="tkinter.messagebox.ERROR">
- <span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">tkinter.messagebox.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">ERROR</span></span><em class="property"><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="pre">'error'</span></em><a class="headerlink" href="#tkinter.messagebox.ERROR" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
- <dd></dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="py data">
- <dt class="sig sig-object py" id="tkinter.messagebox.INFO">
- <span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">tkinter.messagebox.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">INFO</span></span><em class="property"><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="pre">'info'</span></em><a class="headerlink" href="#tkinter.messagebox.INFO" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
- <dd></dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="py data">
- <dt class="sig sig-object py" id="tkinter.messagebox.QUESTION">
- <span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">tkinter.messagebox.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">QUESTION</span></span><em class="property"><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="pre">'question'</span></em><a class="headerlink" href="#tkinter.messagebox.QUESTION" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
- <dd></dd></dl>
-
- <dl class="py data">
- <dt class="sig sig-object py" id="tkinter.messagebox.WARNING">
- <span class="sig-prename descclassname"><span class="pre">tkinter.messagebox.</span></span><span class="sig-name descname"><span class="pre">WARNING</span></span><em class="property"><span class="w"> </span><span class="p"><span class="pre">=</span></span><span class="w"> </span><span class="pre">'warning'</span></em><a class="headerlink" href="#tkinter.messagebox.WARNING" title="Link to this definition">¶</a></dt>
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