from Tkinter import *

# shows how to make a slider, set and get its value under program control

class Test(Frame):

    def print_value(self, val):

        print "slider now at", val

    def reset(self):

        self.slider.set(0)

    def createWidgets(self):

        self.slider = Scale(self, from_=0, to=100,

                            orient=HORIZONTAL,

                            length="3i",

                            label="happy slider",

                            command=self.print_value)

        self.reset = Button(self, text='reset slider',

                            command=self.reset)

        self.QUIT = Button(self, text='QUIT', foreground='red',

                           command=self.quit)

        self.slider.pack(side=LEFT)

        self.reset.pack(side=LEFT)

        self.QUIT.pack(side=LEFT, fill=BOTH)

    def __init__(self, master=None):

        Frame.__init__(self, master)

        Pack.config(self)

        self.createWidgets()

test = Test()

test.mainloop()