from Tkinter import *

class MultiStatusBar(Frame):

    def __init__(self, master=None, **kw):

        if master is None:

            master = Tk()

        Frame.__init__(self, master, **kw)

        self.labels = {}

    def set_label(self, name, text='', side=LEFT):

        if not self.labels.has_key(name):

            label = Label(self, bd=1, relief=SUNKEN, anchor=W)

            label.pack(side=side)

            self.labels[name] = label

        else:

            label = self.labels[name]

        label.config(text=text)

def _test():

    b = Frame()

    c = Text(b)

    c.pack(side=TOP)

    a = MultiStatusBar(b)

    a.set_label("one", "hello")

    a.set_label("two", "world")

    a.pack(side=BOTTOM, fill=X)

    b.pack()

    b.mainloop()

if __name__ == '__main__':

    _test()