Tkinter is a Python library that provides a simple way to create graphical user interfaces (GUIs). It comes bundled with most Python installations and allows you to build windows, dialog boxes, buttons, textboxes, and other GUI elements for your applications. These GUI elements are called “widgets.”

Here are some commonly used widgets in Tkinter:

1. Label: A widget used to display text or images.
2. Button: A clickable button that triggers an action when pressed.
3. Entry: A single-line text input field where the user can type in text.
4. Text: A multi-line text input field where the user can enter or edit text.
5. Checkbutton: A widget representing a checkbox that can be checked or unchecked.
6. Radiobutton: A set of mutually exclusive buttons, where only one can be selected at a time.
7. Listbox: A widget to display a list of items from which the user can select one or more.
8. Scrollbar: A widget used to scroll through content in other widgets like Listbox or Text.
9. Canvas: A drawing area where you can draw shapes, lines, and images.
10. Menu: A widget that creates a dropdown menu or a menu bar.
11. Frame: A container widget used to group other widgets together.

To use these widgets, you need to import the tkinter module and then create instances of the widgets to add them to your application’s GUI.

Here’s a simple example of creating a window with a label and a button:

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import tkinter as tk

# Create the main application window

root = tk.Tk()

root.title(“My Application”)

root.geometry(“300×150”)

# Create a label widget

label = tk.Label(root, text=”Hello, Tkinter!”)

label.pack(pady=20)

# Create a button widget

button = tk.Button(root, text=”Click Me!”, command=lambda: print(“Button clicked!”))

button.pack()

# Start the Tkinter event loop

root.mainloop()

This is just a basic introduction to Tkinter and its widgets. Tkinter offers many more options and features to create sophisticated GUI applications.