CTkDatePicker

CTkDatePicker is a custom date picker widget built using the CustomTkinter library. It provides a user-friendly interface for selecting dates, with both a text entry and a calendar popup for easy date selection.

Features

• Customizable Date Format: Set the date format to display in the date entry.
• Calendar Popup: Provides a visual calendar for selecting dates.
• Manual Date Entry: Optionally allow users to manually enter a date.
• Previous and Next Month Navigation: Easily navigate between months.

Installation

To use CTkDatePicker, you need to have CustomTkinter installed. You can install it using pip:

pip install customtkinter

Usage

Basic Example

Here's a basic example of how to use CTkDatePicker in your application:

import tkinter as tk
import customtkinter as ctk
from CTkDatePicker import CTkDatePicker

def main():
    root = ctk.CTk()
    root.geometry("400x300")
    
    date_picker = CTkDatePicker(root)
    date_picker.pack(pady=20)

    def print_date():
        print(f"Selected Date: {date_picker.get_date()}")

    btn = ctk.CTkButton(root, text="Print Date", command=print_date)
    btn.pack(pady=20)
    
    root.mainloop()

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()

Customization

• Date Format: You can set the date format using the set_date_format method.

  date_picker.set_date_format("%d-%m-%Y")

• Allow Manual Input: Enable or disable manual date input using the set_allow_manual_input method.

  date_picker.set_allow_manual_input(True)  # Enable
  date_picker.set_allow_manual_input(False) # Disable

Methods

set_date_format(date_format)

• Description: Set the date format to be used in the date entry.
• Parameters:
  • date_format (str): The desired date format string, e.g., "%m/%d/%Y".

open_calendar()

• Description: Open the calendar popup for date selection.

build_calendar()

• Description: Build and display the calendar in the popup.

prev_month()

• Description: Navigate to the previous month in the calendar.

next_month()

• Description: Navigate to the next month in the calendar.

select_date(day)

• Description: Select a date from the calendar.
• Parameters:
  • day (int): The day of the month selected by the user.

get_date()

• Description: Get the currently selected date as a string.
• Returns:
  • str: The date string in the format specified by self.date_format.

set_allow_manual_input(value)

• Description: Enable or disable manual date input.
• Parameters:
  • value (bool): If True, manual input in the date entry is allowed; otherwise, it is disabled.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please fork the repository and submit a pull request with your improvements.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.

Acknowledgments

• CustomTkinter for providing a great framework for creating modern and customizable GUI applications in Python.

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