Python error trying to use Tab Control: Tkinter has no attribute Notebook

Question

I am trying to add a tab control to my GUI. However I'm getting this error: AttributeError: module tkinter has no attribute 'Notebook'. Other Tkinter objects work just fine, such as buttons, labels, canvas.

Any ideas what would cause this?

Also see same in REPL:

Python 3.5.2 (v3.5.2:4def2a2901a5, Jun 25 2016, 22:01:18) [MSC v.1900 32 bit (Intel)] on win32
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import tkinter
>>> tkinter.notebook()
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
AttributeError: module 'tkinter' has no attribute 'notebook'
>>> tkinter.Notebook()
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
AttributeError: module 'tkinter' has no attribute 'Notebook'

Here's my code:

import tkinter as tk

class Tab1():
    def __init__(self, master):
        self.frame = tk.Frame(master)
        self.frame.pack(side=tk.LEFT, fill=tk.BOTH, expand=1)
        self.tabControl = tk.Notebook(self.frame)

I installed newer version of Python, and get same result:

Python 3.7.2 (tags/v3.7.2:9a3ffc0492, Dec 23 2018, 23:09:28) [MSC v.1916 64 bit (AMD64)] on win32
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import tkinter
>>> tkinter.Notebook()
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
AttributeError: module 'tkinter' has no attribute 'Notebook'

The error is telling you exactly what the problem is: tkinter doesn't have a notebook. The ttk module does, however. — Bryan Oakley
– Bryan Oakley, Commented Mar 21, 2019 at 14:09
Bryan, thank you. None of the examples I had reviewed explained that Notebook was part of ttk which is a submodule of tkinter. They just used ttk so I had assumed it was the name they used when importing tkinter! — KyferEz
– KyferEz, Commented Mar 21, 2019 at 14:16

KyferEz · Accepted Answer · 2019-03-21 14:26:21Z

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ttk is a submodule of tkinter; it needed to be imported. Better example to review than those I previously used: Notebook widget in Tkinter

answered Mar 21, 2019 at 14:26

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PCM · Accepted Answer · 2021-05-30 05:28:28Z

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It's because Notebook Widgets do not belong to Tkinter module. You need to import it from Tkinter. ttk. for example -

from Tkinter import ttk

ttk.notebook(root)... and so on

answered May 30, 2021 at 5:28

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