[FIXED] Specifying where to padx or pady?

Issue

Is it possible to specify where to apply the padding in Python Tkinter - like in CSS, there is margin-[top|right|bottom|left]?

There is pady but it inserts space both top and bottom. Same for padx, both left and right.

Solution

If you are using a ttk widget, you also have the option of setting the padding in the constructor for most widgets, which is synonymous with the ipadx, and ipady options.

It accepts the following patterns:

ttk.Button(padding=(5, 10, 5, 10))      # (left, right, top, bottom)
ttk.Button(padding=((5, 10), (5, 10)))  # ((left, right), (top, bottom))
ttk.Button(padding=(5, 10))             # (left/right, top/bottom)
ttk.Button(padding=5)                   # left/right/top/bottom

For padx and pady, the following patterns are acceptable:

padx=(5, 10)  # (left, right)
padx=5 # left & right

pady=(5, 10)  # (top, bottom)
pady=5  # top & bottom

Answered By - idryer