try: import tkinter as tk # python 3 from tkinter import font as tkfont # python 3 except ImportError: import Tkinter as tk # python 2 import tkFont as tkfont # python 2 class SampleApp(tk.Tk): def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs): tk.Tk.__init__(self, *args, **kwargs) self.title_font = tkfont.Font(family='Helvetica', size=18, weight="bold", slant="italic") # the container is where we'll stack a bunch of frames # on top of each other, then the one we want visible # will be raised above the others container = tk.Frame(self) container.pack(side="top", fill="both", expand=True) container.grid_rowconfigure(0, weight=1) container.grid_columnconfigure(0, weight=1) self.frames = {} for F in (StartPage, PageOne, PageTwo): page_name = F.__name__ frame = F(parent=container, controller=self) self.frames[page_name] = frame # put all of the pages in the same location; # the one on the top of the stacking order # will be the one that is visible. frame.grid(row=0, column=0, sticky="nsew") self.show_frame("StartPage") def show_frame(self, page_name): '''Show a frame for the given page name''' frame = self.frames[page_name] frame.tkraise() class StartPage(tk.Frame): def __init__(self, parent, controller): tk.Frame.__init__(self, parent) self.controller = controller label = tk.Label(self, text="This is the start page", font=controller.title_font) label.pack(side="top", fill="x", pady=10) button1 = tk.Button(self, text="Go to Page One", command=lambda: controller.show_frame("PageOne")) button2 = tk.Button(self, text="Go to Page Two", command=lambda: controller.show_frame("PageTwo")) button1.pack() button2.pack() class PageOne(tk.Frame): def __init__(self, parent, controller): tk.Frame.__init__(self, parent) self.controller = controller label = tk.Label(self, text="This is page 1", font=controller.title_font) label.pack(side="top", fill="x", pady=10) button = tk.Button(self, text="Go to the start page", command=lambda: controller.show_frame("StartPage")) button.pack() class PageTwo(tk.Frame): def __init__(self, parent, controller): tk.Frame.__init__(self, parent) self.controller = controller label = tk.Label(self, text="This is page 2", font=controller.title_font) label.pack(side="top", fill="x", pady=10) button = tk.Button(self, text="Go to the start page", command=lambda: controller.show_frame("StartPage")) button.pack() if __name__ == "__main__": app = SampleApp() app.mainloop()