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Tkinter anchor option not working with multiline string

I'd like to have a label in my GUI where text is left aligned. I tryied to use anchor but it doesn't seem to work, if the string consists of multiple lines. My code looks as follows:

lbl_welcome = tk.Label(fr_welcome, anchor = 'w', text = "First line\n and this is the second")

The label and frame are positioned to the north west, using sticky. What I get looks like this: GUI with the label

Here the label/textbox is aligned to the left, but not the text itself. It works fine however with a single-line string, where \n is not present.

Solution

  • By default each line is centered. You need to use the justify option if you want the text left-justified.

    lbl_welcome = tk.Label(..., justify="left")

    screenshot