Greek Letters In A Gui - Python

I don't know how to write Greek letters in a GUI. I am working on a Physics program and I need to show units on the GUI. Do I have to download any extra libraries? Is there a modu

Solution 1:

Unicode includes definitions for both the Greek alphabet and several mathematical symbols. If you are using any form of Unicode in your environment, it should be simple:

>>>from Tkinter import *>>>root = Tk()>>>w = Label(root, text=u"Hello, \u03bc-world!")>>>w.pack()>>>root.mainloop()

This will print "Hello, μ-world!" in a Tkinter window.

Solution 2:

IDLE uses Tkinter, Greek letters seem to work fine in there for me

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>>> print "Ω ω"
Ω ω
>>> 

If you wish to use unicode literally in your source, you should include a line like this

# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

At the top of each file

Solution 3:

>>>print( u'\u03a9' )
Ω

Works for me.

What specific problem are you having?