How to make tkinter support png transparency?

@cortez.connelly 

To make Tkinter support PNG transparency, you can use the Python Imaging Library (PIL) or its successor Pillow to display transparent PNG images. Here is an example code snippet that demonstrates how to display a transparent PNG image in a Tkinter window:

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from tkinter import Tk, Label
from PIL import ImageTk, Image

# Create a Tkinter window
root = Tk()

# Load a transparent PNG image
image = Image.open("transparent_image.png")
photo = ImageTk.PhotoImage(image)

# Display the image using a Label widget
label = Label(root, image=photo)
label.pack()

# Run the Tkinter main loop
root.mainloop()

In this code snippet, we first import the necessary modules – Tkinter, PIL, and ImageTk. We then create a Tkinter window using the Tk() class. We load a transparent PNG image using the Image.open() method and convert it to a format that Tkinter can display using ImageTk.PhotoImage(). Finally, we create a Label widget and display the transparent image in the Tkinter window.

Make sure to replace "transparent_image.png" with the path to your PNG image file. Additionally, ensure that you have installed the Pillow library by running pip install pillow in your terminal.

By following these steps, you should be able to display transparent PNG images in Tkinter.