tklive 0.2.0

Live hot-reload for tkinter and customtkinter apps

tklive

Live hot-reload for tkinter and customtkinter apps.
Save your file → UI updates instantly without closing the window.

Installation

pip install tklive

Usage

Add two lines to your project:

import tkinter as tk
from tklive import live

root = tk.Tk()

# ... your entire code stays exactly as it is ...

live(root, __file__)  # ← one line at the end
root.mainloop()

Save the file → UI reloads live. Or press Ctrl+R for manual reload.

Features

• ✅ Window stays open – no restart
• ✅ State preservation (Entry, Text, Tabs, Scroll position, Window size)
• ✅ customtkinter support (CTkEntry, CTkTextbox, CTkSlider, CTkTabview ...)
• ✅ ttk support (Notebook, Treeview, Combobox ...)
• ✅ Multi-file support

Watch multiple files

live(root, __file__, watch_files=["ui.py", "components.py"])

License

MIT