from tkinter import *

class ScrolledList:

default = "(None)"

def __init__(self, master, **options):
# Create top frame, with scrollbar and listbox
self.master = master
self.frame = frame = Frame(master)
self.frame.pack(fill="both", expand=1)
self.vbar = vbar = Scrollbar(frame, name="vbar")
self.vbar.pack(side="right", fill="y")
self.listbox = listbox = Listbox(frame, exportselection=0,
background="white")
if options:
listbox.configure(options)
listbox.pack(expand=1, fill="both")
# Tie listbox and scrollbar together
vbar["command"] = listbox.yview
listbox["yscrollcommand"] = vbar.set
# Bind events to the list box
listbox.bind("<ButtonRelease-1>", self.click_event)
listbox.bind("<Double-ButtonRelease-1>", self.double_click_event)
listbox.bind("<ButtonPress-3>", self.popup_event)
listbox.bind("<Key-Up>", self.up_event)
listbox.bind("<Key-Down>", self.down_event)
# Mark as empty
self.clear()

def close(self):
self.frame.destroy()

def clear(self):
self.listbox.delete(0, "end")
self.empty = 1
self.listbox.insert("end", self.default)

def append(self, item):
if self.empty:
self.listbox.delete(0, "end")
self.empty = 0
self.listbox.insert("end", str(item))

def get(self, index):
return self.listbox.get(index)

def click_event(self, event):
self.listbox.activate("@%d,%d" % (event.x, event.y))
index = self.listbox.index("active")
self.select(index)
self.on_select(index)
return "break"

def double_click_event(self, event):
index = self.listbox.index("active")
self.select(index)
self.on_double(index)
return "break"

menu = None

def popup_event(self, event):
if not self.menu:
self.make_menu()
menu = self.menu
self.listbox.activate("@%d,%d" % (event.x, event.y))
index = self.listbox.index("active")
self.select(index)
menu.tk_popup(event.x_root, event.y_root)

def make_menu(self):
menu = Menu(self.listbox, tearoff=0)
self.menu = menu
self.fill_menu()

def up_event(self, event):
index = self.listbox.index("active")
if self.listbox.selection_includes(index):
index = index - 1
else:
index = self.listbox.size() - 1
if index < 0:
self.listbox.bell()
else:
self.select(index)
self.on_select(index)
return "break"

def down_event(self, event):
index = self.listbox.index("active")
if self.listbox.selection_includes(index):
index = index + 1
else:
index = 0
if index >= self.listbox.size():
self.listbox.bell()
else:
self.select(index)
self.on_select(index)
return "break"

def select(self, index):
self.listbox.focus_set()
self.listbox.activate(index)
self.listbox.selection_clear(0, "end")
self.listbox.selection_set(index)
self.listbox.see(index)

# Methods to override for specific actions

def fill_menu(self):
pass

def on_select(self, index):
pass

def on_double(self, index):
pass


def test():
root = Tk()
root.protocol("WM_DELETE_WINDOW", root.destroy)
class MyScrolledList(ScrolledList):
def fill_menu(self): self.menu.add_command(label="pass")
def on_select(self, index): print("select", self.get(index))
def on_double(self, index): print("double", self.get(index))
s = MyScrolledList(root)
for i in range(30):
s.append("item %02d" % i)
return root

def main():
root = test()
root.mainloop()

if __name__ == '__main__':
main()