Some restructuring.

All geometry manager methods that apply to a master widget instead of
to a slave widget have been moved to the Misc class, which is
inherited by all of Tk(), Toplevel() and Widget().  They have been
renamed to have their geometry manager name as a prefix,
e.g. pack_propagate(); the short names can still be used where
ambiguities are resolved so that pack has priority over place has
priority over grid (since this was the old rule).

Also, the method definitions in the Pack, Place and Grid classes now
all have their respective geometry manager name as a prefix
(e.g. pack_configure); the shorter names are aliases defined through
assignment.

A similar renaming has been done for all config() methods found
elsewhere; these have been renamed to configure() with config being
the alias (instead of the other way around).  (This may not make much
of a difference but the official Tk command name is now 'configure'
and it may help in debugging tracebacks.)

Finally, a new base class BaseWidget has been introduced, which
implements the methods common between Widget and Toplevel (the
difference between those two classes is that Toplevel has a different
__init__() but also that Toplevel doesn't inherit from Pack, Place or
Grid.

Lib/lib-tk/Tkinter.py

@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ def getdouble(s):
 def getboolean(s):
 	return _default_root.tk.getboolean(s)
 
+# Methods defined on both toplevel and interior widgets
 class Misc:
 	_tclCommands = None
 	def destroy(self):
@@ -568,7 +569,7 @@ class Misc:
 		root = self._root()
 		root.report_callback_exception(exc, val, tb)
 	# These used to be defined in Widget:
-	def config(self, cnf=None, **kw):
+	def configure(self, cnf=None, **kw):
 		# XXX ought to generalize this so tag_config etc. can use it
 		if kw:
 			cnf = _cnfmerge((cnf, kw))
@@ -586,17 +587,117 @@ class Misc:
 			return (x[0][1:],) + x[1:]
 		apply(self.tk.call, (self._w, 'configure')
 		      + self._options(cnf))
-	configure = config
+	config = configure
 	def cget(self, key):
 		return self.tk.call(self._w, 'cget', '-' + key)
 	__getitem__ = cget
 	def __setitem__(self, key, value):
-		Widget.config(self, {key: value})
+		self.configure({key: value})
 	def keys(self):
 		return map(lambda x: x[0][1:],
 			   self.tk.split(self.tk.call(self._w, 'configure')))
 	def __str__(self):
 		return self._w
+	# Pack methods that apply to the master
+	_noarg_ = ['_noarg_']
+	def pack_propagate(self, flag=_noarg_):
+		if flag is Misc._noarg_:
+			return self._getboolean(self.tk.call(
+				'pack', 'propagate', self._w))
+		else:
+			self.tk.call('pack', 'propagate', self._w, flag)
+	propagate = pack_propagate
+	def pack_slaves(self):
+		return map(self._nametowidget,
+			   self.tk.splitlist(
+				   self.tk.call('pack', 'slaves', self._w)))
+	slaves = pack_slaves
+	# Place method that applies to the master
+	def place_slaves(self):
+		return map(self._nametowidget,
+			   self.tk.splitlist(
+				   self.tk.call(
+					   'place', 'slaves', self._w)))
+	# Grid methods that apply to the master
+	def grid_bbox(self, column, row):
+		return self._getints(
+			self.tk.call(
+				'grid', 'bbox', self._w, column, row)) or None
+	bbox = grid_bbox
+	def grid_columnconfigure(self, index, cnf={}, **kw):
+		if type(cnf) is not DictionaryType and not kw:
+			options = self._options({cnf: None})
+		else:
+			options = self._options(cnf, kw)
+		if not options:
+			res = self.tk.call('grid',
+					   'columnconfigure', self._w, index)
+			words = self.tk.splitlist(res)
+			dict = {}
+			for i in range(0, len(words), 2):
+				key = words[i][1:]
+				value = words[i+1]
+				if not value:
+					value = None
+				elif '.' in value:
+					value = self.tk.getdouble(value)
+				else:
+					value = self.tk.getint(value)
+				dict[key] = value
+			return dict
+		res = apply(self.tk.call, 
+			      ('grid', 'columnconfigure', self._w, index) 
+			      + options)
+		if options == ('-minsize', None):
+			return self.tk.getint(res) or None
+		elif options == ('-weight', None):
+			return self.tk.getdouble(res) or None
+	columnconfigure = grid_columnconfigure
+	def grid_propagate(self, flag=_noarg_):
+		if flag is Misc._noarg_:
+			return self._getboolean(self.tk.call(
+				'grid', 'propagate', self._w))
+		else:
+			self.tk.call('grid', 'propagate', self._w, flag)
+	def grid_rowconfigure(self, index, cnf={}, **kw):
+		if type(cnf) is not DictionaryType and not kw:
+			options = self._options({cnf: None})
+		else:
+			options = self._options(cnf, kw)
+		if not options:
+			res = self.tk.call('grid',
+					   'rowconfigure', self._w, index)
+			words = self.tk.splitlist(res)
+			dict = {}
+			for i in range(0, len(words), 2):
+				key = words[i][1:]
+				value = words[i+1]
+				if not value:
+					value = None
+				elif '.' in value:
+					value = self.tk.getdouble(value)
+				else:
+					value = self.tk.getint(value)
+				dict[key] = value
+			return dict
+		res = apply(self.tk.call, 
+			      ('grid', 'rowconfigure', self._w, index) 
+			      + options)
+		if len(options) == 2 and options[-1] is None:
+			if not res: return None
+			# In Tk 7.5, -width can be a float
+			if '.' in res: return self.tk.getdouble(res)
+			return self.tk.getint(res)
+	rowconfigure = grid_rowconfigure
+	def grid_size(self):
+		return self._getints(
+			self.tk.call('grid', 'size', self._w)) or None
+	size = grid_size
+	def grid_slaves(self, *args):
+		return map(self._nametowidget,
+			   self.tk.splitlist(
+				   apply(self.tk.call,
+					 ('grid', 'slaves', self._w) + args)))
 
 class CallWrapper:
 	def __init__(self, func, subst, widget):
@@ -767,19 +868,30 @@ class Tk(Misc, Wm):
 		print "Exception in Tkinter callback"
 		traceback.print_exception(exc, val, tb)
 
+# Ideally, the classes Pack, Place and Grid disappear, the
+# pack/place/grid methods are defined on the Widget class, and
+# everybody uses w.pack_whatever(...) instead of Pack.whatever(w,
+# ...), with pack(), place() and grid() being short for
+# pack_configure(), place_configure() and grid_columnconfigure(), and
+# forget() being short for pack_forget().  As a practical matter, I'm
+# afraid that there is too much code out there that may be using the
+# Pack, Place or Grid class, so I leave them intact -- but only as
+# backwards compatibility features.  Also note that those methods that
+# take a master as argument (e.g. pack_propagate) have been moved to
+# the Misc class (which now incorporates all methods common between
+# toplevel and interior widgets).  Again, for compatibility, these are
+# copied into the Pack, Place or Grid class.
+
 class Pack:
-	def config(self, cnf={}, **kw):
+	def pack_configure(self, cnf={}, **kw):
 		apply(self.tk.call, 
 		      ('pack', 'configure', self._w) 
 		      + self._options(cnf, kw))
-	configure = config
-	pack = config
-	def __setitem__(self, key, value):
-		Pack.config({key: value})
-	def forget(self):
+	pack = configure = config = pack_configure
+	def pack_forget(self):
 		self.tk.call('pack', 'forget', self._w)
-	pack_forget = forget
-	def info(self):
+	forget = pack_forget
+	def pack_info(self):
 		words = self.tk.splitlist(
 			self.tk.call('pack', 'info', self._w))
 		dict = {}
@@ -790,23 +902,12 @@ class Pack:
 				value = self._nametowidget(value)
 			dict[key] = value
 		return dict
-	pack_info = info
-	_noarg_ = ['_noarg_']
-	def propagate(self, flag=_noarg_):
-		if flag is Pack._noarg_:
-			return self._getboolean(self.tk.call(
-				'pack', 'propagate', self._w))
-		else:
-			self.tk.call('pack', 'propagate', self._w, flag)
-	pack_propagate = propagate
-	def slaves(self):
-		return map(self._nametowidget,
-			   self.tk.splitlist(
-				   self.tk.call('pack', 'slaves', self._w)))
-	pack_slaves = slaves
+	info = pack_info
+	propagate = pack_propagate = Misc.pack_propagate
+	slaves = pack_slaves = Misc.pack_slaves
 
 class Place:
-	def config(self, cnf={}, **kw):
+	def place_configure(self, cnf={}, **kw):
 		for k in ['in_']:
 			if kw.has_key(k):
 				kw[k[:-1]] = kw[k]
@@ -814,14 +915,11 @@ class Place:
 		apply(self.tk.call, 
 		      ('place', 'configure', self._w) 
 		      + self._options(cnf, kw))
-	configure = config
-	place = config
-	def __setitem__(self, key, value):
-		Place.config({key: value})
-	def forget(self):
+	place = configure = config = place_configure
+	def place_forget(self):
 		self.tk.call('place', 'forget', self._w)
-	place_forget = forget
-	def info(self):
+	forget = place_forget
+	def place_info(self):
 		words = self.tk.splitlist(
 			self.tk.call('place', 'info', self._w))
 		dict = {}
@@ -832,44 +930,22 @@ class Place:
 				value = self._nametowidget(value)
 			dict[key] = value
 		return dict
-	place_info = info
-	def slaves(self):
-		return map(self._nametowidget,
-			   self.tk.splitlist(
-				   self.tk.call(
-					   'place', 'slaves', self._w)))
-	place_slaves = slaves
+	info = place_info
+	slaves = place_slaves = Misc.place_slaves
 
 class Grid:
 	# Thanks to Masazumi Yoshikawa (yosikawa@isi.edu)
-	def config(self, cnf={}, **kw):
+	def grid_configure(self, cnf={}, **kw):
 		apply(self.tk.call, 
 		      ('grid', 'configure', self._w) 
 		      + self._options(cnf, kw))
-	grid = config
-	def __setitem__(self, key, value):
-		Grid.config({key: value})
-	def bbox(self, column, row):
-		return self._getints(
-			self.tk.call(
-				'grid', 'bbox', self._w, column, row)) or None
-	grid_bbox = bbox
-	def columnconfigure(self, index, cnf={}, **kw):
-		if type(cnf) is not DictionaryType and not kw:
-			options = self._options({cnf: None})
-		else:
-			options = self._options(cnf, kw)
-		res = apply(self.tk.call, 
-			      ('grid', 'columnconfigure', self._w, index) 
-			      + options)
-		if options == ('-minsize', None):
-			return self.tk.getint(res) or None
-		elif options == ('-weight', None):
-			return self.tk.getdouble(res) or None
-	def forget(self):
+	grid = configure = config = grid_configure
+	bbox = grid_bbox = Misc.grid_bbox
+	columnconfigure = grid_columnconfigure = Misc.grid_columnconfigure
+	def grid_forget(self):
 		self.tk.call('grid', 'forget', self._w)
-	grid_forget = forget
-	def info(self):
+	forget = grid_forget
+	def grid_info(self):
 		words = self.tk.splitlist(
 			self.tk.call('grid', 'info', self._w))
 		dict = {}
@@ -880,42 +956,18 @@ class Grid:
 				value = self._nametowidget(value)
 			dict[key] = value
 		return dict
-	grid_info = info
-	def location(self, x, y):
+	info = grid_info
+	def grid_location(self, x, y):
 		return self._getints(
 			self.tk.call(
 				'grid', 'location', self._w, x, y)) or None
-	_noarg_ = ['_noarg_']
-	def propagate(self, flag=_noarg_):
-		if flag is Grid._noarg_:
-			return self._getboolean(self.tk.call(
-				'grid', 'propagate', self._w))
-		else:
-			self.tk.call('grid', 'propagate', self._w, flag)
-	grid_propagate = propagate
-	def rowconfigure(self, index, cnf={}, **kw):
-		if type(cnf) is not DictionaryType and not kw:
-			options = self._options({cnf: None})
-		else:
-			options = self._options(cnf, kw)
-		res = apply(self.tk.call, 
-			      ('grid', 'rowconfigure', self._w, index) 
-			      + options)
-		if options == ('-minsize', None):
-			return self.tk.getint(res) or None
-		elif options == ('-weight', None):
-			return self.tk.getdouble(res) or None
-	def size(self):
-		return self._getints(
-			self.tk.call('grid', 'size', self._w)) or None
-	def slaves(self, *args):
-		return map(self._nametowidget,
-			   self.tk.splitlist(
-				   apply(self.tk.call,
-					 ('grid', 'slaves', self._w) + args)))
-	grid_slaves = slaves
+	location = grid_location
+	propagate = grid_propagate = Misc.grid_propagate
+	rowconfigure = grid_rowconfigure = Misc.grid_rowconfigure
+	size = grid_size = Misc.grid_size
+	slaves = grid_slaves = Misc.grid_slaves
 
-class Widget(Misc, Pack, Place, Grid):
+class BaseWidget(Misc):
 	def _setup(self, master, cnf):
 		global _default_root
 		if not master:
@@ -945,7 +997,7 @@ class Widget(Misc, Pack, Place, Grid):
 		if kw:
 			cnf = _cnfmerge((cnf, kw))
 		self.widgetName = widgetName
-		Widget._setup(self, master, cnf)
+		BaseWidget._setup(self, master, cnf)
 		classes = []
 		for k in cnf.keys():
 			if type(k) is ClassType:
@@ -954,7 +1006,7 @@ class Widget(Misc, Pack, Place, Grid):
 		apply(self.tk.call,
 		      (widgetName, self._w) + extra + self._options(cnf))
 		for k, v in classes:
-			k.config(self, v)
+			k.configure(self, v)
 	def destroy(self):
 		for c in self.children.values(): c.destroy()
 		if self.master.children.has_key(self._name):
@@ -964,7 +1016,10 @@ class Widget(Misc, Pack, Place, Grid):
 	def _do(self, name, args=()):
 		return apply(self.tk.call, (self._w, name) + args)
 
-class Toplevel(Widget, Wm):
+class Widget(BaseWidget, Pack, Place, Grid):
+	pass
+
+class Toplevel(BaseWidget, Wm):
 	def __init__(self, master=None, cnf={}, **kw):
 		if kw:
 			cnf = _cnfmerge((cnf, kw))
@@ -979,7 +1034,7 @@ class Toplevel(Widget, Wm):
 				else: opt = '-'+wmkey
 				extra = extra + (opt, val)
 				del cnf[wmkey]
-		Widget.__init__(self, master, 'toplevel', cnf, {}, extra)
+		BaseWidget.__init__(self, master, 'toplevel', cnf, {}, extra)
 		root = self._root()
 		self.iconname(root.iconname())
 		self.title(root.title())
@@ -1119,7 +1174,7 @@ class Canvas(Widget):
 		self._do('insert', args)
 	def itemcget(self, tagOrId, option):
 		return self._do('itemcget', (tagOrId, '-'+option))
-	def itemconfig(self, tagOrId, cnf=None, **kw):
+	def itemconfigure(self, tagOrId, cnf=None, **kw):
 		if cnf is None and not kw:
 			cnf = {}
 			for x in self.tk.split(
@@ -1132,7 +1187,7 @@ class Canvas(Widget):
 			return (x[0][1:],) + x[1:]
 		self._do('itemconfigure', (tagOrId,)
 			 + self._options(cnf, kw))
-	itemconfigure = itemconfig
+	itemconfig = itemconfigure
 	def lower(self, *args):
 		self._do('lower', args)
 	def move(self, *args):
@@ -1360,7 +1415,7 @@ class Menu(Widget):
 		self.insert(index, 'separator', cnf or kw)
 	def delete(self, index1, index2=None):
 		self.tk.call(self._w, 'delete', index1, index2)
-	def entryconfig(self, index, cnf=None, **kw):
+	def entryconfigure(self, index, cnf=None, **kw):
 		if cnf is None and not kw:
 			cnf = {}
 			for x in self.tk.split(apply(self.tk.call,
@@ -1373,7 +1428,7 @@ class Menu(Widget):
 			return (x[0][1:],) + x[1:]
 		apply(self.tk.call, (self._w, 'entryconfigure', index)
 		      + self._options(cnf, kw))
-	entryconfigure = entryconfig
+	entryconfig = entryconfigure
 	def index(self, index):
 		i = self.tk.call(self._w, 'index', index)
 		if i == 'none': return None
@@ -1512,7 +1567,7 @@ class Text(Widget):
 		if option[-1:] == '_':
 			option = option[:-1]
 		return self.tk.call(self._w, 'tag', 'cget', tagName, option)
-	def tag_config(self, tagName, cnf={}, **kw):
+	def tag_configure(self, tagName, cnf={}, **kw):
 		if type(cnf) == StringType:
 			x = self.tk.split(self.tk.call(
 				self._w, 'tag', 'configure', tagName, '-'+cnf))
@@ -1520,7 +1575,7 @@ class Text(Widget):
 		apply(self.tk.call, 
 		      (self._w, 'tag', 'configure', tagName)
 		      + self._options(cnf, kw))
-	tag_configure = tag_config
+	tag_config = tag_configure
 	def tag_delete(self, *tagNames):
 		apply(self.tk.call, (self._w, 'tag', 'delete') + tagNames)
 	def tag_lower(self, tagName, belowThis=None):
@@ -1542,7 +1597,7 @@ class Text(Widget):
 			self._w, 'tag', 'remove', tagName, index1, index2)
 	def window_cget(self, index, option):
 		return self.tk.call(self._w, 'window', 'cget', index, option)
-	def window_config(self, index, cnf={}, **kw):
+	def window_configure(self, index, cnf={}, **kw):
 		if type(cnf) == StringType:
 			x = self.tk.split(self.tk.call(
 				self._w, 'window', 'configure',
@@ -1551,7 +1606,7 @@ class Text(Widget):
 		apply(self.tk.call, 
 		      (self._w, 'window', 'configure', index)
 		      + self._options(cnf, kw))
-	window_configure = window_config
+	window_config = window_configure
 	def window_create(self, index, cnf={}, **kw):
 		apply(self.tk.call, 
 		      (self._w, 'window', 'create', index)
@@ -1629,7 +1684,7 @@ class Image:
 		self.tk.call(self.name, 'configure', '-'+key, value)
 	def __getitem__(self, key):
 		return self.tk.call(self.name, 'configure', '-'+key)
-	def config(self, **kw):
+	def configure(self, **kw):
 		res = ()
 		for k, v in _cnfmerge(kw).items():
 			if v is not None:
@@ -1638,7 +1693,7 @@ class Image:
 					v = self._register(v)
 				res = res + ('-'+k, v)
 		apply(self.tk.call, (self.name, 'config') + res)
-	configure = config
+	config = configure
 	def height(self):
 		return self.tk.getint(
 			self.tk.call('image', 'height', self.name))
@@ -1724,7 +1779,7 @@ def _test():
 	label = Label(root, text="Proof-of-existence test for Tk")
 	label.pack()
 	test = Button(root, text="Click me!",
-		      command=lambda root=root: root.test.config(
+		      command=lambda root=root: root.test.configure(
 			      text="[%s]" % root.test['text']))
 	test.pack()
 	root.test = test