from Tkinter import * class Hello(Frame): def __init__(self, parent=None): Frame.__init__(self, parent) self.pack() self.data = 42 self.make_widgets() def make_widgets(self): widget = Button(self, text='Hello frame world!', command=self.message) widget.pack(side=LEFT) def message(self): self.data += 1 print 'Hello frame world %s!' % self.data Hello().mainloop()