Tkinter image as backgorund

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how can i set an image as a background in Tkinter? I have the correct image and everything but nothing comes up

What I have tried:

root = tk.Tk()
root.title("Tool")
root.configure()

frame = tk.Frame(root)
frame.pack()
background_image = tk.PhotoImage('pic.jpg')
background_label = tk.Label(frame, image=background_image)

Posted 14-Apr-18 19:59pm

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Updated 14-Apr-18 20:29pm

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Richard MacCutchan · Answer 1 · 2018-04-14T21:20:00

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You need to tell Tkinter where to display the image: python - How to use an image for the background in tkinter? - Stack Overflow[^]

Posted 14-Apr-18 21:20pm

Richard MacCutchan