BMI Calculator Using Python Tkinter [Complete Example]

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In this Python Tkinter Tutorial, we will learn to create a BMI Calculator Using Python Tkinter.
Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple calculation using a person’s height and weight.

BMI Calculator using Python Tkinter

The formula is BMI = kg/m2 where kg is a person’s weight in kilograms and m2 is their height in meters squared. A BMI of 25.0 or more is overweight, while the healthy range is 18.5 to 24.9.

BMI Categories:

  • Underweight = <18.5
  • Normal weight = 18.5–24.9
  • Overweight = 25–29.9
  • Obesity = BMI of 30 or greater

Functions Explanation:

There can many ways to create an interface for this program but all the programs will have the same function. In this section, we will see how the main function works in this program. So there are two functions used to display the BMI result.

  1. calculate_bmi()
  2. bmi_index()

calculate_bmi():

  • kg = int(weight_tf.get())
    this line of code gets the user weight, convert it to integers, and then stores the value in the variable kg
  • m = int(height_tf.get())/100
    this line of code gets the user height, converts it into integers, divides the result with 100 so that centimeters become meters, and then stores it in a variable m.
  • bmi = kg/(m*m)
    this is the formula for finding BMI. We have stored the formula in a variable BMI.
  • bmi = round(bmi, 1)
    before round off the result was appearing in multiple decimal values. But after using the round function it looks simplified & easy to read.
    without round function, the result appeared is 20.061728395061728 and after applying the round function the result appeared is 20.1.
  • bmi_index(bmi)
    We have called the bmi_index() function to compare the BMI value with the BMI categories.
def calculate_bmi():
    kg = int(weight_tf.get())
    m = int(height_tf.get())/100
    bmi = kg/(m*m)
    bmi = round(bmi, 1)
    bmi_index(bmi)

bmi_index():

In this function, the final result displayed depending upon the BMI value & BMI category it belongs to.

BMI Categories:

  • Underweight = <18.5
  • Normal weight = 18.5–24.9
  • Overweight = 25–29.9
  • Obesity = BMI of 30 or greater
def bmi_index(bmi):
    
    if bmi < 18.5:
        messagebox.showinfo('bmi-pythonguides', f'BMI = {bmi} is Underweight')
    elif (bmi > 18.5) and (bmi < 24.9):
        messagebox.showinfo('bmi-pythonguides', f'BMI = {bmi} is Normal')
    elif (bmi > 24.9) and (bmi < 29.9):
        messagebox.showinfo('bmi-pythonguides', f'BMI = {bmi} is Overweight')
    elif (bmi > 29.9):
        messagebox.showinfo('bmi-pythonguides', f'BMI = {bmi} is Obesity') 
    else:
        messagebox.showerror('bmi-pythonguides', 'something went wrong!')

Source Code:

Here is the complete source code of the BMI calculator. The code can be run on any version of python3 but it must have Tkinter installed on it. In case of any doubt or error please leave a comment.

from tkinter import *
from tkinter import messagebox

def reset_entry():
    age_tf.delete(0,'end')
    height_tf.delete(0,'end')
    weight_tf.delete(0,'end')

def calculate_bmi():
    kg = int(weight_tf.get())
    m = int(height_tf.get())/100
    bmi = kg/(m*m)
    bmi = round(bmi, 1)
    bmi_index(bmi)

def bmi_index(bmi):
    
    if bmi < 18.5:
        messagebox.showinfo('bmi-pythonguides', f'BMI = {bmi} is Underweight')
    elif (bmi > 18.5) and (bmi < 24.9):
        messagebox.showinfo('bmi-pythonguides', f'BMI = {bmi} is Normal')
    elif (bmi > 24.9) and (bmi < 29.9):
        messagebox.showinfo('bmi-pythonguides', f'BMI = {bmi} is Overweight')
    elif (bmi > 29.9):
        messagebox.showinfo('bmi-pythonguides', f'BMI = {bmi} is Obesity') 
    else:
        messagebox.showerror('bmi-pythonguides', 'something went wrong!')   

ws = Tk()
ws.title('PythonGuides')
ws.geometry('400x300')
ws.config(bg='#686e70')

var = IntVar()

frame = Frame(
    ws,
    padx=10, 
    pady=10
)
frame.pack(expand=True)


age_lb = Label(
    frame,
    text="Enter Age (2 - 120)"
)
age_lb.grid(row=1, column=1)

age_tf = Entry(
    frame, 
)
age_tf.grid(row=1, column=2, pady=5)

gen_lb = Label(
    frame,
    text='Select Gender'
)
gen_lb.grid(row=2, column=1)

frame2 = Frame(
    frame
)
frame2.grid(row=2, column=2, pady=5)

male_rb = Radiobutton(
    frame2,
    text = 'Male',
    variable = var,
    value = 1
)
male_rb.pack(side=LEFT)

female_rb = Radiobutton(
    frame2,
    text = 'Female',
    variable = var,
    value = 2
)
female_rb.pack(side=RIGHT)

height_lb = Label(
    frame,
    text="Enter Height (cm)  "
)
height_lb.grid(row=3, column=1)

weight_lb = Label(
    frame,
    text="Enter Weight (kg)  ",

)
weight_lb.grid(row=4, column=1)

height_tf = Entry(
    frame,
)
height_tf.grid(row=3, column=2, pady=5)

weight_tf = Entry(
    frame,
)
weight_tf.grid(row=4, column=2, pady=5)

frame3 = Frame(
    frame
)
frame3.grid(row=5, columnspan=3, pady=10)

cal_btn = Button(
    frame3,
    text='Calculate',
    command=calculate_bmi
)
cal_btn.pack(side=LEFT)

reset_btn = Button(
    frame3,
    text='Reset',
    command=reset_entry
)
reset_btn.pack(side=LEFT)

exit_btn = Button(
    frame3,
    text='Exit',
    command=lambda:ws.destroy()
)
exit_btn.pack(side=RIGHT)

ws.mainloop()

Output:

In this output, the user needs to fill in some information like age, gender, height & weight. Out of this information height & weight is used to calculate the BMI. Then the BMI passes through conditions.

Each condition has a remark (underweight, Normal, overweight, etc). The result is displayed using a message box.

bmi calculator using python tkinter
BMI Calculator Using Python Tkinter

This is how we can make a BMI Calculator using Python Tkinter.

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