Play an Animated GIF in python with tkinter

I am wanting to create a virtual pet style game using python3 and tkinter. So far I have the main window and have started putting labels in, but the issue I am having is playing an animated gif. I have searched on here and have found some answers, but they keep throwing errors. The result I found has the index position of the gif using PhotoImage continue through a certain range.

Play Animations in GIF with Tkinter

I’ve been trying to play an animated gif using Tkinter.PhotoImage, but haven’t been seeing any success. It displays the image, but not the animation. The following is my code: root = Tkinter.Tk() photo = Tkinter.PhotoImage(file = "path/to/image.gif") label = Tkinter.Label(image = photo) label.pack() root.mainloop() It displays the image in a window, and that’s it. I’m … Read more