tkinter canvas image is not displayed in class

Question

I am trying to display an image in python using the tkinter canvas option. However, if I input it in a class, like below, it doesn\'t give an error but also doesn\'t show my

Answer 1

You have to keep a reference to the PhotoImage. This is just and example (you can also use self.background instead of c.background):

    c = Canvas(frame2)
    c.pack(expand=YES,fill=BOTH)
    c.background = PhotoImage(file='Board.gif')
    c.create_image(100,100,image=c.background,anchor='nw')