in reply to making widgets disappear

Is this about Tk? In the past, you've asked questions about Tk, but there are many places where "widgets" can mean something. Be sure you make that clear in future questions.

Presuming it's about Tk, you can make a widget disappear simply by telling the geometry manager (Pack, Place, Grid, etc) to "forget" the item. If there's no geometry manager managing it, then it doesn't appear on the screen.

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