from Tkinter import * class MultiStatusBar(Frame):     def __init__(self, master=None, **kw):        if master is None:            master = Tk()        Frame.__init__(self, master, **kw)        self.labels = {}     def set_label(self, name, text='', side=LEFT):        if not self.labels.has_key(name):            label = Label(self, bd=1, relief=SUNKEN, anchor=W)            label.pack(side=side)            self.labels[name] = label        else:            label = self.labels[name]        label.config(text=text) def _test():    b = Frame()    c = Text(b)    c.pack(side=TOP)    a = MultiStatusBar(b)    a.set_label("one", "hello")    a.set_label("two", "world")    a.pack(side=BOTTOM, fill=X)    b.pack()    b.mainloop() if __name__ == '__main__':    _test()