Python Missing Image

So I want to create a window with a displayed image (from a specific file) and single button to close the window. So far it shows the window, resizes the window to fit the the imag

Solution 1:

The problem is that you need to keep your own reference to the PhotoImage you create, or python will garbage collect it, because Tkinter doesn't keep a reference to it. This is either a bug or a feature, depending on your thinking. This code should solve your problem:

from Tkinter import *
import Image
import ImageTk
class MyApp:                         
  def __init__(self, rData):
    self.cont1 = Frame(rData)
    self.cont1.pack(side="top", padx=5, pady=5)    
    self.button1 = Button(rData) 
    self.button1["text"]= "Exit"     
    self.button1["background"] = "red"      
    self.button1.pack(side="bottom",padx=5, pady=5, fill=X)                         
    self.button1["command"]= rData.destroy
    self.picture1 = Label(self.cont1)
    self.photoImage = ImageTk.PhotoImage(Image.open("fire.ppm"))   # This line prevents your photo image from getting garbage collected.
    self.picture1["image"] = self.photoImage
    self.picture1.pack(fill="both")  
root = Tk()
myapp = MyApp(root)  
root.mainloop()