# encoding: utf8
__all__ = ['ToolTip']

try:
    import tkinter as tk
    from tkinter import ttk
except:
    import Tkinter as tk
    import ttk


class ToolTip(object):

    def __init__(self, widget):
        self.widget = widget
        self.tipwindow = None
        self.id = None
        self.x = self.y = 0

    def showtip(self, text):
        "Display text in tooltip window"
        self.text = text
        if self.tipwindow or not self.text:
            return
        x, y, cx, cy = self.widget.bbox("insert")
        x = x + self.widget.winfo_rootx() + 27
        y = y + cy + self.widget.winfo_rooty() +27
        self.tipwindow = tw = tk.Toplevel(self.widget)
        tw.wm_overrideredirect(1)
        tw.wm_geometry("+%d+%d" % (x, y))
        try:
            # For Mac OS
            tw.tk.call("::tk::unsupported::MacWindowStyle",
                       "style", tw._w,
                       "help", "noActivates")
        except tk.TclError:
            pass
        label = tk.Label(tw, text=self.text, justify=tk.LEFT,
                      background="#ffffe0", relief=tk.SOLID, borderwidth=1,
                      font=("tahoma", "8", "normal"))
        label.pack(ipadx=1)

    def hidetip(self):
        tw = self.tipwindow
        self.tipwindow = None
        if tw:
            tw.destroy()

def create(widget, text):
    toolTip = ToolTip(widget)
    def enter(event):
        toolTip.showtip(text)
    def leave(event):
        toolTip.hidetip()
    widget.bind('<Enter>', enter)
    widget.bind('<Leave>', leave)


if __name__ == '__main__':
    root = tk.Tk()
    for idx in range(0, 2):
        b = tk.Button(root, text='A button')
        b.grid()
        create(b, 'A tooltip !!')
    root.mainloop()

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+ foreground=%22black%22,%0A                     
  relief=

Make Tooltips more readable