from Tkinter import *
class Alarm(Frame):
def repeater(self):
self.bell()
if self.master.state() == 'normal':
self.master.withdraw()
else:
self.master.deiconify()
self.master.lift()
self.after(self.msecs, self.repeater)
def __init__(self, msecs=1000):
Frame.__init__(self)
self.msecs = msecs
self.pack()
stopper = Button(self, text='Stop the beeps!', command=self.quit)
stopper.pack()
self.stopper = stopper
self.repeater()
Alarm().mainloop()