#!/bin/python3 import tkinter as tk #root application, can only have one of these. root = tk.Tk() #put a label in the root to identify the window. label1 = tk.Label(root, text="""this is root closing this window will shut down app""") label1.pack() #you can make as many Toplevels as you like extra_window = tk.Toplevel(root) label2 = tk.Label(extra_window, text="""this is extra_window closing this will not affect root""") label2.pack() root.mainloop()