from Tkinter import * root = Tk() users = ['Anne', 'Bea', 'Chris'] for x in range(len(users)): l = Checkbutton(root, text=users[x][0], variable=users[x]) print "l = Checkbutton(root, text=" + str(users[x][0]) + ", variable=" + str(users[x]) l.pack(anchor = 'w') root.mainloop()