# tk_checkboxes.py

# tk_checkboxes.py

import tkinter as tk

root = tk.Tk()
root.title("Checkbox Example")

sss = '1 2* 3* 4 5'.split()

def create_checkboxes(items):
    for item in items:
        var = tk.BooleanVar()
        if '*' in item:
            var.set(1)
        item = item[0]
        cb = tk.Checkbutton(root, text=item, variable=var)
        cb.pack(anchor='w')
        variables.append(var)

variables = []
create_checkboxes(sss)

root.mainloop()