# checkbutton_group_io.py

# checkbutton_group_io

from Tkinter import *
root = Tk()
a='a'
b='b'
label = {}
root.grid_rowconfigure(0,weight=1)
root.grid_columnconfigure(0,weight=1)
root.config(background="lavender")
label[a] = Label(root, bg='yellow')
label[a].pack(side='left')
label[b] = Label(root, bg='blue')
label[b].pack(side='right')
button = {}
aaa = IntVar()
bbb = IntVar()
def click(item,var):
    if var.get():
        io='disabled'
    else:
        io='normal'
    for w in label[item].winfo_children()[1:]:
        w.configure(state=io)
def fn(e):
    print e
check_a = Checkbutton(label[a], text=" Group A ", variable=aaa, command=lambda e=a, v=aaa: click(e,v))
check_a.grid(row=0, column=0)
for i in range(5):
    button[b] = Button(label[a], text='Button '+str(i), command=lambda e='Group A: '+str(i): fn(e))
    button[b].grid(row=i+1, column=0)
check_b = Checkbutton(label[b], text=" Group B ", variable=bbb, command=lambda e=b, v=bbb: click(e,v))
check_b.grid(row=0, column=1)
for i in range(5):
    button[a] = Button(label[b], text='Button '+str(i), command=lambda e='Group B: '+str(i): fn(e))
    button[a].grid(row=i+1, column=1)
root.mainloop()