Let's say that I have the following code:

```
root = Tk()
open = Button(self.root, text='Open', command=self.open, state='disabled')
open.pack()
close = Button(self.root, text='Close', command=self.close, state='disabled')
close.pack()

```

I only want to enable the buttons when some action is performed, so I need to access the buttons again later to edit the state variable. Rather than adding the buttons to a separate list and storing that, is there a way of accessing the buttons, or, for that matter, any set of objects that I have attached to the root (Menus, Drop down lists, or whatever), by calling a method on the root?