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twasbrillig
twasbrillig

Reputation: 18841

Tkinter code throws exception in latest ActivePython

After installing ActivePython 2.7.10.12, when trying to create a Tkinter instance, I get the following error:

ActivePython 2.7.10.12 (ActiveState Software Inc.) based on
Python 2.7.10 (default, Aug 21 2015, 12:07:58) [MSC v.1500 64 bit (AMD64)] on wi
n32
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> from Tkinter import Tk
>>> root = Tk()
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
  File "C:\Python27\lib\lib-tk\Tkinter.py", line 1814, in __init__
    self.tk = _tkinter.create(screenName, baseName, className, interactive, want
objects, useTk, sync, use)
_tkinter.TclError: Can't find a usable init.tcl in the following directories:
    C:/Python27/lib/tcl8.5 C:/lib/tcl8.5 C:/lib/tcl8.5 C:/library C:/library C:/
tcl8.5.18/library C:/tcl8.5.18/library



This probably means that Tcl wasn't installed properly.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 192

Answers (1)

twasbrillig
twasbrillig

Reputation: 18841

Here is a workaround that worked for me. I copied 2 directories: tcl8.5 and tk8.5, from C:\Python27\tcl to C:\Python27\lib, and then the code ran without any error.

Upvotes: 0

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