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antonio
antonio

Reputation: 11120

Python embeddable zip: install Tkinter

Python embeddable zip comes without pip and Tkinter.
It is easy to install pip with get-pip.py in the embeddable zip.

How can we install Tkinter too (assuming we do not have an existing Python installation in the same machine)?

Upvotes: 25

Views: 15451

Answers (7)

phen
phen

Reputation: 1

The Windows embeddable version lacks Tkinter and you must copy it from the regularly installed version.

Lib\tkinter -> embedded_folder
tcl -> embedded_folder
DLLs -> embedded_folder

Modify pythonXX._pth add .\DLLs path for reference

Tested on python 3.12.5 , it works.

Upvotes: 0

J. Doe
J. Doe

Reputation: 1

An extra piece of information for the answer chosen. Edit the ._pth (python312._pth for my python3.12) file, located in the root folder, to indicate to Python where it should look for the extra packages and DLLs used.

python312.zip
my-installed-packages
DDLs
Lib
.

https://docs.python.org/3/library/sys_path_init.html#pth-files

When the file exists, all registry and environment variables are ignored, isolated mode is enabled, and site is not imported unless one line in the file specifies import site. Blank paths and lines starting with # are ignored. Each path may be absolute or relative to the location of the file. Import statements other than to site are not permitted, and arbitrary code cannot be specified.

Upvotes: 0

lucatrv
lucatrv

Reputation: 903

Assuming you are on Windows and you also have a regular Python distribution installed (same version of the embedded distribution), to install Tkinter in the embedded distribution you can copy the following files from the regular Python distribution:

  • tcl folder to embedded_distribution_folder\ (root folder of the embedded distribution)
  • tkinter folder (which is under Lib) either to embedded_distribution_folder\Lib or to embedded_distribution_folder\
  • files _tkinter.pyd tcl86t.dll tk86t.dll zlib1.dll (which are under DLLs, zlib1.dll for python >= 3.12) either to embedded_distribution_folder\DLLs or to embedded_distribution_folder\

Upvotes: 34

hirobank
hirobank

Reputation: 11

Some fix to the answer of @lucatrv for python3.11 embeddable.

  • python311 may use ./Lib/site-packages/ but not just ./Lib/, be careful about the folder where your packages are installed
  • If you do not have a DLLs folder, put the files from DLLs to the root folder of python 311
  • tcl can be pasted to the root, while tkinter needs to be pasted into your packages folder
  • When you test, if tkinter is loaded but 'fails', think about the place of DLLs

Upvotes: 1

MosGeo
MosGeo

Reputation: 1908

Adding to @lucatrv answer and @TeaHoney comment, it is possible to add the folders to the path from the code. Here is a general code that should work for the following tree structure for the python directory

  • DLLs
  • tcl
  • python.exe
import sys
from pathlib import Path
python_path = Path(sys.exec_prefix)
dlls_path = Path(python_path, "DLLs")
tcl_path = Path(python_path, "tcl")
sys.path.insert(0, str(dlls_path))
sys.path.insert(0, str(tcl_path))

Upvotes: 1

halt9k
halt9k

Reputation: 955

It's probably correct to emphasize that this question is not only about embeddable=portable python, but also about portable environment?

After trying embeddable for distribution and having some difficulties adding Tkinter and other packages, I've found two alternatives to be considered:

  1. To install everything on target systems with shell automation instead (distribution size <1MB)
  2. To create portable version from standard python with just replacing absolute paths to relative (distribution size >> 100MB)

If you distribute on Windows and all open-source, here is PowerShell experiment which solves both 1 and 2 cases. Exact goals were not specified in this question, in my case one of goals was to make python script to be available to novice users who can't install python environment, and another goal was to make easy portable deploy for VM's.

Upvotes: 0

Daniel-Kenan
Daniel-Kenan

Reputation: 11

Use the windows python set up installer From python.org. Then custom install tkinter only in a custom directory. If you are planning to make a deployable application. Make sure the set environment variables checkbox variable is disabled

Upvotes: 0

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