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Sneaky Snake
Sneaky Snake

Reputation: 3

Difficulty running a Python code in Visual Studio Code, runs in the Python shell but not here

I have been coding in Python in Visual Studio Code. I have started with Tkinter. I was running the following code (see attached picture) and it did not work, however it did in the Python shell. Details are all in the picture, as to what the error is Image: [1]: https://i.sstatic.net/Nx0b6.png

This is the code:

from tkinter import *

root= Tk()

topFrame = Frame(root)
topFrame.pack()
bottomFrame = Frame(root)
bottomFrame.pack(side=BOTTOM)

button1 = Button(topFrame, text="button 1", fg="red")
button2 = Button(topFrame, text="button 2", fg="orange")
button3 = Button(topFrame, text="buton 3", fg="yellow")
button4 = Button(topFrame, text="button 4", fg="green")

button1.pack()
button2.pack()
button3.pack()
button4.pack()

root.mainloop()

error:

NameError: name 'Tk' is not defined

Upvotes: 0

Views: 138

Answers (2)

Reishin
Reishin

Reputation: 1954

The python import priority:

  • current directory
  • current user directory
  • global directory

Based on the provided screenshot, the script file have the same name as the module you are trying to use: tkinter (see point N1 from the priority). Additionally, the import were done using "*", no verification is done on the import time, whatever module have Tk object/class or not

To avoid the issue: rename your file to something else.

Best practices:

  • Do not import via glob aka "*", instead use strict import
  • do not name files the same as the existing standard libs

Upvotes: 2

Savostyanov Konstantin
Savostyanov Konstantin

Reputation: 405

If C:\Users...\Desktop\tkinter.py is your hand-made script file.
Try to rename C:\Users...\Desktop\tkinter.py to another. For example my_tkinter.py.
Probably Python use tkinter.py module file in same directory with visualStudioCode.py which are not default library module.

Upvotes: 0

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