[MacPorts] #16004: IDLE (installed with python25) fails to launch without py25-tkinter

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#16004: IDLE (installed with python25) fails to launch without py25-tkinter
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 Reporter:  jon.hermansen at gmail.com  |       Owner:  macports-tickets at lists.macosforge.org
     Type:  defect                   |      Status:  new                                  
 Priority:  Normal                   |   Milestone:                                       
Component:  ports                    |     Version:  1.7.0                                
 Keywords:                           |  
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 = Python 2.5 is installed, and some other stuff =
 {{{
 Emmett:~ Amy$ port installed | egrep -i "py[thon]*25"
   py25-mutagen @1.13_0 (active)
   py25-pyqt4 @4.4.2_0 (active)
   py25-sip @4.7.6_0 (active)
   py25-zlib @2.5.2_0 (active)
   python25 @2.5.2_4+darwin_9 (active)

 Emmett:~ Amy$ /opt/local/bin/python2.5 -V
 Python 2.5.2

 Emmett:~ Amy$ file /Applications/MacPorts/MacPython\
 2.5/IDLE.app/Contents/MacOS/IDLE
 /Applications/MacPorts/MacPython 2.5/IDLE.app/Contents/MacOS/IDLE: a
 /opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/Resources/Python.app/Contents/MacOS/Python
 script text executable
 }}}

 = IDLE.app (comes with MacPorts package 'python25') does not run at all
 without 'py25-tkinter' being installed (see below). =
 {{{
 Emmett:~ Amy$ /Applications/MacPorts/MacPython\
 2.5/IDLE.app/Contents/MacOS/IDLE
 Traceback (most recent call last):
   File "/Applications/MacPorts/MacPython
 2.5/IDLE.app/Contents/Resources/idlemain.py", line 6, in <module>
     from idlelib.PyShell import main
   File
 "/opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/python2.5/idlelib/PyShell.py",
 line 14, in <module>
     import macosxSupport
   File
 "/opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/python2.5/idlelib/macosxSupport.py",
 line 6, in <module>
     import Tkinter
   File
 "/opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/python2.5
 /lib-tk/Tkinter.py", line 38, in <module>
     import _tkinter # If this fails your Python may not be configured for
 Tk
 ImportError: No module named _tkinter

 = Running current install of python2.5 to interactively check for Tkinter
 =
 Emmett:~ Amy$ /opt/local/bin/python2.5 -i
 Python 2.5.2 (r252:60911, Jul 10 2008, 10:49:04)
 [GCC 4.0.1 (Apple Inc. build 5465)] on darwin
 Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
 >>> import _tkinter
 Traceback (most recent call last):
   File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
 ImportError: No module named _tkinter
 >>> import Tkinter
 Traceback (most recent call last):
   File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
   File
 "/opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/python2.5
 /lib-tk/Tkinter.py", line 38, in <module>
     import _tkinter # If this fails your Python may not be configured for
 Tk
 ImportError: No module named _tkinter
 >>> quit()
 }}}

 = So, I install the package... =
 {{{
 Emmett:~ Amy$ sudo port install py25-tkinter
 --->  Unpacking tgz archive for py25-tkinter 2.5.2_0
 --->  Installing py25-tkinter @2.5.2_0
 --->  Activating py25-tkinter @2.5.2_0
 --->  Cleaning py25-tkinter
 }}}

 = I see that it is installed... =
 {{{
 Emmett:~ Amy$ port installed | egrep -i "py[thon]*25"
   py25-mutagen @1.13_0 (active)
   py25-pyqt4 @4.4.2_0 (active)
   py25-sip @4.7.6_0 (active)
   py25-tkinter @2.5.2_0 (active)
   py25-zlib @2.5.2_0 (active)
   python25 @2.5.2_4+darwin_9 (active)
 }}}

 = And the application works now, automatically launching X11.app as well =
 {{{
 Emmett:~ Amy$ /Applications/MacPorts/MacPython\
 2.5/IDLE.app/Contents/MacOS/IDLE
 }}}

 = It works! =
 I was able to reproduce this bug by uninstalling the py25-tkinter package
 (after I'd noticed the bug.)

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