Python and Tkinter

[Lenore Horner]

On Apr 2, 2014, at 17:13, Ryan Schmidt <ryandesign at macports.org> wrote:

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> On Apr 2, 2014, at 05:16, Lenore Horner <LenoreHorner at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
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>>> If you want to stick with MacPorts, then IDLE is already included with the python27 port, and tkinter is in the py27-tkinter port. If they don’t work, please report the bugs to us.
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>> It is included in the port, but is known not to work  because IDLE depends in py27-tkinter which depends on python.  See 
>> https://trac.macports.org/ticket/38746
>> https://trac.macports.org/ticket/42191
>> This defect was also discussed on this list back in January.
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> So wait: does installing py27-tkinter make IDLE work, or is it still broken?
> If the latter, does rebuilding python27 then make IDLE work, since tkinter would then be installed at the time IDLE is built?
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All I had to do was install py27-tkinter and then IDLE works.