Your suggestion of ActivePython worked. Since I wanted to stick to the Python.org Python distribution I just installed it with out Tcl/Tk and copied the relevant bits over from the ActivePython install.
From: Michael Lange <klappn...@web.de> To: tkinter-discuss@python.org Date: 10/19/2010 04:39 PM Subject: Re: [Tkinter-discuss] Tkinter vs Tk strangness Sent by: tkinter-discuss-bounces+daniel.schep=srnl.doe....@python.org Hi, Thus spoketh daniel.sc...@srnl.doe.gov unto us on Tue, 19 Oct 2010 15:48:09 -0400: > I've tested Python2.7 and it exhibits the same problems so it must not > ship with a new enough version of Tcl either. As far as I see, Python2.7 still comes with Tk8.5.2 . > > What are my options? If I'm not mistaken I can't just swap the version > of Tcl used by Python, but building Python from source (on windows) > seems like a headache. Is it possible to rebuild just Tkinter with a > different version of Tcl somehow? > I agree, I think building python on windows is not trivial. So I think, if you don't want to build Python from sources (which seems to me a lot of work for such a tiny bug), your options seem to be: Downgrade to Python2.5, if you don't depend on some new Python2.6 features or Try ActivePython, maybe they have a more current Tk version included or Try a step ahead into the future to Python3, maybe there's a newer Tk version included or Try to live with it; if this is the only problem you have with your Python version this is what I'd do (remember, if it's really an already fixed Tk bug, time is on your side :) Regards Michael .-.. .. ...- . .-.. --- -. --. .- -. -.. .--. .-. --- ... .--. . .-. Bones: "The man's DEAD, Jim!" _______________________________________________ Tkinter-discuss mailing list Tkinter-discuss@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tkinter-discuss
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