Can't start IDLE on mac os x high sierra can't import Tkinter

[c***@gmail.com]

Hi, I've been trying to get python 3.4.3 (needed for programming course) on my mac, running High Sierra.
I've installed python and activetcl 8.5.18 as per instructions. When I start IDLE from finder it flashes in the dock and disappears. When I start it from terminal, I get the following response:
** IDLE can't import Tkinter.
Your Python may not be configured for Tk. **
I've googled for the answer but I can't find anything, the closest I got was to this https://github.com/pyinstaller/pyinstaller/issues/2665 but I'm not sure if it is this issue or not.
Can someone help me get started using python?
Cheers
ceiussandicus

[Terry Reedy]

Post by c***@gmail.com
Hi, I've been trying to get python 3.4.3 (needed for programming course) on my mac, running High Sierra.
** IDLE can't import Tkinter.
Your Python may not be configured for Tk. **
I've googled for the answer but I can't find anything, the closest I got was to this https://github.com/pyinstaller/pyinstaller/issues/2665 but I'm not sure if it is this issue or not.
Can someone help me get started using python?

I don't have a Mac, but I know that
https://www.python.org/download/mac/tcltk/
has some fairly exacting instructions at the bottom on how to get Python
to find the newly installed tcl/tk. You should probably specify rather
exactly what you did. There are multiple issues on bugs.python.org and
questions on stackoverflow.

[Cei Sanderson]

Post by Terry Reedy

Post by c***@gmail.com
Hi, I've been trying to get python 3.4.3 (needed for programming course) on my mac, running High Sierra.
** IDLE can't import Tkinter.
Your Python may not be configured for Tk. **
I've googled for the answer but I can't find anything, the closest I got was to this https://github.com/pyinstaller/pyinstaller/issues/2665 but I'm not sure if it is this issue or not.
Can someone help me get started using python?

I don't have a Mac, but I know that
https://www.python.org/download/mac/tcltk/
has some fairly exacting instructions at the bottom on how to get Python
to find the newly installed tcl/tk. You should probably specify rather
exactly what you did. There are multiple issues on bugs.python.org and
questions on stackoverflow.
--
Terry Jan Reedy

Thanks Terry,
I posted on here because I've struggled after trawling through Google
and following the instructions on that page.
I have installed:
ActiveTcl 8.5.18.0
then I installed
Python 3.4.3
I've found the issue by continuing to trawl a bit more, the course download for python (a few years old) pointed to the python install for 10.5 onwards not 10.6 onwards. Installed the right python and working.

[Terry Reedy (Terry Reedy)]

Post by c***@gmail.com
Hi, I've been trying to get python 3.4.3 (needed for programming course) on

my mac, running High Sierra.

Post by c***@gmail.com
I've installed python and activetcl 8.5.18 as per instructions. When I start

IDLE from finder it flashes in the dock and disappears. When I start it from

Post by c***@gmail.com
** IDLE can't import Tkinter.
Your Python may not be configured for Tk. **
I've googled for the answer but I can't find anything, the closest I got was

to this https://github.com/pyinstaller/pyinstaller/issues/2665 but I'm not sure
if it is this issue or not.

Post by c***@gmail.com
Can someone help me get started using python?

I don't have a Mac, but I know that https://www.python.org/download/mac/tcltk/
has some fairly exacting instructions at the bottom on how to get Python to
find the newly installed tcl/tk. You should probably specify rather exactly
what you did. There are multiple issues on bugs.python.org and questions on
stackoverflow.

--
Terry Jan Reedy

[Cei Sanderson (Cei Sanderson)]

Post by Terry Reedy

Post by c***@gmail.com
Hi, I've been trying to get python 3.4.3 (needed for programming course) on

my mac, running High Sierra.

Post by Terry Reedy

Post by c***@gmail.com
I've installed python and activetcl 8.5.18 as per instructions. When I

start IDLE from finder it flashes in the dock and disappears. When I start it

Post by Terry Reedy

Post by c***@gmail.com
** IDLE can't import Tkinter.
Your Python may not be configured for Tk. **
I've googled for the answer but I can't find anything, the closest I got

was to this https://github.com/pyinstaller/pyinstaller/issues/2665 but I'm not
sure if it is this issue or not.

Post by Terry Reedy

Post by c***@gmail.com
Can someone help me get started using python?

I don't have a Mac, but I know that
https://www.python.org/download/mac/tcltk/
has some fairly exacting instructions at the bottom on how to get Python
to find the newly installed tcl/tk. You should probably specify rather
exactly what you did. There are multiple issues on bugs.python.org and
questions on stackoverflow.
--
Terry Jan Reedy

Thanks Terry,
I posted on here because I've struggled after trawling through Google and
following the instructions on that page. I have installed:
ActiveTcl 8.5.18.0
then I installed
Python 3.4.3
I've found the issue by continuing to trawl a bit more, the course download for
python (a few years old) pointed to the python install for 10.5 onwards not
10.6 onwards. Installed the right python and working.