segmentation fault with Tkinter in Solaris (sft)

[Ryan Thompson]

I am trying to install and use Tkinter in solaris. I have updated tcl and
tk to version 8.3.0. I have installed Python 1.5.2, and when I try to use
Tkinter I get segmentation faults:

Python 1.5.2 (#6, Mar 21 2000, 08:44:56)  [GCC 2.95 19990728 (release)] on
sunos5 
Copyright 1991-1995 Stichting Mathematisch Centrum, Amsterdam 
>>> import _tkinter 
>>> import Tkinter 
>>> Tkinter._test()
    <then I click 'quit'>
>>> Segmentation Fault

Or

Python 1.5.2 (#6, Mar 21 2000, 08:44:56)  [GCC 2.95 19990728 (release)] on
sunos5 
Copyright 1991-1995 Stichting Mathematisch Centrum, Amsterdam 
>>> from Tkinter import * 
>>> root = Tk()
>>> Segmentation Fault

 This last segfault happens immediately, before any window is created. Has
anyone seen these symptoms before, and can anyone offer any advice on how
to get rid of this problem? Thanks,

Ryan Thompson