Python/Tkinter on MAC OS X Aqua (not X11)

[Graham Dumpleton]

Okay, I worked out that I can get things working if I package the Python
script into a Mac application bundle like the Python.app example for IDLE.

Is there a way however I can get it working without having to do this, ie.,
so I can just run the script on the command line explicitly like I tried
in the first place.

grahamd at dscpl.com.au (Graham Dumpleton) wrote in message news:<dc6f5c99.0210062055.60469a3f at posting.google.com>...
> Is anyone successfully using Python/Tkinter on MAC OS X 10.2.1 with
> native
> Aqua GUI interface (ie. not X11).
> 
> I have installed Tcl/Tk 8.4 for MAC OS X Aqua (8.4a4-2 snapshot) from:
> 
>   http://sourceforge.net/projects/tcl
> 
> I have then installed latest Python 2.2.1 tarball from the Python
> website.
> 
> I did need to tweak a couple of things, but otherwise seemed to
> install okay.
> 
> Now when I go run a Tkinter program, eg:
> 
>   import sys
>   win = Tkinter.Tk()
>   b = Tkinter.Button(win,text="hello",command=sys.exit)
>   b.pack()
>   win.mainloop()
> 
> I get the following errors from deep inside Tk when I click on the
> Window
> to try and get it focus.
> 
> bash-2.05a$ python ex.py 
> SetFrontProcess failed,-606
> SetFrontProcess failed,-606
> ^CTraceback (most recent call last):
>   File "ex.py", line 6, in ?
>     win.mainloop()
>   File "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.2/lib/python2.2/lib-tk/Tkinter.py",
> line 929, in mainloop
>     self.tk.mainloop(n)
> KeyboardInterrupt
> 
> End result is that window can't get focus and is thus unusable.
> 
> Have there been any changes in version of tkinter in CVS since 2.2.1
> which
> fix this?
> 
> BTW, demo Tk scripts work okay, only Tkinter in Python giving a
> problem.
> 
> Thanks.