Problem with Python and _tkinter on SunOS system

[gaool]

Hello,

Thanks for your answer. I tried to run wish and wish8.4 and it both
works! (a little screen appears on the screen). So, apparently Tcl/Tk
works?!

It's right that I didn't compile Python myself because I'm in training
period in a big company and I use SunOS from the network. But the
Network administrator doesn't know exactly why Python doesn't run on
SunOS, so I try to find a solution by my side...

So, I will told him to look at the Setup file and to do the right
modifications.

Thanks. 


Eric Brunel <eric_brunel at despammed.com> wrote in message news:<ci9l7j$f6o$1 at news-reader2.wanadoo.fr>...
> gaool at caramail.com wrote:
> > Hello,
> >  
> >  I try to launch a Python script on SunOS system but I have this error:
> >  
> >  """Traceback (most recent call last):
> >    File "ihm1_1.py", line 3, in ?
> >      from Tkinter import *
> >    File "/opt/sfw/lib/python2.3/lib-tk/Tkinter.py", line 38, in ?
> >      import _tkinter # If this fails your Python may not be 
> >  configured for Tk
> >  ImportError: ld.so.1: python: fatal: relocation error: file 
> >  /usr/local/lib/libtk8.4.so: symbol __eprintf: referenced 
> >  symbol not found"""
> 
> Does tcl/tk work? I.e., if you run wish or wish8.4, does it work? It seems that 
> it can be a problem with a shared object used by libtk8.4.so that cannot be found.
> 
> [snip]
> >  Then, I tried to find a solution and this is what i've found 
> >  on the Python web site:
> >  """
> >  Step 1 - can _tkinter be imported?
> >  Try the following command at the Python prompt: 
> >  >>> import _tkinter # with underscore, and lowercase 't'
> >  * If it works, skip to the next step. 
> >  * If it fails with "No module named _tkinter", your Python 
> >    configuration needs to be modified to include this module 
> >    (which is an extension module implemented in C). Edit 
> >    Modules/Setup (read the instructions at the top, search for 
> >    _tkinter, read more instructions there, and follow the 
> >    instructions) and rebuild and reinstall. Make sure to 
> >    enable the _tkinter module as well as the TKPATH variable 
> >    definition. 
> >  * If it fails with an error from the dynamic linker, see 
> >    above (for Unix, check for a header/library file mismatch; 
> >    for Windows, check that the TCL/TK DLLs can be found).""" 
> >  
> >  But I don't understand what "Edit Modules/Setup" means? Where is it ? 
> >  What is TKPATH? How can I modify it?
> 
> You didn't compile your Python interpreter yourself, did you? The Setup file is 
> in Python's source directory under the Modules directory. Open this file in a 
> text editor and look for a line containing _tkinter. Read the comments after 
> this line; they should be self-explanatory. If you modify the file, you'll have 
> to re-compile your interpreter.
> 
> > Do you think my problem comes from that "Edit Modules/Setup" ? Or do you think that there is something else wrong ? 
> 
> Maybe, maybe not... Apparently, the tk library is found, so Python seems to be 
> correctly configured. Maybe the problem is in the tcl/tk installation, but you 
> should see that by running wish.
> 
> HTH