Tkinter button doesn't appear in OS X

crystalattice crystalattice at gmail.com
Tue Dec 12 15:04:39 EST 2006


Kevin Walzer wrote:
> When you run your program on OS X, there should be a menu item next to
> the Apple menu that says "about Tcl/Tk," which you access from the
> "Python" menu item. That will give you the version number.
>
> Python 2.3.5 and Tcl/Tk 8.4.7 ship with OS X 10.4. Python 2.4.2 is a
> separate installation, but probably accesses the system Tcl/Tk unless
> you have installed a more recent version. Using the official Mac build
> of Python 2.5 will update your Python, but not Tcl/Tk--you'll need to
> install something more recent.
>
> You can install ActiveTcl for a "batteries-included" distro of
> Tcl/Tk--it has the latest and greatest of everything. Or, you can
> install a slightly older (8.4.13) version of Tcl/Tk at
> http://tk-components.sourceforge.net. (This is a version of Tcl/Tk Aqua
> that I use in my own programs and I made the build available for others
> to use.)
>
> Hope that helps,
> Kevin
>
> --
> Kevin Walzer
> Code by Kevin
> http://www.codebykevin.com
Thanks for the info.  It looks like it should work.  I wasn't aware
that OS X is so "compartmentalized"; makes it a pain in the butt to
develop on sometimes.




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