Tkinter equiv for setPalette

[Helmut Jarausch]

Hi,

I am to convert an old Perl-Tk script to Python.
It starts by
my $MW= new MainWindow;
$MW->setPalette(background => 'AntiqueWhite1', foreground => 'blue');

Is there an equivalent for Tkinter? How can I set default colors for
background and foreground for the whole application (root window and its
children)

Many thanks for a hint,
Helmut.

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Helmut Jarausch

Lehrstuhl fuer Numerische Mathematik
RWTH - Aachen University
D 52056 Aachen, Germany