TK 8.5

[Kevin Walzer]

Martin v. Löwis wrote:
>> But I found nothing about Tk 8.5 ?
> 
> Python is not tied to any specific Tk version; you can use
> any Python release with any Tk version, most of the time.
> 
> Hence, there is no need to talk about this very much. That
> Python "supports" Tk 8.5 is too minor to mention - I think
> even Python 2.4 supports Tk 8.5.

In terms of building and linking Python to Tk 8.5, this is certainly true.

However, I think most people who ask about Python "supporting" Tk 8.5 
are probably asking how easily can the new features in Tk 8.5 be 
accessed from Python, particularly the platform-specific themed widgets. 
The answer to that question is, "At present, not very easily." There is 
currently no support at all in lib-tk for themed widgets, for instance. 
The external Tile.py module that I maintain at 
http://tkinter.unpythonic.net/wiki/TileWrapper works well enough, but as 
I am not the original author of this module, I cannot really offer it 
for inclusion in the core Python distribution. As such, someone will 
have to step up and write a new implememtation.

--Kevin

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