import problem in tkinter

[Dave Angel]

Jebegnana das wrote:
> import _tkinter # If this fails your Python may not be configured for Tk
>
> I'm using python3 in linux. In windows tkinter is working fine but in
> mandriva linux spring 2009 it fails to import. Can you please tell me
> step-by-step on how to fix this issue? In python3.1 home page the
> description is not clear or it can't be understood by the beginner. As
> i'm a beginner for programming python in linux please help me out. I
> want to know what is the thing i missed during installation. I've done
> the things correctly as mentioned in the python readme text inside the
> python3.1 tarball file. While searching the net i found out that if i
> want to fix this issue i've to uninstall and install it again. what
> should i do now?
>
> With Regards,
> Jebagnana Das.A,
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Is the working Windows version the same, or is it 2.x ?  The import name 
for tkinter changed from Tkinter in 2.x to tkinter in 3.x.  I don't 
think you ever need to import _tkinter directly.


If you've tried
  import tkinter

and it fails in Python 3.x, then the next thing to do is look in the 
install directory.  For 3.x, in the Lib directory, look for a 
subdirectory called tkinter.  If it's there, and if it contains the file 
__init__.py, then tkinter is supposedly installed.

If it's really a Linux problem, I can't help further.

DaveA