No ttk in 2.7

[Cecil Westerhof]

Op Wednesday 20 May 2015 18:47 CEST schreef Ned Batchelder:

> On Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at 12:43:29 PM UTC-4, Ned Batchelder wrote:
>> On Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at 12:35:40 PM UTC-4, Cecil Westerhof wrote:
>>> I want to start playing with tkinter, but there are some
>>> differences between 2 and 3. For this I use at the moment the
>>> following code: import sys
>>>
>>> if sys.version_info[0] < 3:
>>> import Tkinter as tk
>>> import ttk
>>> else:
>>> import tkinter as tk
>>> from   tkinter import ttk
>>> or can it better be done in another way?
>>
>> Are you sure you want this program to run under both 2.x and 3.x?
>> That will add a layer of complexity to your project. If your
>> goal is to learn how to use Tkinter, you might be better off just
>> picking one version of Python, and sticking with it.
>>
>> Deciding what versions of Python to support is not always a simple
>> decision.  It should be based on a realistic assessment of who will
>> be using your program, and what requirements they will have.
>>
>> --Ned.
>
> Oh, and I meant to include this: if you *do* want to support both
> 2.x and 3.x, the six module can make it easier. It helps smooth over
> modules that have been moved. You can use this line, for example:
>
> from six.moves import tkinter_ttk as ttk

Thanks for the tip. I will look into it.

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Cecil Westerhof
Senior Software Engineer
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