[Tutor] problem adding Tkinter

[Dave Angel]

Kristin Wilcox wrote:
> I apologize in advance for asking such a simple question! I first
> tried looking through Google, and through the last couple months of
> this list's archives, and I found some talk about my issue out there
> but not a detailed enough answer to help someone as new as me.
>
> This is my first programming language, so most explanations of this
> stuff go way over my head!
>
> [This is my problem:] I've been using IDLE successfully to do very
> very simple exercises in Python, and now I wanted to start on some
> very simple exercises including the Tkinter library. But it looks like
> it's not set up right and I don't know how to do what I need to do to
> adjust.. whatever needs to be adjusted.
>
> I did the tests listed here: http://wiki.python.org/moin/TkInter
>
> I failed at step 2:
> -----
> Step 2 - can Tkinter be imported?
>
> Try the following command at the Python prompt:
>
>   
>>>> import Tkinter # no underscore, uppercase 'T'
>>>>         
>
>     * If it works, go to step 3.
>     * If it fails with "No module named Tkinter", your Python
> configuration need to be changed to include the directory that
> contains Tkinter.py in its default module search path. You have
> probably forgotten to define TKPATH in the Modules/Setup file. A
> temporary workaround would be to find that directory and add it to
> your PYTHONPATH environment variable. It is the subdirectory named
> "lib-tk" of the Python library directory (when using Python 1.4 or
> before, it is named "tkinter").
> ------
> I could do import _tkinter but not import Tkinter
>
> This is what I received back from the Shell:
>   
>>>> import _tkinter
>>>> import Tkinter
>>>>         
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "<pyshell#1>", line 1, in <module>
>     import Tkinter
> ImportError: No module named Tkinter
>   
>
>
> Unfortunately, the instructions they gave on what to do if Step 2
> fails read like Greek to me. I don't know what a PYTHONPATH is, I
> don't remember doing anything with a Modules/Setup file, and I don't
> know what an environment variable is, or what to do with
> subdirectories.
>
> I am running Windows XP. Installed Python 3.1, and IDLE seems to be
> working okay...
>
> When I go to C:\Python31 I see these folders:
> DLLs
> Doc
> include
> Lib
> libs
> tcl
> Tools
>
> There are 3 .exe files:
> python.exe
> pythonw.exe
> w9xpopen.exe
>
> I see something called _tkinter.lib in the folder C:\Python31\libs
> There is a folder called tkinter inside the folder Lib (C:\Python31\Lib\tkinter)
>
> Would someone be able to spell out to me in every detailed steps
> exactly what I should do, assuming I know pretty much nothing about
> programming or installing a programming language, so that when I put
> import Tkinter it doesn't error?
>
> Thank you very much for reading!
>
> -Kristin
>
>   
You're looking at websites describing Python 2.x, but you're using 3.1.  
The Tkinter module was renamed tkinter.

So change
   import  Tkinter
to
  import tkinter

and see if it starts working better

DaveA