tkinter and tcl/tk 8.3

[Robert]

You can get the 1.6 beta which is using 8.3 I think. Also it is installed into
the Python directory where Python looks for it. I think that means you can run
multiple versions of Tcl/Tk without a hitch.

Robert

Steve Marx wrote:

> Sorry, not ActivePython!  That's what I get for installing Perl and Python
> on the same day... ;-)  It's just Python 1.5 from www.python.org, Win95/NT
> distribution.
>
>         Steve
>
> Robert <rhicks at rma.edu> wrote in message news:399F10E3.49AC9590 at rma.edu...
> > And here I thought ActivePython was not going to be released until the 2.0
> > version of Python was out...
> >
> > Steve Marx wrote:
> >
> > > I just installed ActivePython on my Windows 98 machine and wanted to
> check
> > > out IDLE.  Unfortunately, it seems to be hardcoded that Tkinter looks
> for
> > > Tcl/Tk 8.0.  I didn't install 8.0 in the windows installation because I
> > > already have Tcl/Tk 8.3 installed, and was hoping to simply use that.
> IDLE
> > > gives me an error message saying that it can't find tcl80.dll and
> tk80.dll
> > > (which is quite right, as they're called tcl83.dll and tk83.dll to match
> my
> > > newer version).  I tried simply copying the files to tcl80.dll and
> tk80.dll,
> > > but then running IDLE caused an "illegal operation."
> > >
> > > I would hope that this is a FAQ, but I can't find the answer anywhere.
> Does
> > > anyone have a solution other than installing Tcl/Tk 8.0?  If not, is it
> > > reasonable to expect a new version of Tkinter soon that supports 8.3?
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > >
> > >         Steve
> >