tkinter and tcl/tk 8.3

[Robert]

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