[Tkinter-discuss] TkInter won't update display on OS X if delay is too small

[Leon Maurer]

Oh well, thanks for the answer.

Is there much data on how much of a delay is needed, and does it vary much
from computer to computer? I'm trying to produce a smooth animation with
the more complicated code, so adding a big delay isn't acceptable.
-Leon

On Sat, Jan 12, 2013 at 9:58 AM, Kevin Walzer <kw at codebykevin.com> wrote:
>
> You're running into a well-known and essentially unsolvable bug with Tk on
> OS X, essentially integration between the event loop of Tk and Cocoa's
> event loop. This is not a Tkinter issue, it's a Tk issue, and it's
> essentially impossible to fix: the event loops of Tk and Cocoa are very
> different and their integration is a fragile, leading at times to the kinds
> of screen freeze/lockups you see. Increasing the delay between events a
> bit, as you've done, is a recommended best practice, as it gives the event
> loop time to spin and process the event queue; so you've essentially
> already found the best solution for your problem.
>
> I'm speaking here at the maintainer of Tk on the Mac; we've discussed
> these issues on the Tcl-Mac mailing list, the MacPython list, and here, and
> a lot of talented developers besides myself have looked at it. No one has
> been able to solve the issue, it's simply an inherent artifact that can
> only be worked around.
>
> Thanks,
> Kevin
>
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