from Tkinter import * ImportError: No module named 'Tkinter'

Question

I am using PyCharm in Windows and I have downloaded Python 3.5.5 and all other libraries through Anaconda as well as tkinter module. Before this time I was using with it out any problems. Last time I installed live Streamer library. I think that cause problem. Tried Capital and Small:

from Tkinter import * , from tkinter import * , 
root = tk(), root = Tk(), root = tk.Tk(), root = tk.Tk(), root = Tk.tk()
root = TK.TK()

Here is the code I am running in PyCharm:

from tkinter import *
import tkinter

top = Tk()

def helloCallBack():
   print( "Hello Python", "Hello World")

B = tkinter.Button(top, text ="Hello", command = helloCallBack)

B.pack()
top.mainloop()

None of these work here

Answer 1

Ok. First off:

What you shouldn't do:

In production, if you are not sure whether a module is called one way or another (which might be depending on the Python version that is installed), you should not put all the imports together like that, because if one fails it will raise an import error and that will crash your runtime. Do the following:

try:
    import Tkinter

except ImportError:  # Python 3.x present
    import tkinter

However in your case you already know that you have Python 3 so that is not a problem. Just use the correct one (keep reading to the next section).

What it is recommendable that you do:

If you are using Python 2.x:

Module is named Tkinter. You can do from Tkinter import * and Tk will be imported.

If you are using Python 3.x:

Module is named tkinter. Note lowercase. You have to do import tkinter; and use tkinter.Tk

Rationale

You might want to read this fragment from this answer already posted on SO:

However, PEP8 has this to say about wildcard imports:

Wildcard imports ( from import * ) should be avoided

In spite of countless tutorials that ignore PEP8, the PEP8-compliant way to import would be something like this:

import tkinter as tk

When importing in this way, you need to prefix all tkinter commands with tk. (eg: root = tk.Tk(), etc). This will make your code easier to understand at the expense of a tiny bit more typing. Given that both tkinter and ttk are often used together and import classes with the same name, this is a Good Thing. As the Zen of python states: "explicit is better than implicit".

Note: The as tk part is optional, but lets you do a little less typing: tk.Button(...) vs tkinter.Button(...)

Full answer: https://stackoverflow.com/a/11621141/4396006

Why your interpreter does not import Tk

I am uncertain on why your interpreter does not import Tk for that usage. You have to provide more details to be able to solve that part of your problem.

Edit: the line from tkinter import * includes the namespace of the __init__.py file in the tkinter module folder into your file. Therefore you should check:

1. Where is PyCharm importing the tkinter module from. You can go to the tkinter word in your import, get the contextual menu with the right click, and go to: Go to --> Declaration (or just hit Ctrl+B). It should take you to that __init__.py file where Tk should be a class defined in there.

2. Whether your Python Path when you run the file is fetching that folder you found the Tk module in.

If any of this is not ok, then it's probably because your installation is broken. I'd be helpful if you told us if only from tkinter import * does not work or if import tkinter; tkinter.Tk is not defined either. You should go for a clean install.

To help us know the root of the problem, try to run the same code from the terminal or in the Python's console and see what happens.

Answer 2

Remove the first 3 lines. You have tried all possible names. Most of them don't work. Either Tkinter or tkinter exists, and tk() does not.

Answer 3

Lets clear up some basics as it appears you think several things should work that never will.

No mater how you import you will always need to do Tk() with an upper case T by itself or with the appropriate prefix.

Things you have tried that will never work.

root = tk(), Tk.tk(), root = TK.TK()

all lower case tk() or all uppercase TK() will never work in tkinter.

If from tkinter import * doesn't work and doing top = tkinter.Tk() doesn't work it is very likely that you do not have tkinter installed. Or at least it has been removed for some reason.

Windows distro should come with tkinter already. I would try to do a clean install and see what happens. You should update to 3.6 anyway as 3.5 has some bugs that needed to be fixed.

As for your import issue.

from tkinter import * This line should work fine with top = Tk(). So that tells me tkinter is not installed.

import tkinter This redundant line should work as top = tkinter.Tk() but if the previous is not working then this likely wont either.

After doing some testing on PyCharm I can say that if PyCharm failed to load tkinter then it would have errored out first on the import and not the Tk() portion.

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:/Users/mcdomi3/PycharmProjects/MintyFlakes/test.py", line 1, in <module>
    from Tkinter import *
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'tkinter'

Process finished with exit code 1

With that little revaluation I think your install is corrupt.

Conclusion.

You need to reinstall python or try to pip install tkinter as it is missing from your libraries or corrupt somehow.