On my Mac, I install python 3.9 via homebrew. I try to launch idle and get this error:
> idle3
** IDLE can't import Tkinter.
Your Python may not be configured for Tk. **
MacOS: 11.4 Homebrew: 3.1.9-121-g654c78c Python: 3.9.5
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user3153765
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4Try `brew install python-tk` as mentioned by an answer [here](https://stackoverflow.com/a/66919851/7857466) – progmatico Jun 05 '21 at 15:16
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It works for me. Thanks. – user3153765 Jul 23 '21 at 03:30
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This is a Mac-only error, and as per @user3153765 's comment, running
brew install python-tk
will work as long as you have home-brew installed on your machine. If you do not have home-brew, check it out here! It is in my required reading list for all Mac-OS users.
If you decide, for some good reason that I have not thought of, not to use homebrew, you can also fix this with
sudo apt-get install python3-tk
if you have chosen to go the Ubuntu-based package manager route
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Those who use MacPorts to manage their python modules can install tkinter with:
sudo port install py39-tkinter
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