ModuleNotFoundError: No module named '_tkinter' on macOS

Question

Tkinter doesn't work, it throws an error.

Installation:

% pip3 install tk

My code:

#!/usr/bin/env python3

import tkinter as tk

The error:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/Users/arghadip/Library/Application Support/CodeRunner/Unsaved/Untitled.py", line 4, in <module>
    import tkinter as tk
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/python@3.9/3.9.5/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/lib/python3.9/tkinter/__init__.py", line 37, in <module>
    import _tkinter # If this fails your Python may not be configured for Tk
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named '_tkinter'

```_tkinter```, so your python might not be configured for ```tkinter``` — , Jul 28 '21 at 05:24
It worked, but can you tell me what is ```pip3 install tk``` then? — , Jul 28 '21 at 05:29
@user15242190 tk is tensorkit on pypi, not tkinter. https://pypi.org/project/tk/ — Brandon, May 10 '22 at 20:58

score 35 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 28 '21 at 05:43

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For Python3 tkinter can be simply installed by,

brew install python-tk

pip sometimes wont work successfully on my Mac, especially with the High Sierra OS version. Brew can be used to install all kinds of software packages in mac.

answered Jul 28 '21 at 05:43

Anjali A

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It worked for me. a point to note is: I'm using python 3.10 so I have to specify version when install tk like `brew install python-tk@3.10` otherwise it won't work. – Richard Apr 04 '23 at 05:48

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 15 '22 at 21:13

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I was having the same issue with the module name change in Python2 to Python3.. as stated in the previous post, "brew install python-tk" worked for me. I'm running the following:

Python 3.9.13 64-bit
vsCode 1.68.0
macOS Monterey

answered Jun 15 '22 at 21:13

Winston

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jan 17 '23 at 19:10

If you are in macOS, you can run the below commands to install python-tk. I have tested it on the latest macOS Ventura 13.1 and it worked like a charm.

sudo chown -R $(whoami) /usr/local/share /usr/local/share/man /usr/local/share/man/man8 chmod u+w /usr/local/share /usr/local/share/man /usr/local/share/man/man8

brew install python-tk

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named '_tkinter' on macOS

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