Install Tkinter For Python

Install tkinter for Python

It is not very easy to install Tkinter locally to use with system-provided Python. You may build it from sources, but this is usually not the best idea with a binary package-based distro you're apparently running.

It's safer to apt-get install python-tk on your machine(s).
(Works on Debian-derived distributions like for Ubuntu; refer to your package manager and package list on other distributions.)

no module named 'Tkinter' on windows

You need to check the option tcl/tk and IDLE when installing Python on Windows. Retroactive installation through pip doesn't work.

How to pip or easy_install tkinter on Windows

Well I can see two solutions here:

1) Follow the Docs-Tkinter install for Python (for Windows):

Tkinter (and, since Python 3.1, ttk) are included with all standard Python distributions. It is important that you use a version of Python supporting Tk 8.5 or greater, and ttk. We recommend installing the "ActivePython" distribution from ActiveState, which includes everything you'll need.

In your web browser, go to Activestate.com, and follow along the links to download the Community Edition of ActivePython for Windows. Make sure you're downloading a 3.1 or newer version, not a 2.x version.

Run the installer, and follow along. You'll end up with a fresh install of ActivePython, located in, e.g. C:\python32. From a Windows command prompt, or the Start Menu's "Run..." command, you should then be able to run a Python shell via:

% C:\python32\python

This should give you the Python command prompt. From the prompt, enter these two commands:

>>> import tkinter
>>> tkinter._test()

This should pop up a small window; the first line at the top of the window should say "This is Tcl/Tk version 8.5"; make sure it is not 8.4!

2) Uninstall 64-bit Python and install 32 bit Python.

Tkinter install not working after pip install tk

If you are using Python 3, Tkinter is built in. But you have to use a lowercase letter. Don't use "Tkinter", use "tkinter" instead.

Also, don't use "import tkinter", use "from tkinter import *", to import everything.

Example:

from tkinter import *
def command():
  print("Hello, world!")
root = Tk()
root.title("tkWindow")
btn = Button(root, text="Click Me!", command=command)
btn.pack()
root.mainloop()

Also, remember that when you import everything from Tkinter (using from tkinter import *), you don't use tk.Tk() or tk.Button(), you just have to use Tk() and Button().

This should work for you. Good luck, and happy coding!

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