IDLE (installed with python25) fails to launch without py25-tkinter

[jon.hermansen@…]

Python 2.5 is installed, and some other stuff

Emmett:~ Amy$ port installed | egrep -i "py[thon]*25"
  py25-mutagen @1.13_0 (active)
  py25-pyqt4 @4.4.2_0 (active)
  py25-sip @4.7.6_0 (active)
  py25-zlib @2.5.2_0 (active)
  python25 @2.5.2_4+darwin_9 (active)

Emmett:~ Amy$ /opt/local/bin/python2.5 -V
Python 2.5.2

Emmett:~ Amy$ file /Applications/MacPorts/MacPython\ 2.5/IDLE.app/Contents/MacOS/IDLE 
/Applications/MacPorts/MacPython 2.5/IDLE.app/Contents/MacOS/IDLE: a /opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/Resources/Python.app/Contents/MacOS/Python script text executable

IDLE.app (comes with MacPorts package 'python25') does not run at all without 'py25-tkinter' being installed (see below).

Emmett:~ Amy$ /Applications/MacPorts/MacPython\ 2.5/IDLE.app/Contents/MacOS/IDLE
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/Applications/MacPorts/MacPython 2.5/IDLE.app/Contents/Resources/idlemain.py", line 6, in <module>
    from idlelib.PyShell import main
  File "/opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/python2.5/idlelib/PyShell.py", line 14, in <module>
    import macosxSupport
  File "/opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/python2.5/idlelib/macosxSupport.py", line 6, in <module>
    import Tkinter
  File "/opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/python2.5/lib-tk/Tkinter.py", line 38, in <module>
    import _tkinter # If this fails your Python may not be configured for Tk
ImportError: No module named _tkinter

= Running current install of python2.5 to interactively check for Tkinter =
Emmett:~ Amy$ /opt/local/bin/python2.5 -i
Python 2.5.2 (r252:60911, Jul 10 2008, 10:49:04) 
[GCC 4.0.1 (Apple Inc. build 5465)] on darwin
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import _tkinter
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
ImportError: No module named _tkinter
>>> import Tkinter
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
  File "/opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/python2.5/lib-tk/Tkinter.py", line 38, in <module>
    import _tkinter # If this fails your Python may not be configured for Tk
ImportError: No module named _tkinter
>>> quit()

So, I install the package…

Emmett:~ Amy$ sudo port install py25-tkinter
--->  Unpacking tgz archive for py25-tkinter 2.5.2_0
--->  Installing py25-tkinter @2.5.2_0
--->  Activating py25-tkinter @2.5.2_0
--->  Cleaning py25-tkinter

I see that it is installed…

Emmett:~ Amy$ port installed | egrep -i "py[thon]*25"
  py25-mutagen @1.13_0 (active)
  py25-pyqt4 @4.4.2_0 (active)
  py25-sip @4.7.6_0 (active)
  py25-tkinter @2.5.2_0 (active)
  py25-zlib @2.5.2_0 (active)
  python25 @2.5.2_4+darwin_9 (active)

And the application works now, automatically launching X11.app as well

Emmett:~ Amy$ /Applications/MacPorts/MacPython\ 2.5/IDLE.app/Contents/MacOS/IDLE

It works!

I was able to reproduce this bug by uninstalling the py25-tkinter package (after I'd noticed the bug.)

[jon.hermansen@…]

Messed up the formatting a bit, this was not correct:

Running current install of python2.5 to interactively check for Tkinter

Emmett:~ Amy$ /opt/local/bin/python2.5 -i
Python 2.5.2 (r252:60911, Jul 10 2008, 10:49:04) 
[GCC 4.0.1 (Apple Inc. build 5465)] on darwin
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import _tkinter
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
ImportError: No module named _tkinter
>>> import Tkinter
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
  File "/opt/local/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/lib/python2.5/lib-tk/Tkinter.py", line 38, in <module>
    import _tkinter # If this fails your Python may not be configured for Tk
ImportError: No module named _tkinter
>>> quit()

[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

Assigning to maintainer of python25.

[MarcusCalhoun-Lopez (Marcus Calhoun-Lopez)]

Cc Me!

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Milestone Port Bugs deleted

[jmroot (Joshua Root)]

#12369