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When I try the following code : 

import Tkinter
Tkinter._test()

I get the following error : 

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/lib-tk/Tkinter.py", line 3835, in _test
    root = Tk()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/lib-tk/Tkinter.py", line 1818, in __init__
    self.tk = _tkinter.create(screenName, baseName, className, interactive, wantobjects, useTk, sync, use)
_tkinter.TclError: Can't find a usable tk.tcl in the following directories: 
/usr/local/lib/tcl8.6/tk8.6 /usr/local/lib/tk8.6 /usr/lib/tk8.6 /usr/lib/tk8.6 /lib/tk8.6 /usr/library



This probably means that tk wasn't installed properly.

I tried to reinstall Tkinter, but it still give the same error.

Can I have help please ?

Zeiad Badawy
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Install python-tk and I think you will solve your problems.

sudo apt-get install python-tk
ubfan1
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Tkinter has a different name in Python 2 and 3.

  • Python 2: import Tkinter
  • Python 3: import tkinter

Unless you have a very good reason, use Python 3. Make sure tkinter is installed by running sudo apt-get install python3-tk and use the python3 command in the terminal.

Timo
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  • I use python2.7, so no need to install `python3-tk`. – Zeiad Badawy Sep 09 '17 at 23:50
  • @ZeiadBadawy Again, if there's no good reason, use Python 3. – Timo Sep 10 '17 at 07:57
  • I just tried to use Python 3 and it gives the same error. The problem is not with the `tkinter` module, it is with `tk` like it is shown in the last line of my error : `This probably means that tk wasn't installed properly.` I don't know what I did with `tk`, but I should fix the problem because I can't use my GUI programs and the python idle. – Zeiad Badawy Sep 10 '17 at 16:41
  • Are the following packages installed? `sudo apt-get install tk8.6 libtk8.6 tcl8.6 libtcl8.6` – Timo Sep 12 '17 at 07:35