From: Matthias Klose <doko@debian.org>
Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2026 10:45:10 +0000 (+0100)
Subject: tkinter-import
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tkinter-import

# DP: suggest installation of python-tk package on failing _tkinter import

# DP: suggest installation of python-tk package on failing _tkinter import


Gbp-Pq: Name tkinter-import.diff
---

diff --git a/Lib/tkinter/__init__.py b/Lib/tkinter/__init__.py
index f15f6c5..6b22be3 100644
--- a/Lib/tkinter/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/tkinter/__init__.py
@@ -34,7 +34,10 @@ import enum
 import sys
 import types
 
-import _tkinter # If this fails your Python may not be configured for Tk
+try:
+    import _tkinter
+except ImportError as msg:
+    raise ImportError(str(msg) + ', please install the python3-tk package')
 TclError = _tkinter.TclError
 from tkinter.constants import *
 import re