https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/21909e898e6cc444c2c860edf6bc6b9c3a86abb2
commit: 21909e898e6cc444c2c860edf6bc6b9c3a86abb2
branch: 3.15
author: Miss Islington (bot) <[email protected]>
committer: zware <[email protected]>
date: 2026-05-14T13:49:29-05:00
summary:

[3.15] gh-124111: Update Windows build to use Tcl/Tk 9.0.3 (GH-149842)

(cherry picked from commit c62c3710dc795a60c3c3dc8e2aeeeb16c06da197)

Co-authored-by: Zachary Ware <[email protected]>

files:
A Misc/NEWS.d/next/Windows/2026-05-06-21-36-53.gh-issue-124111.m4OBX8.rst
M Lib/test/test_tcl.py
M Misc/externals.spdx.json
M PCbuild/get_externals.bat
M PCbuild/readme.txt
M PCbuild/tcltk.props
M Tools/msi/tcltk/tcltk_files.wxs
M Tools/msi/testrelease.bat

diff --git a/Lib/test/test_tcl.py b/Lib/test/test_tcl.py
index 47450d3fd5976f..81a5477b496b5c 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_tcl.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_tcl.py
@@ -54,7 +54,11 @@ def test_eval_null_in_result(self):
 
     def test_eval_surrogates_in_result(self):
         tcl = self.interp
-        self.assertEqual(tcl.eval(r'set a "<\ud83d\udcbb>"'), '<\U0001f4bb>')
+        result = tcl.eval(r'set a "<\ud83d\udcbb>"')
+        if sys.platform == 'win32':
+            self.assertEqual('<\ud83d\udcbb>', result)
+        else:
+            self.assertEqual('<\U0001f4bb>', result)
 
     def testEvalException(self):
         tcl = self.interp
@@ -289,7 +293,11 @@ def test_evalfile_surrogates_in_result(self):
             set b "<\\ud83d\\udcbb>"
             """)
         tcl.evalfile(filename)
-        self.assertEqual(tcl.eval('set b'), '<\U0001f4bb>')
+        result = tcl.eval('set b')
+        if sys.platform == 'win32':
+            self.assertEqual('<\ud83d\udcbb>', result)
+        else:
+            self.assertEqual('<\U0001f4bb>', result)
 
     def testEvalFileException(self):
         tcl = self.interp
diff --git 
a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Windows/2026-05-06-21-36-53.gh-issue-124111.m4OBX8.rst 
b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Windows/2026-05-06-21-36-53.gh-issue-124111.m4OBX8.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..9a57536f1dc96b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Windows/2026-05-06-21-36-53.gh-issue-124111.m4OBX8.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Updated Windows builds to use Tcl/Tk 9.0.3.
diff --git a/Misc/externals.spdx.json b/Misc/externals.spdx.json
index 593fa01bf25ed1..9a571fba732ab4 100644
--- a/Misc/externals.spdx.json
+++ b/Misc/externals.spdx.json
@@ -108,46 +108,46 @@
       "versionInfo": "3.50.4.0"
     },
     {
-      "SPDXID": "SPDXRef-PACKAGE-tcl-core",
+      "SPDXID": "SPDXRef-PACKAGE-tcl",
       "checksums": [
         {
           "algorithm": "SHA256",
-          "checksumValue": 
"4c23f0dd3efcbe6f3a22c503a68d147617bb30c4f5290f1eb3eaacf0b460440b"
+          "checksumValue": 
"7a1d1f3a2b8f4484a9c2a027a157963c18f85a81785e85fcb5d1e3df6b6a4fd4"
         }
       ],
-      "downloadLocation": 
"https://github.com/python/cpython-source-deps/archive/refs/tags/tcl-core-8.6.15.0.tar.gz";,
+      "downloadLocation": 
"https://github.com/python/cpython-source-deps/archive/refs/tags/tcl-9.0.3.0.tar.gz";,
       "externalRefs": [
         {
           "referenceCategory": "SECURITY",
-          "referenceLocator": "cpe:2.3:a:tcl_tk:tcl_tk:8.6.15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
+          "referenceLocator": "cpe:2.3:a:tcl_tk:tcl_tk:9.0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
           "referenceType": "cpe23Type"
         }
       ],
       "licenseConcluded": "NOASSERTION",
-      "name": "tcl-core",
+      "name": "tcl",
       "primaryPackagePurpose": "SOURCE",
-      "versionInfo": "8.6.15.0"
+      "versionInfo": "9.0.3.0"
     },
     {
       "SPDXID": "SPDXRef-PACKAGE-tk",
       "checksums": [
         {
           "algorithm": "SHA256",
-          "checksumValue": 
"0ae56d39bca92865f338529557a1e56d110594184b6dc5a91339c5675751e264"
+          "checksumValue": 
"54fb59df12c489c6264f5b7d3d7444b150d1e3d6561fd59cdb11483440cec000"
         }
       ],
-      "downloadLocation": 
"https://github.com/python/cpython-source-deps/archive/refs/tags/tk-8.6.15.0.tar.gz";,
+      "downloadLocation": 
"https://github.com/python/cpython-source-deps/archive/refs/tags/tk-9.0.3.1.tar.gz";,
       "externalRefs": [
         {
           "referenceCategory": "SECURITY",
-          "referenceLocator": "cpe:2.3:a:tcl_tk:tcl_tk:8.6.15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
+          "referenceLocator": "cpe:2.3:a:tcl_tk:tcl_tk:9.0.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
           "referenceType": "cpe23Type"
         }
       ],
       "licenseConcluded": "NOASSERTION",
       "name": "tk",
       "primaryPackagePurpose": "SOURCE",
-      "versionInfo": "8.6.15.0"
+      "versionInfo": "9.0.3.1"
     },
     {
       "SPDXID": "SPDXRef-PACKAGE-xz",
diff --git a/PCbuild/get_externals.bat b/PCbuild/get_externals.bat
index 405285b65dd270..368bc489bfa968 100644
--- a/PCbuild/get_externals.bat
+++ b/PCbuild/get_externals.bat
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ if NOT "%IncludeLibffiSrc%"=="false" set 
libraries=%libraries%  libffi-3.4.4
 if NOT "%IncludeSSLSrc%"=="false" set libraries=%libraries%     openssl-3.5.6
 set libraries=%libraries%                                       mpdecimal-4.0.0
 set libraries=%libraries%                                       sqlite-3.50.4.0
-if NOT "%IncludeTkinterSrc%"=="false" set libraries=%libraries% 
tcl-core-8.6.15.0
-if NOT "%IncludeTkinterSrc%"=="false" set libraries=%libraries% tk-8.6.15.0
+if NOT "%IncludeTkinterSrc%"=="false" set libraries=%libraries% tcl-9.0.3.0
+if NOT "%IncludeTkinterSrc%"=="false" set libraries=%libraries% tk-9.0.3.1
 set libraries=%libraries%                                       xz-5.8.1.1
 set libraries=%libraries%                                       zlib-ng-2.2.4
 set libraries=%libraries%                                       zstd-1.5.7
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ echo.Fetching external binaries...
 set binaries=
 if NOT "%IncludeLibffi%"=="false"  set binaries=%binaries% libffi-3.4.4
 if NOT "%IncludeSSL%"=="false"     set binaries=%binaries% openssl-bin-3.5.6
-if NOT "%IncludeTkinter%"=="false" set binaries=%binaries% tcltk-8.6.15.0
+if NOT "%IncludeTkinter%"=="false" set binaries=%binaries% tcltk-9.0.3.0
 if NOT "%IncludeSSLSrc%"=="false"  set binaries=%binaries% nasm-2.11.06
 if NOT "%IncludeLLVM%"=="false"    set binaries=%binaries% llvm-21.1.4.0
 
diff --git a/PCbuild/readme.txt b/PCbuild/readme.txt
index 14aac0b0dc84b6..6aecbfff182dcb 100644
--- a/PCbuild/readme.txt
+++ b/PCbuild/readme.txt
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ _sqlite3
         https://www.sqlite.org/
 
 _tkinter
-    Wraps version 8.6.15 of the Tk windowing system, which is downloaded
+    Wraps version 9.0.3 of the Tk windowing system, which is downloaded
     from our binaries repository at
     https://github.com/python/cpython-bin-deps.
 
diff --git a/PCbuild/tcltk.props b/PCbuild/tcltk.props
index a1da1155b881fd..28e8c0db4d1eaf 100644
--- a/PCbuild/tcltk.props
+++ b/PCbuild/tcltk.props
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <Project ToolsVersion="15.0" 
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003";>
   <Import Project="pyproject.props" Condition="$(__PyProject_Props_Imported) 
!= 'true'" />
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TclVersion Condition="$(TclVersion) == ''">8.6.15.0</TclVersion>
+    <TclVersion Condition="$(TclVersion) == ''">9.0.3.0</TclVersion>
     <TkVersion Condition="$(TkVersion) == ''">$(TclVersion)</TkVersion>
     
<TclMajorVersion>$([System.Version]::Parse($(TclVersion)).Major)</TclMajorVersion>
     
<TclMinorVersion>$([System.Version]::Parse($(TclVersion)).Minor)</TclMinorVersion>
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@
     
<TkMinorVersion>$([System.Version]::Parse($(TkVersion)).Minor)</TkMinorVersion>
     <TkPatchLevel>$([System.Version]::Parse($(TkVersion)).Build)</TkPatchLevel>
     <TkRevision>$([System.Version]::Parse($(TkVersion)).Revision)</TkRevision>
-    <tclDir Condition="$(tclDir) == 
''">$(ExternalsDir)tcl-core-$(TclVersion)\</tclDir>
+    <!-- Back compat hack.  If you're here wondering about -core vs not, do us 
both a favor and just override the whole tclDir variable -->
+    <tclDir Condition="$(tclDir) == '' and $(TclMajorVersion) == 
'8'">$(ExternalsDir)tcl-core-$(TclVersion)\</tclDir>
+    <tclDir Condition="$(tclDir) == 
''">$(ExternalsDir)tcl-$(TclVersion)\</tclDir>
     <tkDir Condition="$(tkDir) == ''">$(ExternalsDir)tk-$(TkVersion)\</tkDir>
     <tcltkDir Condition="$(tcltkDir) == 
''">$(ExternalsDir)tcltk-$(TclVersion)\$(ArchName)\</tcltkDir>
     <tcltkSuffix Condition="'$(TclMajorVersion)' == '8'">t</tcltkSuffix>
diff --git a/Tools/msi/tcltk/tcltk_files.wxs b/Tools/msi/tcltk/tcltk_files.wxs
index 5dad7c98d4f048..7c7784741d9178 100644
--- a/Tools/msi/tcltk/tcltk_files.wxs
+++ b/Tools/msi/tcltk/tcltk_files.wxs
@@ -10,11 +10,14 @@
             <Component Id="_tkinter.lib" Directory="libs" Guid="*">
                 <File Name="_tkinter.lib" KeyPath="yes" />
             </Component>
-            <Component Id="tcl86t.dll" Directory="DLLs" Guid="*">
-                <File Name="tcl86t.dll" KeyPath="yes" />
+            <Component Id="tcl90.dll" Directory="DLLs" Guid="*">
+                <File Name="tcl90.dll" KeyPath="yes" />
             </Component>
-            <Component Id="tk86t.dll" Directory="DLLs" Guid="*">
-                <File Name="tk86t.dll" KeyPath="yes" />
+            <Component Id="tcl9tk90.dll" Directory="DLLs" Guid="*">
+                <File Name="tcl9tk90.dll" KeyPath="yes" />
+            </Component>
+            <Component Id="libtommath.dll" Directory="DLLs" Guid="*">
+                <File Name="libtommath.dll" KeyPath="yes" />
             </Component>
             <Component Id="zlib1.dll" Directory="DLLs" Guid="*">
                 <File Name="zlib1.dll" KeyPath="yes" />
diff --git a/Tools/msi/testrelease.bat b/Tools/msi/testrelease.bat
index 02bcca943cf79b..db98f690151196 100644
--- a/Tools/msi/testrelease.bat
+++ b/Tools/msi/testrelease.bat
@@ -88,9 +88,7 @@ exit /B 0
 )
 @if not errorlevel 1 (
     @echo Testing Tcl/tk
-    @set TCL_LIBRARY=%~2\Python\tcl\tcl8.6
     "%~2\Python\python.exe" -m test -uall -v test_ttk_guionly test_tk 
test_idle > "%~2\tcltk.txt" 2>&1
-    @set TCL_LIBRARY=
 )
 
 @set EXITCODE=%ERRORLEVEL%

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