Hey again, I am using the latest python available on my system (2.4). So I don't think that's the problem.
Any more ideas? Do I need to install Tkinter as a seperate module/package? As I said, I've already installed Tcl/Tk, though. Thanks for your time. Tim Chase wrote: > > The cause of this is usually that you are using a different > > version of Python than the one you installed Tkinter into, but > > being a Linux newbie I have yet to discover how to redirect > > the 'python' command to invoke the newer version of Python. > > > The OS looks for the first 'python' it finds in its path. > > In Linux (or other *nix OSes), you can use > > bash> which python > > and it will reply with which python it's pointing to. You can > then change into that directory (usually "/usr/bin") and get back > a listing of various pythons. On my Debian linux distro at home, > I get something back that looks like > > bash> which python > /usr/bin/python > bash> cd /usr/bin > bash> ls -lsF python* | grep -o "python.*" > python -> python2.3* > python2.3* > python2.4* > > You *should* be able to just relink the "python" link to the new > version of python: > > bash> ln -sf /usr/bin/python2.4 /usr/bin/python > > I don't know if this will cause other problems down the line for > packages that expect the system default. > > Alternatively, at least on my system, you can force your choice > by explicity running "python2.3" or "python2.4" instead of just > "python". > > You can determine your path via > > bash> echo $PATH > > along which your shell will search for an executable. > > Win32 has a similar executable search path > > c:\> echo %PATH% > > but doesn't have something as handy as the "which" command to do > the hunting for you. > > HTH, > > -tkc -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
