Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!news.stack.nl!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed1.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail
Return-Path: <python-python-list@m.gmane.org>
X-Original-To: python-list@python.org
Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org
X-Spam-Status: OK 0.001
X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 1.00; '*S*': 0.00; 'affected': 0.07; 'binary': 0.07; 'upgraded': 0.07; 'received:80.91': 0.09; 'received:80.91.229': 0.09; 'received:gmane.org': 0.09; 'received:list': 0.09; 'subject:while': 0.09; 'python': 0.11; 'jan': 0.12; 'windows': 0.15; '4:35': 0.16; 'amd64': 0.16; 'idle.bat': 0.16; 'received:80.91.229.3': 0.16; 'received:plane.gmane.org': 0.16; 'reedy': 0.16; 'sources,': 0.16; 'tk.': 0.16; 'tkinter.': 0.16; 'subject:python': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'appears': 0.22; 'import': 0.22; 'header:User-Agent:1': 0.23; '---': 0.24; 'header:X-Complaints-To:1': 0.27; 'header:In- Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'running': 0.33; 'subject:from': 0.34; "can't": 0.35; 'idle': 0.36; 'doing': 0.36; 'project': 0.37; 'configured': 0.38; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.38; 'files': 0.38; 'pm,': 0.38; 'that,': 0.38; 'received:71': 0.39; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'received:org': 0.40; 'read': 0.60; 'email addr:gmail.com': 0.63; 'different': 0.65; 'details': 0.65; 'detail.': 0.68; 'received:fios.verizon.net': 0.84; 'story.': 0.93
X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/
To: python-list@python.org
From: Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu>
Subject: Re: idle glitch while building python 3.4 from sources
Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2014 19:44:45 -0400
References: <lkds4j$khg$1@speranza.aioe.org> <5fcdb944-a0a4-460c-9ed6-f4d19f9f7e53@googlegroups.com>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: pool-71-175-90-87.phlapa.fios.verizon.net
User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:24.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/24.6.0
In-Reply-To: <5fcdb944-a0a4-460c-9ed6-f4d19f9f7e53@googlegroups.com>
X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15
Precedence: list
List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language <python-list.python.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-list>, <mailto:python-list-request@python.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-list/>
List-Post: <mailto:python-list@python.org>
List-Help: <mailto:python-list-request@python.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list>, <mailto:python-list-request@python.org?subject=subscribe>
Newsgroups: comp.lang.python
Message-ID: <mailman.11047.1402616703.18130.python-list@python.org>
Lines: 21
NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6
X-Trace: 1402616703 news.xs4all.nl 2914 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:59551
X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl
Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:73243

On 6/12/2014 4:35 PM, kfsone@gmail.com wrote:
> I just upgraded to Python 3.4.1 AMD64 for Windows 7 using the binaries,

Upgraded from what to what with what? Which binaries? Details matter.

> and this appears to have affected the Windows binary distribution.

>      osmith@WOTSIT /c/Python34/Lib/idlelib
>      $ python idle.py
>      ** IDLE can't import Tkinter.  Your Python may not be configured for Tk. **

Try idle.bat
---

Running idle with binaries you compile from the sources, using the VS 
project files in pcbuild, is a different story. If you are actually 
doing that, read the devguide and ask me for the missing detail.

-- 
Terry Jan Reedy