Install tkinter on macOS
If you work with Python on macOS and are trying to let your kids play with things like turtle you will encounter errors such as
>>> import turtle
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
File "~/.pyenv/versions/3.7.4/lib/python3.7/turtle.py", line 107, in <module>
import tkinter as TK
File "~/.pyenv/versions/3.7.4/lib/python3.7/tkinter/__init__.py", line 36, in <module>
import _tkinter # If this fails your Python may not be configured for Tk
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named '_tkinter'If you use pyenv and brew there’s a simple way to fix it:
brew install tcl-tk
brew install pyenv # skip if you already have pyenv installed
export PATH="/usr/local/opt/tcl-tk/bin:$PATH"
export LDFLAGS="-L/usr/local/opt/tcl-tk/lib"
export CPPFLAGS="-I/usr/local/opt/tcl-tk/include"
export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="/usr/local/opt/tcl-tk/lib/pkgconfig"
export PYTHON_CONFIGURE_OPTS="--with-tcltk-includes='-I$(brew --prefix tcl-tk)/include' \
--with-tcltk-libs='-L$(brew --prefix tcl-tk)/lib -ltcl8.6 -ltk8.6'"
pyenv uninstall 3.8.2 # substitute here the version you're using or skip if you were not using pyenv
pyenv install $(pyenv install --list | grep -v - | grep -v b | tail -1)After you’re done, you can now turtle along:
>>> from turtle import *
>>> color('yellow', 'blue')
>>> begin_fill()
>>> while True:
forward(200)
left(220)
if abs(pos()) < 1:
break
>>> end_fill()
>>> done()