On 08 Jun 2005 17:26:30 -0700, Paul Rubin <"http://phr.cx"@nospam.invalid> wrote: >Riccardo Galli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> Using tkinter doesn't need downloading and installing only in Windows. >> In *nix is not so common to have tcl/tk installed (and probably in Mac too) > >Hmm, in the Linux distros that I'm used to, tcl/tk is preinstalled. I >had the impression that it was included with Python but obviously I >haven't looked that closely.
What does "included with Python" mean anyway? Different packagers make different decisions. Some may include Tcl/Tk, others may exclude it. Some may provide a separate but trivially-installable package for it. On systems with reasonable package managers, it barely makes a difference, as any packaged software is at most one or two simple commands away. This applies to other libraries as well, of course. Installing wxPython on Debian is a 5 second ordeal. This is not to say debian is awesome and you should go install it right now or *else*, just to say that the installation of a single piece of software can vary greatly in difficulty between different platforms. Jp -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
