Installing tkinter on ubuntu 14.04

Question

I want to run python code on Ubuntu 14.04, but when I execute it, it gives me the following error message

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "main.py", line 2, in <module>
    from tkinter import *
ImportError: No module named tkinter

Answer 1

Try writing the following in the terminal:

sudo apt-get install python-tk

Don't forget to actually import Tkinter module at the beginning of your program:

import Tkinter

Answer 2

If you're using Python 3 then you must install as follows:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install python3-tk

Tkinter for Python 2 ( python-tk ) is different from Python 3 's ( python3-tk ).

Answer 3

To get this to work with pyenv on Ubuntu 16.04, I had to:

$ sudo apt-get install python-tk python3-tk tk-dev

Then install the version of Python I wanted via pyenv :

$ pyenv install 3.6.2

Then I could import tkinter just fine:

import tkinter

Answer 4

First, make sure you have Tkinter module installed.

sudo apt-get install python-tk

In python 2 the package name is Tkinter not tkinter.

from Tkinter import *

ref: http://www.techinfected.net/2015/09/how-to-install-and-use-tkinter-in-ubuntu-debian-linux-mint.html

Answer 5

Try:

sudo apt-get install python-tk python3-tk tk-dev

If you're using python3, then Python3 virtual environment(venv) is also required. Use:

sudo apt install python3-venv

Answer 6

Install the package python-tk like

sudo apt-get install python-tk

That is described (with apt-cache search python-tk as)

Tkinter - Writing Tk applications with Python

Answer 7

In Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS:

1. Go to Software Center and remove "IDLE(using Python-2.7)".

2. Install "IDLE(using Python-3.4)".

Try again. This step worked for me.