Greg Wilson: I can articulate why I'm unhappy with the current set-up: 1. Requiring Tcl is fragile.
Guido van Rossum: For Windows, this problem has gone away in 1.6 and 2.0 -- we distribute and install our own Tcl/Tk binaries
OK.
Greg Wilson: 2. (Lack of) native look and feel. This is a complete show-stopper for many of the outfits I've dealt with (and not just with Python).
Guido van Rossum: Really? Are you sure that's not just general resistence against new things?
Well, my students' resistance to novelty is low enough that they're willing to take a Python course :-). This comes up every time I teach; no idea whether it has any impact on the usability of completed applications, but I believe it makes people less likely to choose Tkinter when starting development. Thanks, Greg