Tkinter/IDLE crash

[Fredrik Lundh]

dg <see at my.sig> wrote:
> > WRT the IDLE problem, check the FAQ and/or DejaNews for things that can go
> > wrong with your Tcl/Tk installation.  Make sure that's working *before*
> > messing with IDLE.  You may have a conflicting set of Tcl DLLs on your
> > system.
> > 
> > Get into a DOS box Python and try this:
> > 
> > >>> import Tkinter
> > >>> Tkinter._test()
> > >>>
> > 
> > Chances are it will fail; the msgs you get will help you to fix it.
> 
> Yes, I had discovered this a couple days ago.  What happens is an error
> messages that says init_tcl cannot be found.  However the list of places
> that the program is looking for init_tcl bear no relation to where it was 
> installed.  I've checked the registry entries for Python and they appear 
> to be ok according to what is published at python.org.  Any ideas where 
> to look next?  Thanks.

the info on this page might help:
http://www.pythonware.com/people/fredrik/fyi/fyi02.htm

cannot recall ever seeing messages about "init_tcl",
though...

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