cannot invoke IDLE

[Lee Harr]

> 		?   import _tkinter # If this fails your Python may not
> 		 be configured for Tk
> 	ImportError: No module named _tkinter
> 

Usually, looking at the last line or last couple of lines of a
traceback will give you the information you need.

> Question(s):
> 1. What did I do wrong (I just followed the default install)?
> 2. How can I fix it?
> 
> System Info: Am using RedHat 8.0, so am wondering if the distro has
> changed the directory lay-out or some such.

Look for an additional package to add to your system.
Search in your rpm directory or cd for tkinter