Using tcl/tk 8.3.4.2 with Python 2.2 on XP

[Markus von Ehr]

Use the module hackicon to change the window icon:

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Markus


"Edward K. Ream" schrieb:

> Hi all,
>
> This may be something trivial, but the answer doesn't seem to jump out
> at me from the FAQ or the Tkinter page at:
> http://python.org/topics/tkinter/download.html
>
> I would like to use tcl/tk 8.3.4.2 with Python/tkinter 2.2 on Windows
> XP. Apparently the Python 2.2 distribution uses tcl/tk 8.3.2.  Is there
> some way to use tcl/tk 8.3.4.2 with the binary Python 2.2 distribution
> on XP?  The thoughts I have:
>
> 1.  set an environment variable somewhere or
> 2.  just move the 8.3.4.2 dll's into the Python22/tcl folder.
>
> Neither seems likely to work well, as there may be problems with header
> compatibility, and there are more 8.3.4.2 dll's than dll's in
> Python22/tcl.
>
> I hope the next version of Python will come with tcl/tk 8.3.4 or higher
> right out of the box.  This will allow us to use wm_iconbitmap(bitmap)
> to set (at last!) the default icon for tk frames.
>
> Edward
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