GUI thread and Python IDLE

[Steve Holden]

huwind wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I got a problem with Python IDLE to run Tkinter application. I use
> thread to start a Tkinter application. It works fine on Linux when I
> invoke the program from command line. But when I try to use IDLE, the
> GUI doesn't show up until I close the IDLE edit window and the Python
> shell window. Does anybody have any idea?

IDLE is itself a Tkinter application, so you are probably experiencing 
conflict between the main loop of the two applications. It's a bit like 
getting into your car to drive from the front seat of your car to the 
back seat ...

This is confirmed by the fact that the program runs fine independently.

regards
  STeve