Can't import tkinter (or Tkinter)

Question

I am trying to import Tkinter to my project using Python 2.7 and instead I get the error:

ImportError: No module named tkinter

Before anyone says it, I have tried both "Tkinter" and "tkinter" but have gotten the exact same message.

Answer 1

If you are using Ubuntu or Debian OS try this:-

sudo apt-get install python-tk

Or if you are using Python 3:-

sudo apt-get install python3-tk

Answer 2

First try using this code for your imports.

try:
    import Tkinter as tk # this is for python2
except:
    import tkinter as tk # this is for python3

If this doesn't work, try reinstalling tkinter. If you don't know how to reinstall tkinter look at the tkinter installation page, here.

Answer 3

Some compilers have tkinter preinstalled. For example, if you use IDLE tkinter is preinstalled. As much as I know, if you use IDLE, you have to click a box in order to install tkinter. If you are not using IDLE, check whether tkinter/Tkinter is included in your Site Packages folder. Consider reinstalling the compiler/interpreter you are using. After you made sure it is installed the syntax you have to use depends on the version of Python you are using. I am not quite sure for Python 2, but I think you write:

import Tkinter

For Python 3 you write:

import tkinter

or the more often used:

from tkinter import *