I'm using sage 5.0 on Ubuntu Linux. I would like to use Tkinter but it fails. I have Tk installed (works from ordinary python) and the development libraries are installed.
Here's what happens:
sage: from Tkinter import *
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
ImportError Traceback (most recent call last)
/home/ers/<ipython console> in <module>()
/usr/lib/sage/local/lib/python2.7/lib-tk/Tkinter.py in <module>()
37 # Attempt to configure Tcl/Tk without requiring PATH
38 import FixTk
---> 39 import _tkinter # If this fails your Python may not be configured for Tk
40 tkinter = _tkinter # b/w compat for export
41 TclError = _tkinter.TclError
ImportError: No module named _tkinter
I tried the instructions here: http://wiki.sagemath.org/faq?highlight=%28tkinter%29#How_to_get_Sage.27s_Python_to_recognize_my_system.27s_Tcl.2BAC8-Tk_install.3F but that didn't work.
I tried a more simple
sage -f python
and got this:
Calling sage-spkg on 'python'
python-2.7.2.p4
====================================================
Extracting package /usr/lib/sage/spkg/standard/python-2.7.2.p4.spkg
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 107 May 14 19:57 /usr/lib/sage/spkg/standard/python-2.7.2.p4.spkg
tar: This does not look like a tar archive
tar: Exiting with failure status due to previous errors
Error: failed to extract /usr/lib/sage/spkg/standard/python-2.7.2.p4.spkg
Help please!
BTW: The from Tkinter import * works perfectly on my Mac.
Thanks!!
