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Visual Studio Code – How do I import TKinter to python if I use VS code?

I’m trying to import Tkinter into Python using VS code

I’ve already used the from Tkinter import * command but it seems to do nothing once I run it

Am I running it in the wrong place? Have I misspelt something? Are there more commands I need to run?

(I’m using Python 3.12.0 on Windows)

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  1. 0

    Have you tried installing the compatible version of VS code and Tkinter?

    If so then please check whether the version of Tkinter is updated and also try to run the command on cmd if, it is running on the system then your Tkinter is fine else uninstall vs-code and re-install it.

    It will work fine.

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    Here a few tips that can help you to fix your problem:

    1. You need to make sure that the OS is compatible with the Python version. For example, if you’re using Windows 7, then Python 3.12 is not compatible with the OS version.
    2. Second, check for errors that VSCode is giving you.
    3. Make sure you installed the Python Extension, as told in the Quick Start Guide for Python in VS Code.
    4. Make sure you inserted a Python Interpeter in the IDE.
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    Try importing tkinter like this:

    import tkinter as tk

    In Python 3.x, the tkinter module’s name starts with a lowercase letter, unlike in Python 2.x.

    Also, avoid using wildcard imports, as they can make code less readable and prone to conflicts. Instead, just import tkinter as tk and use the tk prefix.

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    A few things:

    1. The module name is tkinter, not Tkinter (these names are case-sensitive)
    2. Just running the code from tkinter import * won’t cause anything noticeable to happen. You’ve imported tkinter, but you haven’t done anything else with it.

    Here’s a very minimal example tkinter app that will pop up a window with some text on it

    # this is the typical way to import tkinter; star imports should be avoided
import tkinter as tk  

# "instantiate" the Tk class - this is your main app instance
root = tk.Tk()  # root is just a name, but it's the one most people use
# 'tk' above refers to the alias we gave 'tkinter' in the import statement
# Tk() is the base application class

# the 'geometry' property lets us set the size of our 'root' window
root.geometry('200x100')

# now let's create a 'Label' widget that's a child of our 'root' window
label = tk.Label(root, text='Hello!')  # again 'label' is just a name
# 'pack()' is a 'geometry manager'; it tells our app to put this widget on the window
label.pack()

# lastly, to start our app we have to run the 'mainloop()'
root.mainloop()

    I recommend following some tkinter tutorials to get started and familiarize yourself with the basic widget classes and the typical structure of a tkinter app.

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