'ModuleNotFoundError: No module named '_tkinter' on macOS

Tkinter doesn't work, it throws an error.

Installation

% pip3 install tk

My code

#!/usr/bin/env python3

import tkinter as tk

The Error

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/Users/arghadip/Library/Application Support/CodeRunner/Unsaved/Untitled.py", line 4, in <module>
    import tkinter as tk
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/[email protected]/3.9.5/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.9/lib/python3.9/tkinter/__init__.py", line 37, in <module>
    import _tkinter # If this fails your Python may not be configured for Tk
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named '_tkinter'
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Solution 1:[1]

For Python3 tkinter can be simply installed by,

brew install python-tk

pip sometimes wont work successfully on my Mac, especially with the High Sierra OS version. Brew can be used to install all kinds of software packages in mac.

Sources

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Solution Source
Solution 1 Anjali A

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