1. Introduction to tkinter

Tkinter is a standard Python GUI (Graphical User Interface) library that provides tools and widgets to create desktop applications with graphical interfaces.

Tkinter allows you to create windows, buttons, labels, text boxes, and other GUI components to build interactive applications in Python.

1.1. Key references:

Latest python versions: https://www.python.org/downloads/

Tk Docs http://www.tkdocs.com/>`_

Tk Refs https://tkdocs.com/pyref/index.html

Tutorial https://tkdocs.com/tutorial/index.html

https://docs.python.org/3.14/library/tk.html

https://docs.python.org/3.14/library/tkinter.ttk.html

Python Tutorial https://www.pythontutorial.net/tkinter/

Tkinter (GUI Programming) - Python Tutorial. https://pythonbasics.org/tkinter/.

What is Tkinter for Python? - GeeksforGeeks. https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/introduction-to-tkinter.

tk widgets: https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/python-gui-tkinter/

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1.2. Version checks

Check python version:

import sys

print(sys.version)

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Check the Tk version:

Tcl/Tk version 8.6.14 with python 3.13.

Tcl/Tk version 8.6.15 with python 3.14.

import tkinter as tk

print(tk.Tcl().eval('info patchlevel'))