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Add support for tkinter
RachidaTanassat Jul 17, 2025
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add automatic setup helper for GraalPy Tkinter support on macOS
RachidaTanassat Aug 4, 2025
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add automatic setup helper for GraalPy Tkinter support on macOS
RachidaTanassat Aug 4, 2025
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add automatic setup helper for GraalPy Tkinter support on macOS
RachidaTanassat Aug 4, 2025
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replace 'mx python' with sys.executable
RachidaTanassat Aug 5, 2025
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Refactor Tkinter setup script: dynamic path resolution, package insta…
RachidaTanassat Aug 5, 2025
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refactor: ask user permission before each package installation
RachidaTanassat Aug 7, 2025
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Distinguish system packages from Python packages in install prompts
RachidaTanassat Aug 10, 2025
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Adding check for pip
Sep 10, 2025
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replace 'mx python' with sys.executable
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@RachidaTanassat @horakivo
RachidaTanassat authored and horakivo committed Sep 15, 2025
commit 7b80f6b22c0f916c0828ba0fc1dd8f8e05de617d
16 changes: 9 additions & 7 deletions graalpython/lib-python/3/tkinter/__init__.py
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import enum
import sys
import types
import os
import subprocess
import sys


def _setup_tkinter():
import os
import subprocess

print("GraalPy requires additional setup to enable Tkinter support on macOS.\n")

print("Ensure pip and required packages are installed:")
print(" mx python -m ensurepip")
print(" mx python -m pip install cffi setuptools\n")
print(f" {sys.executable} -m ensurepip")
print(f" {sys.executable} -m pip install cffi setuptools\n")

print("Install system dependencies:")
print(" brew install tcl-tk@8")
Expand All @@ -52,16 +54,16 @@ def _setup_tkinter():
resp = input("Would you like to run pip setup and build now? [Y/n]: ").strip().lower()
if resp in ("", "y", "yes"):
try:
subprocess.check_call(["mx", "python", "-m", "ensurepip"])
subprocess.check_call(["mx", "python", "-m", "pip", "install", "cffi", "setuptools"])
subprocess.check_call([sys.executable, "-m", "ensurepip"])
subprocess.check_call([sys.executable, "-m", "pip", "install", "cffi", "setuptools"])
subprocess.check_call(["brew", "install", "tcl-tk@8"])
current_dir = os.path.dirname(__file__)
tklib_build_path = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(
current_dir,
"../../../../../darwin-aarch64/GRAALPY_JVM_STANDALONE/lib/python3.12/_tkinter/tklib_build.py"
))

subprocess.check_call(["mx", "python", tklib_build_path])
subprocess.check_call([sys.executable, tklib_build_path])
except Exception as build_err:
raise build_err
else:
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