changeset:   97159:8203fc75b3d2
branch:      2.7
parent:      97151:bead9330438c
user:        Terry Jan Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu>
date:        Thu Jul 30 21:16:09 2015 -0400
files:       Lib/idlelib/PyShell.py
description:
Issue 24759: Gracefull exit Idle if ttk import fails.


diff -r bead9330438c -r 8203fc75b3d2 Lib/idlelib/PyShell.py
--- a/Lib/idlelib/PyShell.py	Thu Jul 30 16:44:09 2015 -0400
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/PyShell.py	Thu Jul 30 21:16:09 2015 -0400
@@ -23,6 +23,16 @@
           "Your Python may not be configured for Tk. **", file=sys.__stderr__)
     sys.exit(1)
 import tkMessageBox
+try:
+    import ttk
+except:
+    root = Tk()
+    root.withdraw()
+    tkMessageBox.showerror("Idle Cannot Start",
+            "Idle now requires the Tkinter ttk module from tcl/tk 8.5+.\n"
+            + "It found tk %s and no ttk." % TkVersion,
+            parent=root)
+    sys.exit(1)
 
 from idlelib.EditorWindow import EditorWindow, fixwordbreaks
 from idlelib.FileList import FileList