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The Tk interface is located in a binary module named <tt class="module">_tkinter</tt>. This module contains the low-level interface to Tk, and should never be used directly by application programmers. It is usually a shared library (or DLL), but might in some cases be statically linked with the Python interpreter. <P> In addition to the Tk interface module, <tt class="module"><a href="module-Tkinter.html">Tkinter</a></tt> includes a number of Python modules. The two most important modules are the <tt class="module"><a href="module-Tkinter.html">Tkinter</a></tt> module itself, and a module called <tt class="module">Tkconstants</tt>. The former automatically imports the latter, so to use Tkinter, all you need to do is to import one module: <P> <div class="verbatim"><pre> import Tkinter </pre></div> <P> Or, more often: <P> <div class="verbatim"><pre> from Tkinter import * </pre></div> <P> <dl><dt><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr valign="baseline"> <td><nobr><b><span class="typelabel">class</span> <tt id='l2h-4548' class="class">Tk</tt></b>(</nobr></td> <td><var>screenName=None, baseName=None, className='Tk'</var>)</td></tr></table></dt> <dd> The <tt class="class">Tk</tt> class is instantiated without arguments. This creates a toplevel widget of Tk which usually is the main window of an appliation. Each instance has its own associated Tcl interpreter. </dl> <P> Other modules that provide Tk support include: <P> <DL> <DT><STRONG><tt class="module"><a href="module-ScrolledText.html">ScrolledText</a></tt></STRONG></DT> <DD>Text widget with a vertical scroll bar built in. <P> </DD> <DT><STRONG><tt class="module">tkColorChooser</tt></STRONG></DT> <DD>Dialog to let the user choose a color. <P> </DD> <DT><STRONG><tt class="module">tkCommonDialog</tt></STRONG></DT> <DD>Base class for the dialogs defined in the other modules listed here. <P> </DD> <DT><STRONG><tt class="module">tkFileDialog</tt></STRONG></DT> <DD>Common dialogs to allow the user to specify a file to open or save. <P> </DD> <DT><STRONG><tt class="module">tkFont</tt></STRONG></DT> <DD>Utilities to help work with fonts. <P> </DD> <DT><STRONG><tt class="module">tkMessageBox</tt></STRONG></DT> <DD>Access to standard Tk dialog boxes. <P> </DD> <DT><STRONG><tt class="module">tkSimpleDialog</tt></STRONG></DT> <DD>Basic dialogs and convenience functions. <P> </DD> <DT><STRONG><tt class="module">Tkdnd</tt></STRONG></DT> <DD>Drag-and-drop support for <tt class="module"><a href="module-Tkinter.html">Tkinter</a></tt>. 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