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+# DP: suggest installation of python-tk package on failing _tkinter import
+
+--- a/Lib/lib-tk/Tkinter.py
++++ b/Lib/lib-tk/Tkinter.py
+@@ -36,7 +36,10 @@
+ if sys.platform == "win32":
+ # Attempt to configure Tcl/Tk without requiring PATH
+ import FixTk
+-import _tkinter # If this fails your Python may not be configured for Tk
++try:
++ import _tkinter
++except ImportError, msg:
++ raise ImportError, str(msg) + ', please install the python-tk package'
+ tkinter = _tkinter # b/w compat for export
+ TclError = _tkinter.TclError
+ from types import *