Title: [ENH]: Gracefully handle python-build-standalone ImportError · Issue #30390 · matplotlib/matplotlib · GitHub
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Description: Problem Inspired by astral-sh/uv#6893 (comment) but at the least _backend_tk.py needs to handle this gracefully, and ideally emit a nice warning and maybe even some reference to this issue or some FAQ summary of this issue. Proposed solu...
Open Graph Description: Problem Inspired by astral-sh/uv#6893 (comment) but at the least _backend_tk.py needs to handle this gracefully, and ideally emit a nice warning and maybe even some reference to this issue or some ...
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