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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"Getting \"No module named '_tkinter'\" error","articleBody":"\u003c!--To help us understand and resolve your issue, please fill out the form to the best of your ability.--\u003e\r\n\u003c!--You can feel free to delete the sections that do not apply.--\u003e\r\n\r\n### Bug report\r\n\r\n\u003c!--A short 1-2 sentences that succinctly describes the bug--\u003e\r\n\r\nI just wanted to use matplotlib to draw a line graph and save it to a file, but every time I try to import the pyplot module I get the abovementioned error message.\r\n\r\n\u003c!--A minimum code snippet required to reproduce the bug, also minimizing the number of dependencies required--\u003e\r\n\r\n```\r\npython3 -c \"import matplotlib.pyplot\"\r\n```\r\n\r\n**Actual outcome**\r\n\r\n\u003c!--The output produced by the above code, which may be a screenshot, console output, etc.--\u003e\r\n\r\n```\r\n\u003e\u003e\u003e import matplotlib.pyplot\r\nTraceback (most recent call last):\r\n  File \"\u003cstdin\u003e\", line 1, in \u003cmodule\u003e\r\n  File \"/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/matplotlib/pyplot.py\", line 115, in \u003cmodule\u003e\r\n    _backend_mod, new_figure_manager, draw_if_interactive, _show = pylab_setup()\r\n  File \"/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/matplotlib/backends/__init__.py\", line 32, in pylab_setup\r\n    globals(),locals(),[backend_name],0)\r\n  File \"/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/matplotlib/backends/backend_tkagg.py\", line 6, in \u003cmodule\u003e\r\n    from six.moves import tkinter as Tk\r\n  File \"/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/six.py\", line 92, in __get__\r\n    result = self._resolve()\r\n  File \"/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/six.py\", line 115, in _resolve\r\n    return _import_module(self.mod)\r\n  File \"/usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/six.py\", line 82, in _import_module\r\n    __import__(name)\r\n  File \"/usr/local/lib/python3.6/tkinter/__init__.py\", line 36, in \u003cmodule\u003e\r\n    import _tkinter # If this fails your Python may not be configured for Tk\r\nModuleNotFoundError: No module named '_tkinter'\r\n```\r\n\r\n**Expected outcome**\r\n\r\nWhatever happens when `import matplotlib.pyplot` succeeds\r\n\r\n**Matplotlib version**\r\n\u003c!--Please specify your platform and versions of the relevant libraries you are using:--\u003e\r\n  * Operating System: Windows Subsystem for Linux\r\n  * Matplotlib Version: 2.0.2\r\n  * Python Version: 3.6.0\r\n\r\nI installed matplotlib using pip.\r\nDoing `sudo apt-get install python3-tk`, as recommended by someone on Stack Overflow, didn't help.","author":{"url":"https://github.com/SamusAranX","@type":"Person","name":"SamusAranX"},"datePublished":"2017-08-10T21:11:42.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":23},"url":"https://github.com/9017/matplotlib/issues/9017"}