Bug#863993: renpy: Unable to create new project (missing dependency python-tk)

[Hans Joachim Desserud]

Package: renpy
Version: 6.99.12.2+dfsg-1
Severity: normal

Dear Maintainer,

Steps to reproduce:
1. Start renpy.
2. Select Create new project.

Expected result:
A file dialog where I can select where to store the project.

Actual:
Ren'Py displays the following error message:
"Ren'Py was unable to run python with tkinter to choose the
directory. Please install the python-tk or tkinter package."

Additionally, the following is printed in the terminal:
Traceback (most recent call last):
   File "/usr/share/games/renpy/launcher/game/tkaskdir.py", line 34, in 
<module>
     from Tkinter import Tk
   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/lib-tk/Tkinter.py", line 42, in <module>
     raise ImportError, str(msg) + ', please install the python-tk 
package'
ImportError: No module named _tkinter, please install the python-tk 
package


As a workaround, I installed python-tk, and things seems
to be working now.


-- System Information:
Debian Release: 9.0
   APT prefers unstable
   APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 4.9.0-3-amd64 (SMP w/1 CPU core)
Locale: LANG=en_US.utf8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.utf8 (charmap=UTF-8), 
LANGUAGE=en_US:en (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)

Versions of packages renpy depends on:
ii  fonts-dejavu-core     2.37-1
ii  fonts-droid-fallback  1:6.0.1r16-1.1
ii  fonts-motoya-l-cedar  1.01-3
ii  fonts-nanum           20161025-1
ii  fonts-roboto-hinted   2:0~20160106-2
ii  python                2.7.13-2
ii  python-pygame-sdl2    6.99.12.2-1
ii  python-renpy          6.99.12.2+dfsg-1

Versions of packages renpy recommends:
ii  python [python-ctypes]  2.7.13-2
ii  zenity                  3.22.0-1+b1

renpy suggests no packages.

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mvh / best regards
Hans Joachim Desserud
http://desserud.org