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+# DP: suggest installation of python-tk package on failing _tkinter import
+
+Index: b/Lib/tkinter/__init__.py
+===================================================================
+--- a/Lib/tkinter/__init__.py
++++ b/Lib/tkinter/__init__.py
+@@ -32,7 +32,10 @@ tk.mainloop()
+
+ import sys
+
+-import _tkinter # If this fails your Python may not be configured for Tk
++try:
++ import _tkinter
++except ImportError as msg:
++ raise ImportError(str(msg) + ', please install the python3-tk package')
+ TclError = _tkinter.TclError
+ from tkinter.constants import *
+ import re