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assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2012-07-13.16:47:26.634>
labels = ['type-feature', 'docs']
title = 'Tkinter extention modules have no documentation'
updated_at = <Date 2017-04-30.12:05:43.514>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/weirdink13'

activity = <Date 2017-04-30.12:05:43.514>
actor = 'martin.panter'
assignee = 'docs@python'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Documentation']
creation = <Date 2012-07-13.16:47:26.634>
creator = 'weirdink13'
dependencies = ['25237', '30210']
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 15346
keywords = []
message_count = 6.0
messages = ['165392', '168316', '176966', '176973', '177045', '251631']
nosy_count = 4.0
nosy_names = ['terry.reedy', 'asvetlov', 'docs@python', 'weirdink13']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue15346'
versions = ['Python 2.7', 'Python 3.5', 'Python 3.6']

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1. weirdink13 commented on Jul 13, 2012

   

   weirdink13mannequin

   on Jul 13, 2012

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   The title should be self explanatory.
   I needed Drag-and-drop for a project I was working on, (maybe I shouldn't be refering to it in the past tense as I haven't started yet) so I checked the documentation for tkinter and found:
   3.3.0 b1
   tkinter.dnd
   Drag-and-drop support for tkinter. This is experimental and should become deprecated when it is replaced with the Tk DND.

   3.2.2 (and .2.3)
   tkinter.dnd
   Drag-and-drop support for tkinter. This is experimental and should become deprecated when it is replaced with the Tk DND.

   2.7.3
   Tkdnd
   Drag-and-drop support for Tkinter. This is experimental and should become deprecated when it is replaced with the Tk DND.

   I think that tkinter.dnd needs some documentation, whether or not it is replaced with Tk DND.
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4. weirdink13 commented on Aug 15, 2012

   

   weirdink13mannequin

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   For that matter, none of the following have docs:
   tkinter.colorchooser
   tkinter.commondialog
   tkinter.filedialog
   tkinter.font
   tkinter.messagebox
   tkinter.simpledialog
   tkinter.dnd
   Perhaps this should be remidied? One sentence usualy does not describe the use of an entire module.
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   changed the title [-]Tkinter dnd has no documentation[/-] [+]Tkinter extention modules no documentation[/+] on Aug 15, 2012
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   changed the title [-]Tkinter extention modules no documentation[/-] [+]Tkinter extention modules have no documentation[/+] on Aug 15, 2012
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9. weirdink13 commented on Dec 5, 2012

   

   weirdink13mannequin

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   We could at least put links to some documentation.
10. asvetlov commented on Dec 5, 2012

    

    asvetlov

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    Patch is welcome!
11. weirdink13 commented on Dec 6, 2012

    

    weirdink13mannequin

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    There is documentation of these modules, it's just that it's in the modules themselves.
12. terryjreedy commented on Sep 26, 2015

    

    terryjreedy

    on Sep 26, 2015

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    I opened bpo-25237 for commondialog, messagebox, and colorchooser.
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    pythongh-59551: Fix the remaining cross-references in the ttk documen…

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    pythongh-59551: Restore wrapping in two filedialog ok_command descrip…

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    pythongh-59551: Spell out e.g. and i.e. in the tkinter documentation

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    pythongh-59551: Document grid_anchor only as a Misc method

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    pythongh-59551: Use sentence case for section headings in the tkinter…

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    pythongh-59551: Document the supported options of tkinter widgets and…

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    pythongh-59551: Rename Doc/library/dialog.rst to tkinter.dialog.rst

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    pythongh-59551: Rename Doc/library/dialog.rst to tkinter.dialog.rst

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    pythongh-59551: Rename Doc/library/dialog.rst to tkinter.dialogs.rst

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18. merwok

    changed the title [-]Tkinter extention modules have no documentation[/-] [+]Tkinter extension modules have no documentation[/+] on Sep 4, 2026
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    gh-59551: Rename Doc/library/dialog.rst to tkinter.dialogs.rst (GH-15…

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    pythongh-59551: Rename Doc/library/dialog.rst to tkinter.dialogs.rst (p…

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    gh-59551: Add redirect for `library/dialog.rst` which was renamed (#1…

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