Import Error: No module named pygtk

[hrgdavid]

Hi,

I'm new to Python and am presumably making a basic error, but this has had me occupied all afternoon and evening trying to google an answer without success. Please help

I've copied a simple program from the web to put a window up on the screen. The first line is "Import pygtk". When I run it it returns "Import Error: No module named pygtk".

I've also tried this interactively in LXTerminal - same result. And the same thing happens with "Import gtk".

Do I need to do something first to install these modules ? I thought it was part of the standard Python install....?

Thanks for any help.
Regards,
David L.

[andyl]

You need to install pygtk.

Not every Python module in the world is installed by default.

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sudo apt-get install python-gtk2

You may want to install the doc package too.

[hrgdavid]

You need to install pygtk.

Not every Python module in the world is installed by default.

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sudo apt-get install python-gtk2

You may want to install the doc package too.

Andy, you're a star ! Thank you.

[kibr3]

That helped me too .Thanks

[sisila]

thank you........

[jander2099]

Yes!!! Thank you so much! That fixed it.

[paulwratt]

fix still works (2017)

[PeterO]

importing PyGTK is the old python interface to Gtk+

You might find this useful for doing it the modern way ! http://www.peteronion.org.uk/PyGobjectGtk+3/PyGtk.html

HTH

PeterO