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I'm trying to install IDLE however I get this error message - 

$ sudo apt-get install idle-python3.6 Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable distribution that some required packages have not yet been created or been moved out of Incoming. The following information may help to resolve the situation: The following packages have unmet dependencies: idle-python3.6 : Depends: python3.6-tk but it is not installable E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.

Where can I get python3.6-tk? I've tried sudo apt-get install-ing it, and pip3 install-ing it with no success.

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    Why are you trying to install the version for python 3.6? Buster has python 3.7 installed by default. I would expect that installing idle3 will get you the correct one for your python version. Commented Dec 3, 2019 at 17:15
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    @Dirk doh! I'd forgotten that python 3.7 was a thing. It works, thanks! Commented Dec 3, 2019 at 17:29
  • @Dirk You should make an answer so the OP can accept it, otherwise the question will pop up again and again ... Commented Dec 4, 2019 at 18:25
  • @Jachdich You should accept the answer from @Dirk. Commented Dec 6, 2019 at 20:34
  • @Ingo Sorry I didn't see the answer. Accepted Commented Dec 6, 2019 at 21:46

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Raspbian / Debian Buster uses Python 3.7 by default.

Installing idle3 should install the correct module for your Python 3 version.

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