Trouble allocating fonts in a Tcl/Tk (Python 3.5) based snap
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Current evaluation
Tcl/Tk font allocation error when running a Python 3.5 tkinter snap built with snapcraft 2.33. No maintainer interaction; issue is 9 years old with zero comments.
Suggested action: close stale
Reason: The issue is 3311 days old with zero comments and no maintainer interaction, and references snapcraft 2.33 which is no longer supported. The Tcl/Tk packaging in snapcraft has evolved significantly since then, making the original report no longer applicable to current versions.
Impact:
20
Quick Win:
12.0
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
40
Confidence:
75
Support Request:
55
Issue body
snapcraft version - 2.33
snap - https://github.com/kushalchauhan98/minimal-snip
I am trying to snap a single python3 script.
The code goes something like this: http://paste.ubuntu.com/25262415/
The python script (.py file) runs just fine when executed normally. But when I prime the snap and try it, I get this error on run: http://paste.ubuntu.com/25262438/
The font I am using in my app is the default one offered by tkinter. I haven't chosen any font explicitly to be used in my program.
Initially, I was getting a error which I solved by referring to this question on AskUbuntu (https://askubuntu.com/questions/815511/setting-a-tcl-tk-library-path-inside-a-snap-package).
But now, I am getting this error, which seems to be a snapcraft bug.
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen/qwen3.8-27b |
Impact:
20
Quick Win:
12.0
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
40
Confidence:
75
Support Request:
55
|
close stale | Tcl/Tk font allocation error when running a Python 3.5 tkinter snap built with snapcraft 2.33. No maintainer interaction; issue is 9 years old with zero comments. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
98
Complexity:
25
Confidence:
92
Support Request:
75
|
close stale | Packaging a Python 3.5 Tkinter app in snapcraft 2.33 fails with a Tcl/Tk font allocation error. The report is over 8 years old, uses deprecated tooling, and has no maintainer interaction. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
98
Complexity:
25
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
75
|
close stale | User reports a Tcl/Tk font allocation error when running a Python 3.5 snap built with snapcraft 2.33. The report has no maintainer comments, has been inactive for nearly seven years, and references long-deprecated software versions. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
25
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
70
|
close stale | tkinter font allocation error when running a Python 3.5 script in a snap built with snapcraft 2.33. No maintainer response; issue is over 8 years old and references deprecated tool versions. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-moe-q4 |
Staleness:
100
Complexity:
20
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
65
|
close stale | User reports a Tcl/Tk font allocation error when running a Python 3.5 Tkinter app inside a snap built with snapcraft 2.33. No maintainer response or comments in over 6 years. |
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