Python3 Tkinter fonts not working

Question

I am using python 3.3 with tkinter, and the package python3-tk is installed. In most docs the old \"import tkFont\" is used, which is not working any more.

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Answer 1

You should import font not fonts. Also, if the code you posted is actual code, you are neglecting to create a root window before working with fonts. You must create a root window first.

from tkinter import font
import tkinter as tk
...
root = tk.Tk()
...
appHighlightFont = font.Font(family='Helvetica', size=12, weight='bold')
font.families()

Answer 2

from tkinter import *
from time import sleep

window = Tk()
window.geometry("350x400")
window.title("tkinter!")

lbl = Label(window, text="this is a lable", size=12)
lbl.pack()

sleep(1)

lbl.configure(text="now it is a big lable", size=48)