+++
date = '2024-12-03T14:35:27+01:00'
draft = false
title = 'Tkinter in a Conda Environment'
type = 'post'
tags = ['Conda']
+++

The default tk built shipped with conda does not have freetype support.

## Workaround
The workaround proposed in [this](https://github.com/conda-forge/tk-feedstock/pull/40#issuecomment-1803067221) Github issue is:
```
conda install -c conda-forge tk=*=xft_*
```

**Note:** in zsh the * need to be escaped