Fixes for python 3.12

install.txt

@@ -1,12 +1,18 @@
 ##############################
-# On Linux Debian
+# On Linux Debian bookworm based distros -- Ubuntu 24.04, Mint 22 etc
 ##############################
 sudo apt install python3-full
-# This next step is necessary on debian 12
+# This next step is necessary on debian 12 (bookworm) 
+# No idea why they changed the way this worked ...sigh... 
 sudo mv /usr/lib/python3.11/EXTERNALLY-MANAGED /usr/lib/python3.11/EXTERNALLY-MANAGED.old
+or/and
+sudo mv /usr/lib/python3.12/EXTERNALLY-MANAGED /usr/lib/python3.12/EXTERNALLY-MANAGED.old
+
 pip install --user tkfontchooser
 pip install --user coloredlogs
 pip install --user ttkbootstrap
+python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip
+python3 -m pip install --upgrade Pillow
 
 
 ##############################
@@ -18,6 +24,8 @@ sudo apt install python3-full
 pip install tkfontchooser
 pip install coloredlogs
 pip install ttkbootstrap
+python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip
+python3 -m pip install --upgrade Pillow
 
 
 For other Linux releases, use you local package manager in a similiar way, install the latest python3 and using pip ( pr pip3 ) install tkfontchooser, coloredlogs and ttkbootstrap 

pytkquickgui.py

@@ -813,23 +813,29 @@ def chooseBackground():
         myVars.backgroundColor = colors[1]
 def welcome():
     about = '''PyTkGui:
-        Chris McGowan 2024.
-        A tool to build a simple TkInter GUI.
+    Chris McGowan 2024.
+    A tool to build a simple TkInter GUI.
 	This tool uses ttkbootstrap widgets.
 	A website - youtube - pdf TBD.'''
+
     # remove leading whitespace from each line
-    about2 = re.sub("\n\s*", "\n", about)
+    # this does not work on python 3.12
+    # about2 = re.sub("\n\s*", "\n", about)
+    about2 = about
     Messagebox.show_info(message=about2,title="Welcome")
 
 def helpMe():
     about = '''Basic Actions:
-        Right click on the background to get a list of Widgets.
-        A selected Widget will place itself where the mouse is.
-        Left click hold and drag to move Widgets around.
-        Left click and drag close to the inside edge of Widgets to resize.
-        Right Click on Widgets to choose Edit and Layout windows.'''
+    Right click on the background to get a list of Widgets.
+    A selected Widget will place itself where the mouse is.
+    Left click hold and drag to move Widgets around.
+    Left click and drag close to the inside edge of Widgets to resize.
+    Right Click on Widgets to choose Edit and Layout windows.'''
+
     # remove leading whitespace from each line
-    about2 = re.sub("\n\s*", "\n", about)
+    # this does not work on python 3.12
+    # about2 = re.sub("\n\s*", "\n", about)
+    about2 = about
     Messagebox.show_info(message=about2,title="Help")
 
 def buildMenu():