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<DT><STRONG>Your App Here (Python)
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<DT><STRONG>tkinter (C)
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<DD>This C function is able to make calls into other C modules,
including the C functions that make up the Tk library. Tk is
implemented in C and some Tcl. The Tcl part of the Tk widgets is used
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