zware · May 7, 2021 · Sep 10, 2020 · Sep 10, 2020 · Sep 10, 2020 · Sep 10, 2020
diff --git a/Lib/tkinter/tix.py b/Lib/tkinter/tix.py
@@ -13,16 +13,18 @@
 # inheritance of base classes.
 #
 # As a result after creating a 'w = StdButtonBox', I can write
-#              w.ok['text'] = 'Who Cares'
-#    or              w.ok['bg'] = w['bg']
+#               w.ok['text'] = 'Who Cares'
+# or            w.ok['bg'] = w['bg']
 # or even       w.ok.invoke()
 # etc.
 #
 # Compare the demo tixwidgets.py to the original Tcl program and you will
 # appreciate the advantages.
 #
+# NOTE: This module is deprecated since Python 3.6.
 
 import os
+import warnings
 import tkinter
 from tkinter import *
 from tkinter import _cnfmerge
@@ -63,6 +65,10 @@
 TCL_IDLE_EVENTS   = 1 << 5
 TCL_ALL_EVENTS    = 0
 
+# Deprecation warning
+warnings.warn('the tkinter.tix module is deprecated in favour of tkinter.ttk and is set '
+              'to be removed in the near-future', DeprecationWarning, stacklevel=2)
+
 # BEWARE - this is implemented by copying some code from the Widget class
 #          in Tkinter (to override Widget initialization) and is therefore
 #          liable to break.

diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2020-09-10-07-23-24.bpo-41730.DyKFi9.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2020-09-10-07-23-24.bpo-41730.DyKFi9.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+The ``tkinter.tix`` module has been deprecated since Python 3.6. Warn a ``DeprecationWarning`` when importing it.
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		The ``tkinter.tix`` module has been deprecated since Python 3.6. Warn a ``DeprecationWarning`` when importing it.
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