matplotlib error - no module named tkinter

Question

I tried to use the matplotlib package via Pycharm IDE on windows 10. when I run this code:

from matplotlib import pyplot

I get the followin

Answer 1

If you are using python 3.6, this worked for me:

sudo apt-get install python3.6-tk

instead of

sudo apt-get install python3-tk

Which works for other versions of python3