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I've implemented a grid of Radiobuttons each having a unique image.

I've included relevant lines of code below:

photo[i] = ImageTk.PhotoImage(file=image_file)
button[i] = Radiobutton(frame, variable=var, value=i+1, indicatoron=0, image=photo[i], selectcolor='#808080')
button[i].pack(side=LEFT)

The image on OSX looks very pixelated as can be seen below:

OSX Pixelated Radiobutton

The same code works just fine with ubuntu (no visible pixelation). Below is the original image:

Original Image

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  • cannot reproduce, it looks perfect on `osx 10.12.5` - maybe post the entire code (including imports) you are using to display the image. – Reblochon Masque Nov 12 '20 at 10:08
  • I have 10.15.6 but I don't think so that should be a source of error. Could you please provide the code you write, so that I can check it on my machine? Thanks. – Laschet Jain Nov 12 '20 at 10:10
  • Tried @ReblochonMasque code on my system. Still the image is pixelated. – Laschet Jain Nov 12 '20 at 10:20

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The problem is with the system version of tcl tk as mentioned here.

If you are using macOS 10.6 or later, the Apple-supplied Tcl/Tk 8.5 has serious bugs that can cause application crashes. If you wish to use IDLE or Tkinter, do not use the Apple-supplied Pythons. Instead, install and use a newer version of Python from python.org or a third-party distributor that supplies or links with a newer version of Tcl/Tk.

This even caused the blurry radiobuttons experience I had.

If you are using a Python from any current python.org Python installer for macOS (3.9.0+, 3.8.0+, or 3.7.2+), no further action is needed to use IDLE or tkinter. A built-in version of Tcl/Tk 8.6 will be used.

I ran my code with IDLE and it works great! Although I still am not able to change the buggy system tcl tk provided by Apple.

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