tcl/tk is no longer a build dependency

radarhere · Nov 20, 2023 · 6fb3c42 · 6fb3c42
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@@ -176,8 +176,6 @@ Many of Pillow's features require external libraries:
     transparent WebP files. Versions **0.3.0** and above support
     transparency.
 
-* **tcl/tk** provides support for tkinter bitmap and photo images.
-
 * **openjpeg** provides JPEG 2000 functionality.
 
   * Pillow has been tested with openjpeg **2.0.0**, **2.1.0**, **2.3.1**,
@@ -212,6 +210,10 @@ Many of Pillow's features require external libraries:
 
 * **libxcb** provides X11 screengrab support.
 
+* Before Pillow 3.3.0, **tcl/tk** was required to support tkinter bitmap and photo
+    images. Now, Pillow contains small tk/tcl header excerpts, and loads Python's
+    tkinter at runtime if it is installed.
+
 .. tab:: Linux
 
     If you didn't build Python from source, make sure you have Python's