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+ \item Calling Tcl methods through \module{_tkinter} now does not
+ always return strings anymore. Instead, if Tcl returns other objects,
+ those objects are converted to their Python equivalent, if one exists,
+ or wrapped with a \class{_tkinter.Tcl_Obj} object if no Python
+ equivalent exists. This behaviour can be controlled through the
+ \method{wantobjects} method of \class{tkapp} objects.
+
+ When using _tkinter through Tkinter.py (i.e. for most _tkinter
+ applications), this feature is always activated. It should not cause
+ compatibility problems, since Tkinter would always convert string
+ results to Python types were possible.
+
+ If any incompatibilities are found, the old behaviour can be restored
+ by invoking
+
+ \begin{verbatim}
+ import Tkinter
+ Tkinter.want_objects = 0
+ \end{verbatim}
+
+ before creating the first \class{tkapp} object.
+
+ Please report any such breakage as a bug.
+
\end{itemize}