{"categories":[{"label":"Libraries","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/software-development-libraries/6"},{"label":"Python Modules","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/software-development-libraries-python-modules/14"},{"label":"Testing","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/software-development-testing/4"},{"label":"Build Tools","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/software-development-build-tools/3"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Wraps Python's tkinter module to provide Tcl integration and object interfaces within the pyATS testing ecosystem, enabling better data structure casting and interface handling for test automation.","skillfed_tags":["test-automation","tcl-integration","cisco-pyats"],"use_cases":["Integrating Tcl scripts or Tcl-based tools into Python-driven test automation workflows within pyATS.","Casting and handling Tcl data structures in Python test cases without manual type conversion.","Building reusable test libraries that need to call Tcl functions from Python test code.","Extending pyATS test suites with Tcl-based network or device automation components."],"what_it_does":"pyats.tcl is a sub-component of the pyATS end-to-end testing framework that bridges Python and Tcl by wrapping the tkinter module. It provides improved interfaces and data structure casting for Tcl integration within test automation workflows. The package is part of Cisco's broader pyATS ecosystem, which is designed for data-driven, reusable testing in Agile environments.\n\nThe package supports modern Python versions (3.8 through 3.14) on Linux and macOS, distributed as pre-built wheels. It depends on pyats.datastructures and pyats.log, making it most useful when integrated into a larger pyATS test suite rather than as a standalone tool. The wrapper abstracts some of tkinter's lower-level details to make Tcl objects easier to work with in Python test code.","worth_installing":"Yes, if you are already using pyATS for test automation and need Tcl integration. The package is actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, and supports current Python versions. Install friction is moderate due to compiled wheels, but binaries are readily available. Not recommended as a standalone tool\u2014it is a specialized sub-component designed to work within the pyATS ecosystem."},"id":"pyats-tcl","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/pyats-tcl","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/pyats-tcl.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/pyats-tcl/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2026-08-07","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"pyats.tcl","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"pyATS Tcl: Tcl Integration and Objects"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":295134,"position":7931,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"26.7"}