Try to display image with following code:
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from graphics import *

def main():
win = GraphWin("My Image",600,600)
c = Image(Point(200,200),"a.gif")
c.draw(win)
win.getMouse()
win.close()

main()

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Then I get an error that I don't understand. Is graphics.py not finding the image file?

Here is the error:
NameError: global name '_root' is not defined

Question

Try to display image with following code:
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from graphics import *

def main():
    win = GraphWin("My Image",600,600)
    c = Image(Point(200,200),"a.gif")
    c.draw(win)
    win.getMouse()
    win.close()
   
main()

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Then I get an error that I don't understand. Is graphics.py not finding the image file?

Here is the error:
NameError: global name '_root' is not defined

anonymous · Answer

I suppose it's because it's supposed to be used as a class method instead?

anonymous · Answer

I did try your code in idle, with a random image, the graphics.py found here : http://mcsp.wartburg.edu/zelle/python/graphics.py And everything works fine here...

anonymous · Answer

Reinstalled graphics.py and now code works.  Thanks.