diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/backends/_backend_tk.py b/lib/matplotlib/backends/_backend_tk.py
index eaf868fd8bec..e547b88329f3 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/backends/_backend_tk.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/backends/_backend_tk.py
@@ -22,8 +22,36 @@
TimerBase, ToolContainerBase, cursors, _Mode, MouseButton,
CloseEvent, KeyEvent, LocationEvent, MouseEvent, ResizeEvent)
from matplotlib._pylab_helpers import Gcf
-from . import _tkagg
-from ._tkagg import TK_PHOTO_COMPOSITE_OVERLAY, TK_PHOTO_COMPOSITE_SET
+
+try:
+ from . import _tkagg
+ from ._tkagg import TK_PHOTO_COMPOSITE_OVERLAY, TK_PHOTO_COMPOSITE_SET
+except ImportError as e:
+ # catch incompatibility of python-build-standalone with Tk
+ cause1 = getattr(e, '__cause__', None)
+ cause2 = getattr(cause1, '__cause__', None)
+ if (isinstance(cause1, ImportError) and
+ isinstance(cause2, AttributeError) and
+ "'_tkinter' has no attribute '__file__'" in str(cause2)):
+
+ is_uv_python = "/uv/python" in (os.path.realpath(sys.executable))
+ if is_uv_python:
+ raise ImportError(
+ "Failed to import tkagg backend. You appear to be using an outdated "
+ "version of uv's managed Python distribution which is not compatible "
+ "with Tk. Please upgrade to the latest uv version, then update "
+ "Python with: `uv python upgrade --reinstall`"
+ ) from e
+ else:
+ raise ImportError(
+ "Failed to import tkagg backend. This is likely caused by using a "
+ "Python executable based on python-build-standalone, which is not "
+ "compatible with Tk. Recent versions of python-build-standalone "
+ "should be compatible with Tk. Please update your python version "
+ "or select another backend."
+ ) from e
+ else:
+ raise
_log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
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