import unittest
import tkinter
from tkinter import font
from test.support import requires, run_unittest
import tkinter.test.support as support

requires('gui')

class FontTest(unittest.TestCase):

    def setUp(self):
        support.root_deiconify()

    def tearDown(self):
        support.root_withdraw()

    def test_font_eq(self):
        font1 = font.nametofont("TkDefaultFont")
        font2 = font.nametofont("TkDefaultFont")
        self.assertIsNot(font1, font2)
        self.assertEqual(font1, font2)
        self.assertNotEqual(font1, font1.copy())
        self.assertNotEqual(font1, 0)

tests_gui = (FontTest, )

if __name__ == "__main__":
    run_unittest(*tests_gui)

import unittest
import tkinter
from tkinter import font
from test.support import requires, run_unittest
import tkinter.test.support as support

requires('gui')

class FontTest(unittest.TestCase):

    def setUp(self):
        support.root_deiconify()

    def tearDown(self):
        support.root_withdraw()

    def test_font_eq(self):
        fontname = "TkDefaultFont"
        try:
            f = font.Font(name=fontname, exists=True)
        except tkinter._tkinter.TclError:
            f = font.Font(name=fontname, exists=False)
        font1 = font.nametofont(fontname)
        font2 = font.nametofont(fontname)
        self.assertIsNot(font1, font2)
        self.assertEqual(font1, font2)
        self.assertNotEqual(font1, font1.copy())
        self.assertNotEqual(font1, 0)

tests_gui = (FontTest, )

if __name__ == "__main__":
    run_unittest(*tests_gui)

Fix test_tk under OS X with Tk 8.4. Patch by Ned Deily. This should fix some buildbot failures.