--- Tkinter.py.orig	2006-05-24 22:37:42.421875000 -0700
+++ Tkinter.py	2006-05-24 22:43:34.843750000 -0700
@@ -1880,9 +1880,9 @@
     def destroy(self):
         """Destroy this and all descendants widgets."""
         for c in self.children.values(): c.destroy()
+        self.tk.call('destroy', self._w)
         if self.master.children.has_key(self._name):
             del self.master.children[self._name]
-        self.tk.call('destroy', self._w)
         Misc.destroy(self)
     def _do(self, name, args=()):
         # XXX Obsolete -- better use self.tk.call directly!