diff -r f87239a2499b Lib/idlelib/idle_test/test_config_key.py
--- a/Lib/idlelib/idle_test/test_config_key.py	Wed Aug 31 19:45:39 2016 -0400
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/idle_test/test_config_key.py	Wed Aug 31 20:18:39 2016 -0400
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
     @classmethod
     def setUpClass(cls):
         cls.root = Tk()
+        cls.root.withdraw()
 
     @classmethod
     def tearDownClass(cls):
diff -r f87239a2499b Lib/idlelib/idle_test/test_configdialog.py
--- a/Lib/idlelib/idle_test/test_configdialog.py	Wed Aug 31 19:45:39 2016 -0400
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/idle_test/test_configdialog.py	Wed Aug 31 20:18:39 2016 -0400
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
     @classmethod
     def setUpClass(cls):
         cls.root = Tk()
+        cls.root.withdraw()
 
     @classmethod
     def tearDownClass(cls):
diff -r f87239a2499b Lib/idlelib/idle_test/test_editmenu.py
--- a/Lib/idlelib/idle_test/test_editmenu.py	Wed Aug 31 19:45:39 2016 -0400
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/idle_test/test_editmenu.py	Wed Aug 31 20:18:39 2016 -0400
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
     @classmethod
     def setUpClass(cls):
         cls.root = root = tk.Tk()
+        cls.root.withdraw()
         pyshell.fix_x11_paste(root)
         cls.text = tk.Text(root)
         cls.entry = tk.Entry(root)
diff -r f87239a2499b Lib/idlelib/idle_test/test_history.py
--- a/Lib/idlelib/idle_test/test_history.py	Wed Aug 31 19:45:39 2016 -0400
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/idle_test/test_history.py	Wed Aug 31 20:18:39 2016 -0400
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
     def setUpClass(cls):
         requires('gui')
         cls.root = tk.Tk()
+        cls.root.withdraw()
 
     def setUp(self):
         self.text = text = TextWrapper(self.root)
diff -r f87239a2499b Lib/idlelib/idle_test/test_hyperparser.py
--- a/Lib/idlelib/idle_test/test_hyperparser.py	Wed Aug 31 19:45:39 2016 -0400
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/idle_test/test_hyperparser.py	Wed Aug 31 20:18:39 2016 -0400
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
     def setUpClass(cls):
         requires('gui')
         cls.root = Tk()
+        cls.root.withdraw()
         cls.text = Text(cls.root)
         cls.editwin = DummyEditwin(cls.text)
 
diff -r f87239a2499b Lib/idlelib/idle_test/test_macosx.py
--- a/Lib/idlelib/idle_test/test_macosx.py	Wed Aug 31 19:45:39 2016 -0400
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/idle_test/test_macosx.py	Wed Aug 31 20:18:39 2016 -0400
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
     def setUpClass(cls):
         requires('gui')
         cls.root = tk.Tk()
+        cls.root.withdraw()
         cls.orig_platform = macosx.platform
 
     @classmethod
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@
     def setUpClass(cls):
         requires('gui')
         cls.root = tk.Tk()
+        cls.root.withdraw()
 
     @classmethod
     def tearDownClass(cls):
diff -r f87239a2499b Lib/idlelib/idle_test/test_query.py
--- a/Lib/idlelib/idle_test/test_query.py	Wed Aug 31 19:45:39 2016 -0400
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/idle_test/test_query.py	Wed Aug 31 20:18:39 2016 -0400
@@ -252,6 +252,7 @@
     def setUpClass(cls):
         requires('gui')
         cls.root = root = Tk()
+        cls.root.withdraw()
         cls.dialog = query.Query(root, 'TEST', 'test', _utest=True)
         cls.dialog.destroy = mock.Mock()
 
@@ -295,6 +296,7 @@
 
     def test_click_section_name(self):
         root = Tk()
+        root.withdraw()
         dialog =  query.SectionName(root, 'T', 't', {'abc'}, _utest=True)
         Equal = self.assertEqual
         self.assertEqual(dialog.used_names, {'abc'})
@@ -314,6 +316,7 @@
 
     def test_click_module_name(self):
         root = Tk()
+        root.withdraw()
         dialog =  query.ModuleName(root, 'T', 't', 'idlelib', _utest=True)
         self.assertEqual(dialog.text0, 'idlelib')
         self.assertEqual(dialog.entry.get(), 'idlelib')
@@ -332,6 +335,7 @@
 
     def test_click_help_source(self):
         root = Tk()
+        root.withdraw()
         dialog =  query.HelpSource(root, 'T', menuitem='__test__',
                                    filepath=__file__, _utest=True)
         Equal = self.assertEqual
diff -r f87239a2499b Lib/idlelib/idle_test/test_redirector.py
--- a/Lib/idlelib/idle_test/test_redirector.py	Wed Aug 31 19:45:39 2016 -0400
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/idle_test/test_redirector.py	Wed Aug 31 20:18:39 2016 -0400
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
     def setUpClass(cls):
         requires('gui')
         cls.root = Tk()
+        cls.root.withdraw()
         cls.text = Text(cls.root)
 
     @classmethod
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@
     def setUpClass(cls):
         requires('gui')
         cls.root = Tk()
+        cls.root.withdraw()
         cls.text = Text(cls.root)
 
     @classmethod
diff -r f87239a2499b Lib/idlelib/idle_test/test_textview.py
--- a/Lib/idlelib/idle_test/test_textview.py	Wed Aug 31 19:45:39 2016 -0400
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/idle_test/test_textview.py	Wed Aug 31 20:18:39 2016 -0400
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 def setUpModule():
     global root
     root = Tk()
+    root.withdraw()
 
 def tearDownModule():
     global root
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@
         view.Ok()
         self.assertTrue(view.destroy.called)
         del view.destroy  # unmask real function
-        view.destroy
+        view.destroy()
 
 
 class ViewFunctionTest(unittest.TestCase):
@@ -76,9 +77,10 @@
         del cls.orig_error
 
     def test_view_text(self):
-        # If modal True, tkinter will error with 'can't invoke "event" command'
+        # If modal True, get tk error  'can't invoke "event" command'
         view = tv.view_text(root, 'Title', 'test text', modal=False)
         self.assertIsInstance(view, tv.TextViewer)
+        view.Ok()
 
     def test_view_file(self):
         test_dir = os.path.dirname(__file__)
diff -r f87239a2499b Lib/test/support/__init__.py
--- a/Lib/test/support/__init__.py	Wed Aug 31 19:45:39 2016 -0400
+++ b/Lib/test/support/__init__.py	Wed Aug 31 20:18:39 2016 -0400
@@ -466,6 +466,7 @@
         try:
             from tkinter import Tk
             root = Tk()
+            root.withdraw()
             root.update()
             root.destroy()
         except Exception as e: