--- /Users/kevin/Desktop/calltips/calltip_w-orig.py	2017-12-18 23:53:56.000000000 -0500
+++ /Users/kevin/Desktop/calltips/calltip_w.py	2018-07-31 22:52:53.000000000 -0400
@@ -60,18 +60,11 @@
         self.position_window()
         # remove border on calltip window
         tw.wm_overrideredirect(1)
-        try:
-            # This command is only needed and available on Tk >= 8.4.0 for OSX
-            # Without it, call tips intrude on the typing process by grabbing
-            # the focus.
-            tw.tk.call("::tk::unsupported::MacWindowStyle", "style", tw._w,
-                       "help", "noActivates")
-        except TclError:
-            pass
         self.label = Label(tw, text=self.text, justify=LEFT,
                            background="#ffffe0", relief=SOLID, borderwidth=1,
                            font = self.widget['font'])
         self.label.pack()
+        tw.update() #workaround for issue #34275 on macOS
         tw.lift()  # work around bug in Tk 8.5.18+ (issue #24570)
 
         self.checkhideid = self.widget.bind(CHECKHIDE_VIRTUAL_EVENT_NAME,