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diff --git a/Lib/tkinter/test/support.py b/Lib/tkinter/test/support.py
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+import tkinter
+
+def get_tk_root():
+    try:
+        root = tkinter._default_root
+    except AttributeError:
+        # it is possible to disable default root in Tkinter, although
+        # I haven't seen people doing it (but apparently someone did it
+        # here).
+        root = None
+
+    if root is None:
+        # create a new master only if there isn't one already
+        root = tkinter.Tk()
+
+    return root
+
+
+def simulate_mouse_click(widget, x, y):
+    """Generate proper events to click at the x, y position (tries to act
+    like an X server)."""
+    widget.event_generate('<Enter>', x=0, y=0)
+    widget.event_generate('<Motion>', x=x, y=y)
+    widget.event_generate('<ButtonPress-1>', x=x, y=y)
+    widget.event_generate('<ButtonRelease-1>', x=x, y=y)