diff --git a/Lib/lib-tk/Tkinter.py b/Lib/lib-tk/Tkinter.py
index d21c6f82c7a..7be94c75034 100644
--- a/Lib/lib-tk/Tkinter.py
+++ b/Lib/lib-tk/Tkinter.py
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ def config(self, cnf=None):
 		apply(self.tk.call, (self._w, 'configure')
 		      + self._options(cnf))
 	def __getitem__(self, key):
-		v = self.tk.split(self.tk.call(
+		v = self.tk.splitlist(self.tk.call(
 			self._w, 'configure', '-' + key))
 		return v[4]
 	def __setitem__(self, key, value):
@@ -877,7 +877,9 @@ def entryconfig(self, index, cnf={}):
 		apply(self.tk.call, (self._w, 'entryconfigure', index)
 		      + self._options(cnf))
 	def index(self, index):
-		return self.tk.call(self._w, 'index', index)
+		i = self.tk.call(self._w, 'index', index)
+		if i == 'none': return None
+		return self.tk.getint(i)
 	def invoke(self, index):
 		return self.tk.call(self._w, 'invoke', index)
 	def post(self, x, y):
diff --git a/Lib/tkinter/Tkinter.py b/Lib/tkinter/Tkinter.py
index d21c6f82c7a..7be94c75034 100755
--- a/Lib/tkinter/Tkinter.py
+++ b/Lib/tkinter/Tkinter.py
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ def config(self, cnf=None):
 		apply(self.tk.call, (self._w, 'configure')
 		      + self._options(cnf))
 	def __getitem__(self, key):
-		v = self.tk.split(self.tk.call(
+		v = self.tk.splitlist(self.tk.call(
 			self._w, 'configure', '-' + key))
 		return v[4]
 	def __setitem__(self, key, value):
@@ -877,7 +877,9 @@ def entryconfig(self, index, cnf={}):
 		apply(self.tk.call, (self._w, 'entryconfigure', index)
 		      + self._options(cnf))
 	def index(self, index):
-		return self.tk.call(self._w, 'index', index)
+		i = self.tk.call(self._w, 'index', index)
+		if i == 'none': return None
+		return self.tk.getint(i)
 	def invoke(self, index):
 		return self.tk.call(self._w, 'invoke', index)
 	def post(self, x, y):