[Numpy-discussion] Recommndations for an easy GUI

[Benjamin Root]

On Monday, June 27, 2011, Nadav Horesh <nadavh at visionsense.com> wrote:
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> I have an application which generates and displays RGB images as rate of several frames/seconds (5-15). Currently I use Tkinter+PIL, but I have a problem that it slows down the rate significantly.
>  I am looking for a fast and easy alternative.
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> Platform: Linux
> I prefer tools that would work also with python3
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> I looked at the following:
> 1. matplotlib's imshow: Easy but too slow.
> 2. pyqwt: Easy, fast, does not support rgb images (only grayscale)
> 3. pygame: Nice but lacking widgets like buttons etc.
> 4. PyQT: Can do, I would like something simpler (I'll rather focus on computations, not GUI)
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>    Nadav.
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You can get imshow to be fast.  If you save the object returned fron
the call to imshow, there is a method called set_data() (I believe),
which you can pass values to after the initial call.  I have gotten
very good framerates on my EeePC doing that.  Most of the computation
in imshow is with respect to the creation of the object, not the
display.

Ben Root