V - GUIDO !!! was Re: Pirate -> RAD

[David Oppenheimer]

I have an idea for creating a  WYSIWYG  GUI builder for Python that will allow you
to create slick looking GUI's just by dragging and dropping elements into a visual
design space that will output code into wxPython.  After a user was satisfied with
the appearance of the GUI, the program would output the code into wxPython code
which would be seamlessly integrated with the code that had already been written
inside of a design space (make it so that it would work flawlessly as either a
component of the major IDE's including PythonWin, IDLE, Python in a DOS box or
have it callable from a command line).  It will also be able to take written code
and show a preview of what your GUI would look like without having to first save
the program and run it thru the Python interpreter.  This would allow you to
instantly see the effect of changes made to your code. It would be awesome to
integrate it seamlessly with the PythonWin IDE and also be callable from the
command line in IDLE or Python in a DOS box.

If you would like to join with me in this creative endeavor (code name V - GUIDO
which stands for Visual Graphical User Interface Development Optimizer), I would
be happy to share the details with you.

Sincerely,

David Oppenheimer

P.S. This is still just in the brainstorming stage right now.  I am doing
conceptual planning right now; features, how it should look, how it should act,
etc.  I would ask anyone who is serious about doing such a project to join forces
with me and see if we can make something happen.


Martin Oti wrote:

> Jacques Oosthuizen wrote:
> >
> > Hi All
> >
> > I am busy working on a tool I named Pirate ("Python RAD") it has a component
> > library similar to Delphi and shall in the future work with win32,gtk,qt. It
> > will have a IDE.
> >
> > Before I do to much and work to hard on it, will anyone be interested in
> > using a
> > tool like this.
>
> Absolutely! I'm new to Python and the more I find out about it, the more
> I like it. :) One major aspect which I miss is a good RAD GUI-building
> tool.
>
> I use Visual Basic at work, mainly for within-company scripting and
> automation tasks, and I often need to whip stuff up pretty fast. I've
> already started to use Python as much as possible and with a RAD
> GUI-building tool I will be able to ditch VB for good. :) There are some
> lovely Python GUI toolkits out there, but I'm no expert programmer and I
> need to whip GUIs up pretty fast.
>
> Considering the masses of Visual basic programmers out there, I think a
> visual RAD GUI-builder/IDE for Python will have a large audience. It
> would be particularly handy for those (like me ;) who would also like
> VB-like functionality on Linux. Indeed, considering that KOffice will
> use Python as it's extension language, Python could then become the
> scripting-language-for-the-masses on Linux the way VB is on MS Windows.
>
> Martin
>
> PS: A zillion thanks to Mark Hammond for the PyWin IDE, Robin Dunn for
> wxPython (which I only just discovered yesterday), and the entire Python
> community for a great programming/scripting language/tool. :)
>
> PS2: I don't know what this would involve, but it would be handy if the
> GUI-Builder could also interface with (soon to be) existing Python GUI
> toolkits (like TkInter, wxPython and Parrot). I have no clue how
> difficult it would be to separate the front-end from the back-end.
>
> PS3: Pirate and Parrot. How ironic. ;) Is this a coincidence?
>
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