wxPython Or Tkinter Advise PLEASEEEEEEEEE

Alexander V. Voinov avv at quasar.ipa.nw.ru
Tue Aug 14 13:37:39 EDT 2001


Hi All,

Robert Amesz wrote:

> Russell E. Owen wrote:
>
> > They both work, so I think you'll do fine either way.
> >
> > Here are some considerations. I have used Tk much more than Wx, so
> > have much less to say about Wx. Contributions would be most
> > welcome.
> >
> > Tk:
> > + runs on more different platforms (e.g. Mac) than Wx and is more
> > mature
>
> I don't know all that much about Tkinter, but from what I've seen
> Tkinter programs are somewhat smaller than their wxPython counterparts.
> However, it seems that from wxPython you have more control over some
> things.

In general wxPython provides a rather thin if at all layer over the
original C++ functionality, with few exceptions (like Python applets in the
html view widget) which may not be in the everyday use by everybody.
Closely following the lines of the underlying toolkit is good for some
users but is bad for the others. Anyway everybody has a choice.

Alexander





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