Tkinter and wxPython

[Greg Copeland]

I would also like to point out that projects like Boa Constructor exist
while provide a Delphi-like python wxWindows environment.  This project
is available at Source Forge.  There is also the Wing-IDE which is
commercial.  I've not looked at this one, but it too supports wxWindows
and "appears" to be pretty slick.  I too agree that the demos of wxDesigner
seem pretty cool, but I think it seems pretty confusing.  The interface
needs lots of work, IMOHO, however, it supports C++ and python output.
I think there are several other projects in the works too.  wxStudio?  Not
sure if that is a dead project or not.


Greg


Geoff Talvola <gtalvola at nameconnector.com> writes:

> Another advantage of Tkinter is that there's a very good book available for 
> it, Python and Tkinter Programming by John Grayson.  That's why we 
> initially chose Tkinter for our GUI work -- with that book, it was much 
> better documented than wxPython.
> 
> But we recently switched from Tkinter to wxPython for our latest GUI 
> project.  Here's why:
> 
> - There's a commercial GUI designer called wxDesigner that makes it easy to 
> lay out controls.  It has a few quirks and bugs but overall it saved us 
> TONS of work and I highly recommend it to anyone who's writing GUIs in 
> wxPython.  Well worth the money, which wasn't much -- $300 for a 
> 10-developer license, and I think it's about $90 for a single developer.
> 
> - We're a Windows shop, and with Tkinter many of the controls didn't have 
> the standard Windows look and behavior.  And other controls simply weren't 
> available.  With wxPython most standard controls are available, and they 
> work just like the Windows standard controls because they ARE the standard 
> controls.  And if we ever need a control that's not in wxPython, it 
> supports ActiveX controls so we can use any of thousands of 3rd-party controls.
> 
> - wxPython is faster.
> 
> 
> At 03:08 PM 4/19/01 -0700, Timothy Grant wrote:
> >Hi folks,
> >
> >I have seen the GUI wars here, and have for the most part
> >ignored them. I am now in a situation where I need input.
> >
> >We have a project that involves a simple GUI--at the moment--
> >that will be getting significantly more complex as the summer
> >goes on.
> >
> >Before we get to far in the project I'm trying to consider my
> >options.
> >
> >Here's our analysis so far:
> >
> >Tkinter
> >-------
> >Defacto standard
> >Faster to code
> >Easier to layout complex screens
> >Proven (we know it works)
> >
> >on the down side, it feels slow.
> >
> >wxPython
> >--------
> >Looks significantly better
> >More robust widget set
> >feels faster
> >The author works two blocks away (Hi Robin!)
> >
> >on the down side, it is unproven and is not the defacto
> >standard.
> >
> >So, I'm looking for people that have changed projects from one
> >toolkit to the other and the reasons why they changed.
> >
> >Any insight would be greatly appreciated.
> >
> >Thanks.
> 
> 
> --
> 
> - Geoff Talvola
>    gtalvola at NameConnector.com
> 

-- 
Greg Copeland, Principal Consultant
Copeland Computer Consulting
--------------------------------------------------
PGP/GPG Key at http://www.keyserver.net
DE5E 6F1D 0B51 6758 A5D7  7DFE D785 A386 BD11 4FCD
--------------------------------------------------