What do you think about a spreadsheet with python/tkinter ?

Martin Franklin mfranklin1 at gatwick.westerngeco.slb.com
Fri Dec 6 09:10:58 EST 2002


On Fri, 2002-12-06 at 13:40, Olivier Ravard wrote:
> Hi everybody,
> 
> I developped a spreadsheet with Python/Tkinter based on Tktable.
> Why did I do this ?  because my needs where :
> - to create instances of the spreadsheet and "packing" it in a toplevel
>         or a frame,
> - to have all (most) of the functionalities of a standard spreadsheet,
> - ploting curves,
> - inserting or geting data from a python script,
> - a totaly modifiable look and feel,
> - mutli os (Windows and Linux)
> - a tool very light.
> 
> I had a look to existing products (like wxGrid with WxPython) but I
> didn't find any code which answer all my requests...
> 
> I decided to develop my own product based on Tktable and wrapping its
> functions for python and adding functionalities to interpret formulas.
> There is now a first release.
> 
> I will probably give this code to make a free software (with sourforge
> for example), but I need your reactions before about this...
> 
> Is there someone interested to contribute for the development ?
> 

This is great, it's been on my TODO list for some time. A sourceforge
project would be a good idea that way I can contribute by way of bug
fixes, patches etc.

Martin.












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