Python vs .Net

[Cliff Wells]

On Sun, 2003-01-05 at 13:55, Afanasiy wrote:
> On 05 Jan 2003 16:37:08 GMT, Grant Edwards <grante at visi.com> wrote:
> 
> >In article <d8mf1vsm6271d5m4nao9t91dcs7m865n82 at 4ax.com>, Afanasiy wrote:
> >> On Sun, 5 Jan 2003 01:40:25 -0500, "Etienne Charland"
> >
> >> As far as I know, Python has nothing as good as the .NET WinForms
> >> wrapping of native Win32 interface components. Mark Hammond has wrapped
> >> MFC, but that does not compare to WinForms.
> >
> >I don't know much about WinForms, but wxWindows and Gtk both provide
> >nice frameworks around native Win32 UI components.
> 
> Not really... Wx is fairly buggy and unstable,

Hm.  Somehow I doubt this is the voice of experience.  I've used
wxPython for over three years and haven't had any extraordinary
problems. Any problems I have had have usually been resolved in some way
within a respectable timeframe.  It certainly isn't bug-free, but if you
are going to tell me anything shipped from Redmond is, I'll ROTFL.

> and Gtk does not wrap native Win32 UI components.

And WinForms wraps GTK+ components?  Might as well be consistent in our
requirements.

> Neither compare well to WinForms or Borland VCL.

That may be.  I haven't tried either.  I suppose with Borland it's
possible to develop a Linux app but I doubt a WinForms port is in the
works <wink>.  When it does spring up, I may give it a spin.  Until then
I'll stick with cross-platform tools.

-- 
Cliff Wells <clifford.wells at attbi.com>