best GUI toolkit for python: tkinter, wxPython or what?

[Leo]

well thanks for the answers. i might start with wxPython. is that a layer
about qt or what?

cheers, leo

"Simon Foster" <simon at uggs.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
news:3fa13dd3.2565248 at news.dsl.pipex.com...
> On Thu, 30 Oct 2003 10:56:31 GMT, Alex Martelli <aleax at aleax.it>
> wrote:
>
> >Leo wrote:
> >
> >> for somebody who wants tostart small/medium GUI apps with python:
> >>
> >> what's the best toolkit: tkinter, wxPython or what? stability, ease of
use
> >> and portability between mac and windows are the main criteria.
> >
> >Portability is fine with all the main xplatform toolkits afaik, so NP
there.
> >
> >In terms of ease of use and stability it's hard to beat tkinter, which
> >is barely changed since YEARS (can't get much stabler than that) -- and
> >quite easy for elementary tasks, too.
> >
> >If you'd asked for looks, speed, screenpainters & suchlike tools, or
> >functional richness (particularly in terms of variety of widgets), the
> >answer might be different (and Qt, wx or GTK might then be preferred).
> >
> >
> >Alex
>
> I would have to say that although Tkinter is easy to use, the look and
> feel of the finished product is a little agricultural, particularly on
> the Windows platform.  If you can stretch a little, then I would go
> for wxPython which has a richer set of widgets and looks much more
> professional.  I have written a couple of apps with Tkinter and moved
> on to wx.  I have been much more satisfied with the final appearance
> of the wx apps.
> --
> Simon Foster
> Somewhere in the West of England