Tkinter, wxPython, PyGtk, or PyQt...

[carljohan.rehn at chello.se]

carljohan.rehn at chello.se wrote:

> I would like like to start doing some GUI-programming in Python, but don't
> know which library to choose.
> 
> Tkinter seems a bit old. Correct me if I am wrong! The layout doesn't look
> as nice as for the others.
> 
> wxPython seems to be the first-hand choice for people doing
> W32-programming (with MFC-experience).
> 
> PyGtk seems to be a modern, very clean and nice approach, but with poor
> W32-support. Is PyGtk a mature library with respect to version stability
> and documentation.
> 
> PyQt is a huge library (thanks to Qt), but not free on W32, or?
>  
> Is there any possibility that any of the above-mentioned libraries will be
> included as a standard library in any of the near-future Python
> distributions?
> 
> I myself program on W32 at work, but use Linux at home. So, which one
> should I start with in order to reduce the effort of learning something
> new and to be productive in the shortest time possible?
> 
> By the way, how do I most easily include plotting capabilities to my
> Python-apps?
> 
> Carl

Thanks guys,

You have been most helpful and your advice is truly appreciated.

Carl