wxPython worries

James Goldwater james at eccehomo.co.uk
Wed Jan 14 09:54:44 EST 2004


I'm starting a new hopfully-commercial project soon, and I face a 
dilemma about whether Python with wxPython would be appropriate.

The project has 3 main areas:

a) manipulation of lists and trees, using..
b) a hopefully dead-sexy gui, all in order to...
c) eventually pump out certain bits of the datastructure over the 
network in semi-realtime (< 10ms accuracy or so).

The target is Win32 for now (98 - XP). Now, if it were up to me, I'd use 
Delphi - it's what I know best.  But I'm working with a less experienced 
developer with whom I have no languages in common.  He's keen to get 
started on C#, I've toyed with C# and though it looks easy, I don't see 
any major gains over what I already know.

I've read a lot about python and done some mini-stuff in it, and been 
impressed with it's ease and conciseness.  What worries me is wxPython: 
looking at the demo code, it's quite verbose and 'bitty'.  I'm also 
unclear as to how easy custom controls are to build.

Am I just being confused by my newbie-ness, or are my initial concerns 
justified?  What's anybody else's experiences with gui programming in 
wxPython like vs a RAD like Delphi or .NET?

Thanks,

James.





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