What I don't like about wxPython

Peter Hansen peter at engcorp.com
Sat May 8 17:37:07 EDT 2004


j_mckitrick wrote:

> Just thought I'd play devil's advocate...
> 
> I tried wxPython briefly, and it had some nice features.
> 
> It has a huge list of dependencies.

1. Python.
2. Windows.

Unless I misunderstand, and I'm sure I do, I wouldn't call that
a huge list...

> I don't like the fonts (but I'd love to know how to get fixed fonts,
> or at least anything that looks better on a small laptop screen.

wxPython uses whatever fonts are in the system already, doesn't
it?  Again, I don't seem to understand...

> TkInter seems much easier to use... less effort to do things.

Lots of people say that.  Others say things like "it doesn't
fit my brain" and find more success with wxPython or other
frameworks.  To each her own...

-Peter



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