Tkinter for system administration?

["Martin v. Löwis"]

Dave Benjamin wrote:
> Is Tkinter pretty common for simple behind-the-scenes admin tools where 
> a GUI is required (for instance, data entry tools for non-programmers) 
> or has everybody moved on to wx/GTK/QT/etc.?

Yes. It has the advantage that it is typically available when Python
and X11 are both available.

> For simple tools, is there any 
> reason to switch to one of the more popular GUI frameworks?

No.

Regards,
Martin