Python as alternative to Visual Basic

[Golawala, Moiz M (GE Infrastructure)]

I would recommend wxPython. It is cross platform and provides the windows look and feel to the UI. It is pretty easy to develop in as well. The documentation and examples are very extensive. 

I have used it to develop some GUIs for people who are not very computer savvy and they don't even realize that my app is written in python. 

Regards,
Moiz 

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[mailto:python-list-bounces+moiz.golawala=ge.com at python.org]On Behalf Of
Aaron Ginn
Sent: Monday, September 20, 2004 12:47 PM
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Subject: Python as alternative to Visual Basic


I'm investigating the feasibility of using Python instead of Visual 
Basic for a commercial software package that I'm planning on developing. 
  Now I'm absolutely a Python zealot.  I use it for most of my software 
development at work where I work in a Solaris environment.  To me, 
Python is the perfect language for most applications in a UNIX 
environment where a compiled language is not required.  However, I'm not 
so sure about Windows.

The software package I'm developing will make calls to Excel and Access 
and requires a very usable GUI for users who are not particularly 
computer literate.  My first question is: what is the best choice for a 
GUI toolkit on Windows?  I've used Tkinter for UNIX to some degree of 
success, but I'm not sure this is the best choice for Windows.  Second, 
if I choose to make the application cross-platform (Windows and Mac OS X 
in particular), what would be the best choice for a cross-platform GUI 
toolkit?  I was thinking of looking at PyQt.  Is there a better option?

Basically, I'm trying to make a case for Python to the other developers 
of this software package as I believe it offers numerous advantages over 
VB in terms of speed of development, a quick learning curve, and 
maintainability.  Can anyone help me make that case?

Thanks,
Aaron
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