What is the best Python GUI API?

Stef Mientki stef.mientki at gmail.com
Thu Nov 13 19:08:09 EST 2008


rm wrote:
> On Nov 13, 2:23 pm, James Harris <james.harri... at googlemail.com>
> wrote:
>   
>> On 13 Nov, 18:59, Stef Mientki <stef.mien... at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>     
>>> Abah Joseph wrote:
>>>       
>>>>  What is the best Python GUI API? I am planning to start my first GUI
>>>> application and I need something easy and cross platform. Qt
>>>> applications look beautiful but I hate the license. What do you advice?
>>>>         
>>> I agree about the Qt-license,
>>> and I'm now a happy wxPython user.
>>>       
>> I too have had good results with wxwidgets when developing a GUI. The
>> cross-platform native look and feel was a major benefit from my point
>> of view allowing screens to "look native" under different OSs with no
>> code changes.
>>
>> --
>> James
>>     
>
> Not so good if your native Linux look is KDE. ;)  I also hate the fact
> that the GTK File Save/Open dialog box does not allow file/folder
> renames.  On Windows, however, wxPython is great.  I guess it depends
> on how big your application is and what is the target audience/
> clientele.
>   
Ok you only guess, but ...
.. you're suggesting
- that if the application is too big, wxPython is not a good choice. 
What's big ?
- if the target is ... ??? ... it's not a good choice, for what audience 
is wxPython not suited ?
thanks,
Stef Mientki

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