What is the best Python GUI API?

[Benjamin Kaplan]

On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 3:36 PM, rm <rmcorrespond at gmail.com> 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.
> --
>

The non-native look with KDE goes back to the problem with the Qt license.
The wxwindows license allows users to distribute proprietary code, so they
can't add Qt support in there.

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