WxPython versus Tkinter.

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On Jan 26, 11:18 am, "Octavian Rasnita" <orasn... at gmail.com> wrote:
> From: "rantingrick" <rantingr... at gmail.com>
> On Jan 25, 3:41 pm, Corey Richardson <kb1... at aim.com> wrote:
>
> > Do you honestly think he was talking about the accessibility problem?
> > IMO that should move to another thread, because this one is simply
> > about, as the subject suggests, "WxPython versus Tkinter".
>
> Corey again (like many) you lack a global perspective. Anybody who has
> read along with his thread knows we are covering some pretty big
> issues here. WxPython is just the vehicle. The big picture is simply:
> Tkinter is old and in many ways insufficient for 21st century GUIs. We
> need to decide what should come next. I believe wxPython is our best
> hope. Wx may not be the best it can be, but it is the best we have at
> this time. There is more than "meets the eye" Corey!
> --
>
> I will tell you what I think and many of you won't like this. :-)
> I think that nothing is "sufficient" and nothing should last forever.
>
> The people don't need Tkinter. They don't need WxPython. They don't need
> Python. Do you think that Python is a language that will be used forever?
> The people don't necessarily need to use a computer. Do you think that the
> computers as they are today will be used until the end of the time?
>
> The people do need to have an easier life, to make as little efforts as
> possible and to obtain as much benefit as possible and for the moment the
> computers and Python and a GUI lib help them do this, so these things are
> just some other means for obtaining what they need.
>
> What we don't agree is that some of the list members think that only the
> selfishness is the right ATITUDE AND SAY THAT I should change mine because I
> should care more about my own benefits and don't care at all about the
> others.
>
> Octavian

Hi Octavian,

Normally I would expect talks of selfishness etc to be too OT for a
python list.

However since nobody is saying that (yet) let me point you to a
passage from the upanishads:
http://www.hindu-blog.com/2007/10/brihadaranyaka-upanishads-quotes-sage.html