GUI:-please answer want to learn GUI programming in python , how should i proceed.

Mark Lawrence breamoreboy at yahoo.co.uk
Sun Dec 15 12:59:15 EST 2013


On 15/12/2013 17:52, Chris “Kwpolska” Warrick wrote:
> On Sun, Dec 15, 2013 at 4:33 PM, Wolfgang Keller <feliphil at gmx.net> wrote:
>> And besides, again, a commercially licensed PyQt itself isn't *that*
>> expensive.
>
>> The cost of a commercial PyQt license for a single developer is £350
>> (GBP). You may pay in either US Dollars, Euros or GBP.
>
> (£420 incl. VAT for UK and select EU entities)

Four weeks income, no thanks :(

>
>> one [license] per developer
>
> For some people, it might be a lot.  Why waste money on something,
> that has an almost-identical free-for-everyone version? (which also is
> easier to install, BTW)
>
>> PyQt does not include Qt itself. You must also obtain an
>> appropriately licensed copy (either the commercial version from
>> Digia or the LGPL version from the Qt Project).
>
> So, you have four options:
>
> a) use PySide and Qt at Project, pay $0 and be sane (albeit saner than
>     person B);
> b) use PyQt4 and Qt at Digia, pay £350/£420 + £??? and be sane;
> c) use PySide and Qt at Digia, pay £??? and look like a hypocrite (albeit
>     less than person D);
> d) use PyQt4 and Qt at Project, pay £350/£420 and look like a hypocrite.
>
> DISCLAIMER: Some things are based on assumptions, many of which may be
>              incorrect.
>
> PS. For those living in the past without proper Unicode support: £ = GBP.
>

Thanks for making my day, I've roared with laughter at the PS.

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Mark Lawrence




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