[FAQ] "Best" GUI toolkit for python

[Demosthenes Koptsis]

Thanks Michael,

now i have a clear look about Py GUIs.

Did you suggest PySide than PyQt...?

I want to start with a Python Qt Framework.


On 10/19/2016 09:43 PM, Michael Torrie wrote:
> On 10/19/2016 12:18 PM, Demosthenes Koptsis wrote:
>> I thought PyQt was supported by Qt company...
> I don't think so.  PyQt is a commercial product of Riverbank Computing.
> It's dual-licensed under the GPL and a proprietary license you can buy.
> Riverbank may have had a relationship with Trolltech back in the day,
> but I'm not aware of any current business relationship between Riverbank
> and the Qt project or the Qt company.  Riverbank is obviously happy to
> be a part of the Qt open source community.
>
> PySide was created by Nokia when they owned Qt. Basically they wanted a
> python toolkit that they could use without being beholden to Riverbank.
> It's clear that Nokia never wanted to monetize Qt like TrollTech did,
> but rather use it to develop their own phone operating system.  That
> didn't pan out and Nokia spun off Qt to it's own organization/company,
> and PySide is part of that Qt Project.
>
> PySide development is ongoing but the pace is not as rapid as PyQt.
> Riverbank still develops and sells PyQt and support to companies and has
> stable Qt5 support now.  I wondered if PySide would ultimately kill off
> PyQt, but so far that has not been the case.
>
>> There is also an official book by Prentice Hall:
>>
>> Rapid GUI Programming with Python and Qt (Prentice Hall Open Source
>> Software Development)
>>
>> https://www.amazon.com/Programming-Python-Prentice-Software-Development/dp/0132354187/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1476901015&sr=8-1&keywords=rapid+qt+python
>>
>> Inside the book the apps are been developed in PyQt
> Not sure what makes this an "official book." It has nothing to do with
> the Qt Project or the Qt Company.
>