[IronPython] GUI programming / IronPython

[Dino Viehland]

Michael wrote:
> On 08/07/2010 17:38, Marcin Krol wrote:
> >
> > Hello everyone,
> >
> > I'm a relatively long-time Python user and need to develop a GUI
> > application with Python.
> >
> > I'm waffling between PyQT and IronPython. PyQT has multiplatform
> > capability that is going for it. On the plus side, IronPython may be
> > better integrated with Windows, which will be my main target
> audience.
> >
> > The question is, how hard is GUI programming with IronPython? Asking
> > bc I have very little experience with C# / .NET.
> >
> > Are there any pitfalls re IronPython / Windows Forms? Is it hard for
> a
> > newbie to figure out using .NET stuff via IronPython?
> >
> IronPython and either WPF or Windows Forms is a great platform for
> developing desktop applications for Windows. It's a fairly big topic.
> I'd say Windows Forms is probably easier to start with but WPF is
> capable of creating better looking user interfaces. IronPython in
> Action
> has great material on both winforms and WPF, naturally. :-)

I'd also add that WPF is a better fit w/ Python as far as designer
support goes.  IronPython Tools for VS has some basic designer support
for WPF but more is coming soon.