Re: Newbie Python questions

One great open source GUI package that you left out is GTK ie. pygtk.
i cant compare it with wx as i have never used it but isay its much
better than QT.


Anyway for ur q if u want to compair qt n wx. QT should be faster coz
it has a better documentation.
and welcome to the python family!

kind regards
binaryjesus


On Jul 31, 12:10 pm, Tim Roberts <t...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
LessPaul <LessP...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

...My
question is in regard to GUI platforms. My primary target would be
Windows, but I would also like be able to support Linux and Mac
versions if possible. I'm also interested in using a system that also
has support for pure C++ applications. As such, and after reading many
web pages regarding Python GUIs, I believe I have the candidates
narrowed down to pyQT and wxPython.

The first question -- how steep is the curve to become proficient with
the above GUI packages?

There is so much personal preference here that it is extremely hard to give
any guidance. If you have done any Windows programming at all, so that you
are familiar with the event-driven programming model, then I don't think
you would see that much difference in learning curve. The two packages are
more alike than they are different -- the various APIs are just spelled
differently.

I happen to be a big wxPython fan. I learn best by example, and wxPython
has a 44,000-line demo suite with 167 source files that demonstrates
virtually every class it includes.

Since there appears to be no commercial licencing fee for wxWidgets/
wxPython, the last question is what do I gain from going QT over wx?
I've seen great applications written with both (on my computer I have
the wxPython Digsby and the pyQT apps "Mnemosyne" and "Anki". All seem
to be solid.

Yep. Personal preference.
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Tim Roberts, t...@xxxxxxxxx
Providenza & Boekelheide, Inc.



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