[Ironpython-users] A question on the future of ironpython

[Markus Schaber]

Hi,

In answer to the first question:

As far as I know, Python Tools for Visual Studio has a WPF GUI Designer which works with IronPython.
https://pytools.codeplex.com/

SharpDevelop 4.4 has a Windows Forms Designer with Support for IronPython (which seems to generate C# code under the hood, so it's not pure python).
http://www.icsharpcode.net/OpenSource/SD/

Glade might work for GTK# which is accessible from IronPython, too.
https://glade.gnome.org/ http://www.mono-project.com/GtkSharp

Any other .NET compatible toolkit should do when you reference the generated assembly from your IronPython code.

I did try neither of them myself, but they might be worth a closer look.



Best regards

Markus Schaber

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> Von: Ironpython-users [mailto:ironpython-users-
> bounces+m.schaber=codesys.com at python.org] Im Auftrag von touficmc at gmail.com
> Gesendet: Freitag, 28. März 2014 10:48
> An: ironpython-users at python.org
> Betreff: [Ironpython-users] A question on the future of ironpython
> 
> Hello there. My name is Toufic, and I am a python and c# programmer. I use
> python a lot in my finance job as much as c#. When it comes to GUI building
> c# makes is easy in the GUI design but in my humble opinion I find it
> extremely easy to manipulate data with Python. The leverage of using lists
> and tuples and dictionaries is huge and straight forward. After discovering
> ironpython I was pleased to target the .net framework and to be able to
> generate native applications on Windows (I use Linux a lot but at work we
> need fast GUI building on Windows). Two things crossed my mind since I
> started using ironpython (a great language!):
> 
> 1- designing a GUI programmatically (talking here about winforms) is time
> consuming so why there is no graphical GUI designer like in a c# projects
> where you can drag and drop widgets on your winform? It should be an open
> source project and please not like wxglade!
> 
> 2- what does the future hold for ironpython? Will it continue to get support
> from Microsoft or it is over ? Will it be maintained in the future and by
> whom?
> 
> Before investing more on ironpython getting answers on these two questions is
> important. I would really appreciate if someone more involved with ironpython
> can answer me.
> 
> Regards,
> Toufic
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