[Python-Dev] wish list
James C. Ahlstrom
jim@interet.com
Thu, 04 Nov 1999 19:09:40 -0500
Guido van Rossum wrote:
>
> I got the wish list below. Anyone care to comment on how close we are
> on fulfilling some or all of this?
> * GNU CC for Win32 compatibility (compilation of python interpreter and
> "Freeze" utility). I think MingWin32 (Mummint Khan) is a good alternative
> eviting the cygwin dll user.
I don't know what this means.
> * Add low level programming capabilities for system access and speed of code
> fragments eviting the C-C++ or Java code use. Python, I think, must be a
> complete programming language in the "programming for every body" philosofy.
I don't know what this means in practical terms either. I use
the C interface for this.
> * Incorporate WxWindows (wxpython) and/or Gtk+ (now exist a win32 port) GUI
> in the standard distribution. For example, Wxpython permit an html browser.
> It is very importan for document presentations. And Wxwindows and Gtk+ are
> faster than tk.
As a Windows user, I don't feel comfortable publishing GUI code
based on these tools. Maybe they have progressed and I should
look at them again. But I doubt the Python world is going to
standardize on a single GUI anyway.
Does anyone out there publish Windows Python code with a Windows
Python GUI? If so, what GUI toolkit do you use?
Jim Ahlstrom