Python vs TCL

[Dan Kuchler]

vbMark wrote:
> 
> In article
> <50DC887DDCA24E78.7E859E3E45B8CB2D.31CC8AC8C9730D12 at lp.airnews.net>,
>   claird at starbase.neosoft.com (Cameron Laird) wrote:
> > In article <8qdaga$j3$1 at nnrp1.deja.com>, vbMark  <vbmark at my-deja.com>
> wrote:
> > >I plan on doing a graphical app using TK (OpenGL).
> > >
> > >I am trying to decide if I should use Python or TCL.
> > >
> > >Why would one be better over the other?
> >                       .
> >                       .
> >                       .
> > Mostly for reasons we're not in a position to judge:
> > you have people around you who can help with one or
> > the other, you happen to find one or the other a
> > better fit for your own habits and mentality, you're
> > in an organization that's passed judgment on the
> > suitability of one or the other, ...
> >
> > There are plenty of differences between them.  Most
> > are so small and technical they're not worth explain-
> > ing at this level.
> >
> > Are you really going to use Tk or OpenGL?  From your
> > question, it almost sounds as though you think they're
> > the same.  They're not.
> >
> > You're welcome to read <URL:http://
> >
> starbase.neosoft.com/~claird/comp.lang.misc/language_comparisons.html>,
> > which points to plenty of material on this subject.
> >
> > Is it only Win* you care about?  Are you developing
> > an application for others to use?
> > --
> >
> > Cameron Laird <claird at NeoSoft.com>
> > Business:  http://www.Phaseit.net
> > Personal:  http://starbase.neosoft.com/~claird/home.html
> >
> 
> I found the URL you mentined helpful.  To answer your questions: I did
> not mean to imply that I thought that TCL and OpenGL were the same, I
> was just indicating which graphical 'bed' I want to use.

If you do end up deciding to use tcl/tk instead of
python/tkinter you should take a look at Togl:

http://Togl.sourceforge.net/

iMAM:

http://wwwmath.uni-muenster.de/informatik/u/mam/IMAM/imam.htm

tkopengl:

ftp://ftp.EasternGraphics.com/pub/egr/tkopengl/tkopengl1.0.tar.gz

vtk:

http://www.kitware.com/vtk.html

or one of the other existing extensions for using OpenGL in
tcl/tk.

Good luck with your project.

--Dan