GUI programming

[Umesh Persad]

Hi,
 I am doing an assignment using python -
making a turkish checkers game.

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|            checker board area                |
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|          text fileds and buttons area       |
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I wanted to have a user interface where
I can draw the game board as well as take
in text input below the board with some text
felds and buttons. I see there are many GUI toolkits
available. I am wondering which one should I use
(tkinter, wxpython?) that will be simple enough
to get me up and running qiuckly. Also are there
any examples that I can look at? 

Also, if any one is familiar with Tkinter,
how do I put up a window with a size
that I want? Also how do I place a canvas
on the window at a predefined size?

Thanks a lot,
Umesh