Gui Advice Needed: wxPython or PyQT ?

[Riccardo]

I agree with Cameron.
Even if I'm used to programming in several environments I must say that it
took a while before being able to write a simple app with wxPython.

Anyway I think that another way of "testing" an UI framework is looking at
the samples and their source code. In this area wxPython demo really shines.

Riccardo

"Cameron Laird" <claird at lairds.com> wrote in message
news:vbfgj6p8bk9j04 at corp.supernews.com...
> In article <3EB7B189.2691E394 at engcorp.com>,
> Peter Hansen  <peter at engcorp.com> wrote:
> >Cameron Laird wrote:
> >>
> >[on whether to use wxPython or PyQT]
> >> If the choice between them isn't yet clear to you, it
> >> probably will depend on learning more about your specific
> >> requirements and situation.
> >
> >And since this is, after all, Python, you could simply *experiment*
> >with one or the other, or both, in an afternoon and decide for yourself
> >which feels more appropriate.
> >
> >With some other languages and frameworks, it can be a serious
> >investment of time and thought just to download, install, and write
> >Hello World.
> >
> >With Python, this should not take you more than, say, one hour *tops*,
> >so there's no excuse for not taking it out for a spin to see for
> >yourself what works best for you.
> >
> >-Peter
>
> Peter, I agree that it is both true and important to emphasize
> to newcomers that they can realistically expect to get a feel
> for Python in an afternoon, in contrast to C, Java, and several
> other technologies.
>
> I do NOT agree that this describes the GUI toolkit bindings
> well.  The pertinent differences between wxPython and PyQt take
> longer to learn by experience than do the ones between Python
> and Perl, say.
>
> I think newcomers to GUI construction with Python do well to
> seek expert advice.  Accurate expert advice is certainly what
> Alex gave; my guess is it helped the original questioner sig-
> nificantly.
> -- 
>
> Cameron Laird <Cameron at Lairds.com>
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