ready to use python, need help with GUI decision

Kevin Altis altis at semi-retired.com
Mon Mar 8 15:00:04 EST 2004


"DH" <no at sp.am> wrote in message news:rJednY3Tm_Vux9bdRVn-gQ at comcast.com...
>
> > I am totally hooked on what I have learned about python.  I am going to
use
> > it to develop a simple data entry app I need for some financial record
> > keeping.
>
> For a simple data entry app, it really doesn't matter as much.  But I
> guess if you need it to work on Windows & Mac & Linux, I'd use wxPython
> or Tkinter.
>
> I assume you will have some text fields and such to add or edit a
> record, and some code to store records in a database perhaps.
> See the dbBrowser sample for PythonCard, which is based on wxPython:
> http://pythoncard.sourceforge.net/samples/dbBrowser.html
>
> Although for your app you might just want to use a standalone database
> like pysqlite or gadfly instead of mysql.

For completeness sake, Andy Todd's dbBrowser sample supports MySQL, Oracle,
Gadfly, MetaKit, PySQLite, and PostgreSQL. The dbBrowser2 sample in the
dbBrowser folder uses a wxGrid for display of data.

ka





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