What I don't like about wxPython

Paul Rubin http
Sat May 8 20:08:59 EDT 2004


Peter Hansen <peter at engcorp.com> writes:
> > Just thought I'd play devil's advocate...
> > I tried wxPython briefly, and it had some nice features.
> > It has a huge list of dependencies.
> 
> 1. Python.
> 2. Windows.
> 
> Unless I misunderstand, and I'm sure I do, I wouldn't call that
> a huge list...

If wxPython really depends on Windows, that's a huge obstacle for
those wanting a portable system.  If it doesn't literally depend on
Windows, but uses Windows-centric interfaces and approaches, that's
still pretty annoying for non-Windows developers.



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