What is the best Python GUI API?

[rm]

On Nov 14, 1:59 pm, rm <rmcorresp... at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Nov 13, 7:08 pm, Stef Mientki <stef.mien... at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > rm wrote:
> > > On Nov 13, 2:23 pm, James Harris <james.harri... at googlemail.com>
> > > wrote:
>
> > >> On 13 Nov, 18:59, Stef Mientki <stef.mien... at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > >>> Abah Joseph wrote:
>
> > >>>>  What is the best Python GUI API? I am planning to start my first GUI
> > >>>> application and I need something easy and cross platform. Qt
> > >>>> applications look beautiful but I hate the license. What do you advice?
>
> > >>> I agree about the Qt-license,
> > >>> and I'm now a happy wxPython user.
>
> > >> I too have had good results with wxwidgets when developing a GUI. The
> > >> cross-platform native look and feel was a major benefit from my point
> > >> of view allowing screens to "look native" under different OSs with no
> > >> code changes.
>
> > >> --
> > >> James
>
> > > Not so good if your native Linux look is KDE. ;)  I also hate the fact
> > > that the GTK File Save/Open dialog box does not allow file/folder
> > > renames.  On Windows, however, wxPython is great.  I guess it depends
> > > on how big your application is and what is the target audience/
> > > clientele.
>
> My very first GUI application ever was a wxPython Windows
> application.  You can get it from here if you like:
>
> http://rmcorrespond.googlepages.com/DirClean_1_0b1_exe.zip
>
> Source Code:
>
> http://rmcorrespond.googlepages.com/CocoRename_1.0_Source.zip
>
> (Keep in mind that I was just learning at the time, so I am not
> particularly proud of the code, and I am sure most of it is deprecated
> by now.)
>
> You can say that wxPython was my first love as far as GUI development
> goes.  I still think it is awesome because it is very rich and
> mature.  But, coding with it is not as clean as it could be.  There is
> a lot of boiler plate code needed.  And I find it a lot less
> 'Pythonic' than other alternatives.
>
> If I was just going to code a small (and I mean small) GUI app for
> Windows (and possibly for Gnome) I would look into PythonCard.  It
> uses wxPython in the background, but it provides a much nicer API.
> Unfortunately, not all the power of wxPython is available that way.
> (Although you can drop down to straight wxPython if needed.)
>
> An example of a PythonCard application I wrote (for Windows) can be
> obtained here:
>
> http://rmcorrespond.googlepages.com/CocoRename_1_0_exe.zip
>
> Source Code:
>
> http://rmcorrespond.googlepages.com/CocoRename_1.0_Source.zip
>
> My needs were covered between the two options above.  However, two
> things were bugging me.  First, I wanted a better (faster) development
> environment.  It had to be free since all I code is Free as well.  The
> ones I had tried for wxPython were not cutting it.  And second, in
> Linux, I prefer KDE.  So, I wanted something that was native to KDE.
> When Trolltech released QT as a GPL toolkit I figured I would give it
> a try.
>
> What I found was very eye opening.  The API was beautiful and
> intuitive.  The tools and IDE (Eric, QT Designer, etc.) were more
> along the lines of what I was looking for.  So, I became a QT
> believer.  Unfortunately, my work circumstances have changed and I
> haven't done any more GUI programming since then.  (I am a Django
> coder now. :)  But, if I was going to do another GUI coding project
> today, I would go with QT.  So, you can see where I am coming from.
> Your needs may vary.
>
> > Ok you only guess, but ...
> > .. you're suggesting
> > - that if the application is too big, wxPython is not a good choice.
> > What's big ?
> > - if the target is ... ??? ... it's not a good choice, for what audience
> > is wxPython not suited ?
> > thanks,
> > Stef Mientki
>
> > > --
> > >http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
>
>

Oops!  Here is the source code for DirClean:

http://rmcorrespond.googlepages.com/DirClean_1.0b1_Source.zip