QT , Wxwidgets are not just UI framework ?

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On Apr 20, 12:54 am, Phil Thompson <p... at riverbankcomputing.com>
wrote:
> On Sun, 19 Apr 2009 20:32:23 -0700 (PDT), Old Listener
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> <bill.hunt.walnutcr... at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Apr 17, 10:20 am, Phil Thompson <p... at riverbankcomputing.com>
> > wrote:
> >> On Fri, 17 Apr 2009 07:04:40 -0700 (PDT), Deep_Feelings
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> >> <doctore... at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> > On Apr 17, 1:52 pm, "Diez B. Roggisch" <de... at nospam.web.de> wrote:
> >> >> Deep_Feelings wrote:
> >> >> > qt include many libraries : network , threading,database ..etc
> while
> >> >> > Wxwidgets seem similar but with less scope
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> >> >> > my question is : does these frameworks replace python's (or any
> >> >> > other
> >> >> > language for that matter) built-in libraries ? or python does not
> >> >> > include that sort of libraries ?
>
> >> >> Some it includes, others it doesn't. And they come with different
> >> >> features.
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> >> >> While python comes with a lot of included batteries, for some things
> >> >> you
> >> >> need a more powerful generator - that's where 3rd-party-libraries
> come
> >> >> into
> >> >> play.
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> >> >> There are plenty of discussions about which GUI-toolkit is the best -
> >> >> google
> >> >> this group.
>
> >> >> However, mostly people agree that Qt is the most powerful, but often
> >> >> was
> >> >> debunked because of it's licensing. This has changed to the much more
> >> >> liberal LGPL for Qt4.5.
>
> >> >> Now it might be though that you'd still need to buy a license from
> >> >> Phil
> >> >> Thompson for his excellent PyQt-wrapping - but I'd personally say
> it's
> >> >> more
> >> >> worth than it actually costs given the power of Qt.
>
> >> >> Diez
>
> >> > thank you
>
> >> > considering that wxwidget is open source and free do you think that QT
> >> > lisencing is worth it ?
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> >> wxWidgets, Qt and PyQt are all open source and free - just not the same
> >> open source license.
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> >> Phil
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> > Can PyQt be used in the Qt Creator IDE?
>
> I don't know - ask on the PyQt or Creator mailing lists.
>
> Phil

Thanks, Phil.