Which Version of wxPython for Win XP

W. eWatson notvalid2 at sbcglobal.net
Thu Feb 19 23:03:56 EST 2009


Mike Driscoll wrote:
> On Feb 19, 11:29 am, "W. eWatson" <notval... at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>> W. eWatson wrote:
>>> Eric_Dex... at msn.com wrote:
>>>> On Feb 19, 8:22 am, "W. eWatson" <notval... at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>>>> I'm going to try out wxPython 2.8.92 for py25. It seems like the ansi
>>>>> version is the choice for me. The other choice has unicode. Do I care?
>>>>> --
>>>>>                                 W. eWatson
>>>>>               (121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
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>>>> There is a good chance you don't care...  I think the other is for
>>>> internationalization...  best to look..  It would be easier to answer
>>>> the question if you said what you are going to do with it, and who
>>>> needed to use your software.  It's even possible that you might want
>>>> to try pygame depending on what you want to use it for and who the
>>>> audience is (and how good thier computers are)
>>>> http://pypi.python.org/simple/Dex%20Tracker/
>>> Thanks. I think I'll take the chance. Somewhat simple programming.
>>> Off I go to install it. It can always be un-installed.
>> Well, that was an interesting experience. It appears to have recompiled a
>> lot of stuff, and probably some libraries. IDLE is still with me as the way
>> to open py files. Apparently, if I want to get around IDLE, I may have to
>> install some other editor.
>>
>> --
>>                                 W. eWatson
>>
> 
> The compiling you are referring to is just making the py files into
> pyc files. This is normal and is a speed improvement. In fact, a lot
> of the scripts you write will create a pyc file when first run.
> 
> In other words, wxPython does not affect your Python install in any
> way other than making itself available as a 3rd party package (i.e.
> adding itself to the path), just like any other good 3rd party
> package. I'm not sure why you're even talking about IDLE...wxPython is
> a GUI toolkit, not an IDE.
> 
> Mike
Thanks. Yes, I finally discovered that the need here was not what I wanted 
afterall. Un-installed now.

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                                W. eWatson

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