GUIs - A Modest Proposal

[Martin P. Hellwig]

On 06/08/10 07:59, rantingrick wrote:
> On Jun 8, 1:39 am, "Martin P. Hellwig"<martin.hell... at dcuktec.org>
> wrote:
>> On 06/06/10 03:22, ant wrote:
>>
>>> I get the strong feeling that nobody is really happy with the state of
>>> Python GUIs.
>>> Tkinter is not widely liked, but is widely distributed. WxPython and
>>> PyGtk are both
>>> powerful, but quirky in different ways. PyQt is tied to one platform.
>>> And there are
>>> dozens more.
>>
>> Yeah I have the same problem with washing machines, I usually end up in
>> one setting that works for me. But then again if Apple would make a
>> washing mashing with only one button that says 'wash' everybody would be
>> upset again because their favourite fabric does not have a special
>> setting and users would be confused whether to put in washing powder
>> before of after they have pushed the button.
>
> And thats exactly not what the argument is about here. Including any
> GUI in any language that satisfies everyone's personal tastes is
> impossible. We are not trying to please X,Y,and Z. Nor or we are
> secretly scheming to win "GUI Builder of the year awards.
>
> Should ANY GUI be included in Python's stdlib, well probably not.
> However, if you DO include a GUI it should at least be the "lightest-
> weight-up-to-date-save-the-download-rate" GUI it can be!

Well that is tkinter than, it is reasonably lightweight and disliked for 
different reasons by everyone equally.

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