WxPython versus Tkinter.

[Bryan]

On Jan 24, 8:15 am, rantingrick <rantingr... at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Jan 24, 6:33 am, Bryan <bryan.oak... at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I think I'm qualified, though I guess only you can tell me if I
> > measure up to your standards.
>
> Go on...
>
> > I have 15 years or so of tk development,
> > though admittedly mostly with Tcl. Most recently I've spent about the
> > past year and a half withwxPython.
>
> A year and a half and you are still producing buggy code? (you
> yourself admitted this!)

Of course! You'll not find a single programmer who creates bug-free
code.

(I'm beginning to think we're dealing with a software-based troll
programmed to focus in on specific words in order to set up strawman
arguments)

>
> > For what it's worth, I am the only
> > person on stackoverflow.com with the "tkinter" badge, which only means
> > I've answered a bunch of questions ontkinterthat others find
> > helpful, nothing more.
>
> Well could we see a link to a few answered questions or get your nick
> so we can corroborate this statement ourselves?

Sure! I don't feel compelled to answer your demands but this one is
harmless enough.

http://stackoverflow.com/users/7432/bryan-oakley

if you want, you can also do a search on google groups for my other
email address "oakley at bardo.clearlight.com". I have a history in
comp.lang.tcl that goes back to almost the dawn of time. I'm the 8th
most prolific poster (and pretty much all answers, very few
questions), though I'd be higher except I used a different email for a
year or so back in 2002-2004

http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.tcl/about

>
> > No offense, but your challenge is worthless, and your own entry in the
> > challenge is remarkably weak.
>
> First rule when given a challenge you cannot answer due to ignorance:
> question the validity of the challenge.

And the first rule for dealing with someone who gives facts that don't
agree with you is to call them names.

>
> >  About the only thing you've proven is
> > thatwxPythonhas some built-in widgets thattkinterdoes not have,
>
> Well this is ONLY the first challenge Bryan. More will come. However,
> not until someone has the balls to answer my first challenge.

Honestly, your challenge is childish. The rules are self-serving and
the outcome proves nothing. Your challenge serves nothing but to prove
wxPython has a built-in widget that tkinter does not. Nobody disputes
that. Proving it in code is pointless when it's a well known,
documented fact.

>
> > and thatwxPythonmakes it hard to do cross-platform development.
>
> I don't think that is completely accurate Bryan. Harder thanTkinter,
> yes. Anything else is hyperbole.
>
> > Does
> > that surprise anyone? I'll give you a challenge: create a vector
> > graphics program.
>
> Answer my challenge first, then we talk. And obviously you do not
> understand the power of wx's Open Graphics Library (OGL). You'd better
> go check that out before you stick yourTkinterloving foot into your
> big mouth.

I stand corrected. It was early, that was the first thing that came to
mind. <shrug>

>...
> > What's really amusing is that your program segfaults on linux yet is
> > supposed to showwxPythonsuperiority.
>
> Segfault or not wx is superior.

I don't know if you realize it, but that's a funny statement.

>
> > In my 15-20 years of tk
> > development, you know how many segfaults I've seen? Approximately
> > zero.
>
> BULLSHITE!

No, seriously. Tcl/tk and python/tkinter are both remarkably stable in
this regard. You want a programming challenge? Try creating an app
using either of those combinations to get a segfault. I'm not saying
it can't be done, but it _is_ challenging.

> ...
> LIAR! LIAR! PANTS ON FIRE!

Ok, now I'm pretty certain I'm responding to a bot. Time to move on.