[Pythonmac-SIG] coding preference

[Chris Barker]

Charles Hartman wrote:
> Would you (or anyone) care to comment on the relative merits of the two? 
> I've been using wxPython, but since I have no intention of writing 
> commercial software I guess I could as easily (that is, cheaply) use QT. 
> (I do need my (academic) programs to run on both Mac and Windows.) Worth 
> switching?

I'm pretty sure you need a license to distribute even free QT software 
for Windows. I understand that buying Black Adder is the cheapest way to 
get a license for Python, rather than C++ development.

I've never used QT, so I can't speak to the advantages. One reason I 
would consider switching, however, is that there are more Scientific 
Widgets for QT (like http://qwt.sourceforge.net/). If you don't have a 
need for those, then wx should be fine.

Others on this list can probably speak better as the 
advantages/disadvantages of wx vs QT.

-Chris





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