[Pythonmac-SIG] A simple app: Develop on Leopard, use on Tiger

John Velman velman at cox.net
Fri Jun 20 02:51:35 CEST 2008


On Thu, Jun 19, 2008 at 05:13:31PM -0700, Tom Weir wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 19, 2008 at 4:15 PM, John Velman <velman at cox.net> wrote:
> 
> > I'm a bit out of my depth here, new to Mac, comfortable with Python,
> > comfortable with SQL, but lots left to learn.
> >
> > Problem:
> >
>  <snip>
> 
> 
> >
> > Am I out of my mind?
> >
> 
> I think it really depends on how fast you need a solution, how much time you
> have, and the fun-factor involved. Qt is a very nice GUI framework, but it
> does have a bit of a learning curve. If you choose to go down this path, I'd
> suggest picking up the PyQt book.

I ordered it from Amazon yesterday!

I have other plans (or at least intentions) for PyQt, even if I don't
decide to go this way on this project.

Thanks,

John V.
> 
> Another alternative would be to take a look at either Bento, or its big
> brother, FileMaker. The cost is obviously higher, but Filemaker in
> particular is designed for this sort of application.
> 
> Tom

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