[Tutor] newbie to gui programming

[Nick Raptis]

Well, choice is a great thing!
Except when you're new and all that choice seems overwhelming :)

When I started out python a year ago, I knew just enough C to know that 
I didn't want C/C++ to be my first language that I learned.
That's why I found the wxPython style a nuisance, because I was at the 
same time trying to learn the python way of doing things.
I do see the merits you say in how wxPython does things, it just didn't 
work out then.
In the end, I never did any GUI work because of the overwhelming choice 
and instead did a little pygame stuff and then got into django, mostlly 
because my local community did.
So, db-centric seems good to me right now and will definately check dabo 
out, although to be honest, a webkit application on top of django sounds 
as good.

Anyways, I'm drifting all this while away from the purpose of this list.
Thank you so much for the answers, you're such a helpful bunch.

Nick

On 07/07/2010 10:16 AM, Alan Gauld wrote:
>
> "Nick Raptis" <airscorp at otenet.gr> wrote
>
>> Really good news is that on this very list on another thread, someone 
>> suggested Dabo http://dabodev.com/
>> It's a python library on top of wxPython and it's database-logic-GUI
>
> But its not a complete wrapper for wxPython so you still need
> to revert to wxPython at some stages. Also its being database
> centric is great if thats what you are doing, not so great for games
> programming etc.
>
> But the tight coupling of wxPython to its C++ roots can be seen
> as a bonus because it means you can quickly use its Ruby and
> Perl incarnations too - and if you need to the base C++.
>
> This is one of the reasons I mainly use Tkinter - because I already
> knew the underlying Tk and I can use those same skills in Lisp
> and Ruby and Perl UI code.
>
> You pays your money and makes your choice! :-)
>