AW: [mailinglist] [Matplotlib-users] gtk vs wx

[Uwe S. <sc...@nu...>]

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> Hi everyone,

Hi Darren,

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> Now that I have become an intermediate python programmer, I want to
> learn how to build some GUIs. I am trying to decide between WX and GTK,
> and was hoping to get input from this list specifically.
>

wxPython wraps wxWidgets which wraps GTK on Unix machines.

From wxwidgets.com:
  "wxWidgets gives you a single, easy-to-use API for writing GUI
applications
  on multiple platforms. Link with the appropriate library for your platform
  (Windows/Unix/Mac, others coming shortly) and compiler (almost any popular
C++ compiler),
  and your application will adopt the look and feel appropriate to that
platform. "

So you get cross platform support for free. I had a look at pyQt which looks
very promising, but has some limitations if you want to sell pyQT
applications
for windows machines.

There is a package called PythonCard (http://pythoncard.sf.net) which is
a layer above wxPython. PythoCard simpliefies programming simple GUIs,
but is restricted in its functionality.

wxPython is my workorse for GUI programming for some years now and
I'm quite happy with it. The mailing list is friendly and helpfull, too.

According to http://matplotlib.sf.net there is a wx backend, but I never
used it.

Greetings, Uwe.


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