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Re: Best GUI for Python

From Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au>
Subject Re: Best GUI for Python
Date 2015-04-27 06:26 +1000
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Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> writes:

> Tkinter is easier to use, as it is standard with Python. So long as
> you have Tk/Tcl installed on your computer, Tkinter should work fine.
>
> However, Tkinter probably looks a bit more old fashioned.

It doesn't have to. By using the newer ‘tkinter.ttk’ library
<URL:https://docs.python.org/3/library/tkinter.ttk.html>, the GUI will
use native look-and-feel widgets.

Why not by default? To preserve backward compatibility. There are some
old GUI programs using basic Tkinter, and breaking the GUI is not a good
thing to do to programs which are otherwise working fine. So you only
get the newer widgets by asking for them explicitly.

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Best GUI for Python Cecil Westerhof <Cecil@decebal.nl> - 2015-04-26 15:02 +0200
  Re: Best GUI for Python Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-04-27 01:09 +1000
    Re: Best GUI for Python Cecil Westerhof <Cecil@decebal.nl> - 2015-04-26 18:32 +0200
      Re: Best GUI for Python Gary Herron <gherron@digipen.edu> - 2015-04-26 10:12 -0700
        Re: Best GUI for Python Cecil Westerhof <Cecil@decebal.nl> - 2015-04-26 20:07 +0200
          Re: Best GUI for Python IronManMark20 <mr.smittye@gmail.com> - 2015-04-26 12:04 -0700
          Re: Best GUI for Python Gary Herron <gary.herron@islandtraining.com> - 2015-04-26 13:06 -0700
    Re: Best GUI for Python Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2015-04-27 06:26 +1000
      Re: Best GUI for Python Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2015-04-27 17:02 +0000
        Re: Best GUI for Python Christian Gollwitzer <auriocus@gmx.de> - 2015-04-27 23:17 +0200
          Re: Best GUI for Python Dave Farrance <DaveFarrance@OMiTTHiSyahooANDTHiS.co.uk> - 2015-04-28 08:05 +0100
    Re: Best GUI for Python Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-04-27 09:06 +1000
      Re: Best GUI for Python Christian Gollwitzer <auriocus@gmx.de> - 2015-04-27 08:55 +0200
        Re: Best GUI for Python Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-04-27 17:15 +1000
          Re: Best GUI for Python Christian Gollwitzer <auriocus@gmx.de> - 2015-04-27 16:54 +0200
            Re: Best GUI for Python Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-04-28 02:31 +1000
        Re: Best GUI for Python Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-04-27 17:22 +1000
          Re: Best GUI for Python Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-04-28 15:10 +1000
            Re: Best GUI for Python Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-04-28 15:32 +1000
              Re: Best GUI for Python Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-04-28 16:43 +1000
                Re: Best GUI for Python Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-04-28 16:59 +1000
                Re: Best GUI for Python Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-04-28 17:54 +1000
                Re: Best GUI for Python Christian Gollwitzer <auriocus@gmx.de> - 2015-04-28 10:00 +0200
                Re: Best GUI for Python Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-04-28 18:07 +1000
          Re: Best GUI for Python Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2015-04-28 21:05 -0700
            Re: Best GUI for Python wxjmfauth@gmail.com - 2015-04-29 00:00 -0700
            Re: Best GUI for Python Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2015-04-29 10:03 +0100
  Re: Best GUI for Python Cecil Westerhof <Cecil@decebal.nl> - 2015-04-26 18:16 +0200
    Re: Best GUI for Python Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2015-04-26 18:08 +0100
  Re: Best GUI for Python wxjmfauth@gmail.com - 2015-04-27 02:02 -0700
  Re: Best GUI for Python Dave Cook <davecook@nowhere.net> - 2015-04-28 17:22 +0000

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