Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!gegeweb.org!usenet-fr.net!nerim.net!novso.com!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed1.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.006 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.99; '*S*': 0.00; 'languages,': 0.04; 'languages.': 0.04; 'definitions.': 0.07; 'domains,': 0.09; 'implements': 0.09; 'interpreted': 0.09; 'python': 0.11; 'gui': 0.12; 'language,': 0.12; 'development?': 0.16; 'from:addr:torriem': 0.16; 'from:name:michael torrie': 0.16; 'subject:GUI': 0.16; 'subject:programming': 0.16; 'wxpython': 0.16; 'subject:python': 0.16; 'apps': 0.16; 'language': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'example': 0.22; 'saying': 0.22; 'header:User- Agent:1': 0.23; 'compiled': 0.26; 'developing': 0.27; 'header:In- Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'xml': 0.29; 'compared': 0.30; 'css': 0.30; 'subject:please': 0.30; 'especially': 0.30; 'work.': 0.31; 'code': 0.31; 'too.': 0.31; 'languages': 0.32; 'but': 0.35; 'there': 0.35; 'c++': 0.36; 'combination': 0.36; 'doing': 0.36; 'application': 0.37; 'too': 0.37; 'message-id:@gmail.com': 0.38; 'to:addr:python- list': 0.38; 'pm,': 0.38; 'moving': 0.39; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'enough': 0.39; 'received:org': 0.40; 'most': 0.60; 'subject: ': 0.61; 'entire': 0.61; 'back': 0.62; 'real': 0.63; 'great': 0.65; 'believe': 0.68; 'book.': 0.68; 'rendering': 0.68; 'overall': 0.69; 'subject:want': 0.91; 'subject:answer': 0.95 X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at torriefamily.org Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2013 21:51:49 -0700 From: Michael Torrie User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux i686; rv:10.0.12) Gecko/20130105 Thunderbird/10.0.12 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: python-list@python.org Subject: Re: GUI:-please answer want to learn GUI programming in python , how should i proceed. References: <9f5d28ce-504d-40db-baa2-ff3699ab05c7@googlegroups.com> <52AE4A86.8040402@arcor.de> In-Reply-To: <52AE4A86.8040402@arcor.de> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 26 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1387169545 news.xs4all.nl 2849 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:43578 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:61998 On 12/15/2013 05:34 PM, Tamer Higazi wrote: > For wxPython there is a good book. > You will feel convinient. > > > But to be honest, I don't believe that Python is the best choice for GUI > development, but it's only an opinion. > Otherwise I would advise you going into C++ and code with wxWidgets. Perhaps this is because the wx binding in Python is too C++-like and lacks python concepts and idioms? Or are you saying Python in general is not a good language for GUI development? GUI design is moving firmly into the realm of interpreted or non-compiled languages, with compiled languages often doing the real back end work. For example Firefox implements its entire GUI in Javascript using XML GUI definitions. This all drives a C-based rendering engine. Also Qt 5 emphasizes developing GUIs using QtQuick, which is also Javascript-based with XML and CSS for styling. And all modern web apps are a combination of many languages and domains, most of which are "compiled" in the traditional sense. I think Python is a great overall application development language, especially for the GUI. First-class functions for callbacks make it very nice compared to other languages. Python is fast enough for full-blown apps too. Slow parts can be factored out to other languages.