On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 9:58 AM, Wayne Watson <sierra_mtnv...@sbcglobal.net>wrote:
> I now have wxPython, IDLE and Vim installed. IDLE didn't disappear during > the wx install. It looks as though wxPython re-compiled library files. I'll > be exploring vim now. > wxPython doesn't replace or remove anything - I still have IDLE on my machine, I just don't use it. The wxPython installer wasn't re-compiling Python - it was using Python to compile its own scripts for use on your machine. Once again, to be clear: wxPython is an alternative to Tkinter, not to IDLE - it's a different toolkit for creating GUI applications. The upsides: - it's a good deal more sophisticated and powerful (I feel) than Tkinter, and the apps you produce using it will look a lot more "native" (on Windows, they'll look like Windows apps; on OS X they'll have the Apple look and feel, etc.) and therefore more professional/less hobbyist-like. - the syntax of working with wxPython widgets feels more Pythonic (to me). It's a matter of personal taste, but I tried Tkinter for a few days and hated it; I tried wxPython and got hooked. The downsides: - it's not part of Python proper, so it's an extra dependency (although there's a great install-package creator called Gui2Exe that will bundle your program along with Python and all other dependencies into a Windows-style installer, so you can distribute just one file to your potential users.) - it's not part of Python proper, so most tutorials/Python books barely mention its existence. There's (1) excellent book, "wxPython in Action", a couple of very active mailing lists, an excellent and gigantic demo program with sample code for almost every widget, and Google. Other than that, you're on your own. -- www.fsrtechnologies.com
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