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Some available GUI's for Python: | '''Note:''' This section is rather incomplete. Don't be too disappointed if you can't find the information you need, but please add any information you can contribute. |
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TkInter | '''Todo:''' Would it be useful to have information about the GUIs and development tools in a fixed format to make them more easily comparable (see WebProgrammingTemplate and WebProgrammingTemplateHelp). Some categories: directly supported widgets, addon widgets, layout managers, ... |
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WxWindows | ''Maybe it could answer the questions in ChoosingGuiToolkits for each toolkit?'' |
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PyQt | === Some available GUI's for Python: === |
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FlTk | || '''Package''' || '''Target''' || '''Notes''' || ||||||<bgcolor='#E0E0FF'> Platform-specific ("native") || || BeThon || BeOS || || || MacPython || MacOS || Supports both OSX and OS9 || || Win32All || Windows || Also known by the names of its components: PythonWin (for the UI), Win32Com (for COM/ActiveX), Win32 (for some other parts of the API) || || ["venster"] || Windows || [https://venster.sf.net Venster] is a highly native Windows GUI toolkit for Python based on the ctypes ffi library. The aim of Venster is to be a very lightweight wrapper around the standard Win32 API, making it easy to write slick windows applications in pure Python. || ||||||<bgcolor='#E0E0FF'> Portable || || [:lwickjr/Modules/: GWiz] || ["Tix"] ||GUI engine with integrated GUI builder. Need Alpha testers.|| || ["Jython"] || Java (swing) || || || TkInter || Tk || Python's "standard" GUI library || || TkZinc || Tk extension || TkZinc is a extension of the Tk Canvas, with transparency, gradient, transformations || || WxPython || WxWidgets || supports Windows/Unix/Mac for now - visit https://www.wxwidgets.org || || ["Wax"] || WxWidgets || A wrapper to WxPython, easier and more "pythonic" || || PythonCard || WxWidgets || Both a framework and GUI builder. Can include wxPython code in PythonCard apps || || PyGtk / PyGnome || Gtk / Gnome || || || PyQt || Qt || Python bindings for the [https://www.trolltech.com/products/qt/ Qt] application development framework || || ["PyKDE"] || Qt / KDE || Python wrappers for the [https://www.kde.org/ KDE] libraries || || PyFltk || FlTk || supports Windows/Unix/Mac - visit https://pyfltk.sourceforge.net|| || FxPy || FOX || || || PyPicoGUI || [https://picogui.org/ PicoGUI] || python library is included in the main PicoGUI release || || AnyGui || many || single source code runs on many GUI back-ends, including most others in this table, plus ncurses || || PyUi || OpenGL || Specialized GUI Toolkit for generating GUIs for OpenGL programs. || || ["PyGUI"] || MacOS / Gtk || Abstract, pythonic API encapsulating different platforms; At the moment runs on MacOS X/Carbon & Unix/Gtk || || EasyGui || Tk || EasyGUI is a module for very simple, very easy GUI programming in Python. || || PySWT || SWT || PySWT is a Python Binding to the IBM Eclipse SWT library, to provide Python with a cross platform native looking GUI, see https://www.cs.nyu.edu/zilin/pyswt/pmwiki.php?n=PySWT.Introduction || || VTK || many || The Visualization ToolKit (VTK) is an open source, freely available software system for 3D computer graphics, image processing, and visualization. See https://public.kitware.com/VTK/index.php for more info. || || IronPython || .NET/Mono || Python for (originally MS') .NET platform. See https://workspaces.gotdotnet.com/ironpython for more info. || |
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Some available GUI development tools: | Anyone for a GuiProgrammingShootout? |
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WingIde | === GUI builders: === |
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TkinterIdle | || '''IDE''' ||'''Target'''||'''Notes'''|| ||BoaConstructor || WxPython ||GPL, Alpha, but starting to mature. Useful for debugging wxPython code!|| || BlackAdder || PyQt ||Commercial, $50-400|| || [https://www.die-offenbachs.de/detlev/eric3.html Eric3] || PyQt ||GPL|| || [:lwickjr/Modules/: GWiz] || ["Tix"] ||GUI engine with integrated GUI builder. Need Alpha testers.|| || PythonWorks || TkInter ||Commercial, $400 for single licence.|| || PythonCard || PythonCard, WxPython ||Python License. Alpha.|| || WxDesigner || WxPython ||Commercial Student EUR 29, Single user EUR 129|| || WxGlade || WxPython ||MIT License, Alpha.|| |
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BoaConstructor | === Links === |
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BlackAdder | CameronLaird's personal notes on Python GUIs [https://phaseit.net/claird/comp.lang.python/python_GUI.html] includes over 25 links to toolkits and techniques for connecting python with a GUI. |
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PythonWorks | Other places to look are Thinki:PythonGuis at Thinki, and https://sensei.co.il/python/ui.html . |
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PythonCard | [https://www.opendocs.org/ Opendocs] has some material on Qt programming with python for on-line reading. |
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WxDesigner | https://www.awaretek.com/toolkits.html - Choose Your GUI Toolkit: Find Your GUI Toolkit for Python based on your preferences. Quick cgi application which helps you make a choice. See also [https://awaretek.com/plf.html Python City]. |
Note: This section is rather incomplete. Don't be too disappointed if you can't find the information you need, but please add any information you can contribute.
Todo: Would it be useful to have information about the GUIs and development tools in a fixed format to make them more easily comparable (see WebProgrammingTemplate and WebProgrammingTemplateHelp). Some categories: directly supported widgets, addon widgets, layout managers, ...
Maybe it could answer the questions in ChoosingGuiToolkits for each toolkit?
Some available GUI's for Python:
Package
Target
Notes
Platform-specific ("native")
BeOS
MacOS
Supports both OSX and OS9
Windows
Also known by the names of its components: PythonWin (for the UI), Win32Com (for COM/ActiveX), Win32 (for some other parts of the API)
["venster"]
Windows
[https://venster.sf.net Venster] is a highly native Windows GUI toolkit for Python based on the ctypes ffi library. The aim of Venster is to be a very lightweight wrapper around the standard Win32 API, making it easy to write slick windows applications in pure Python.
Portable
[:lwickjr/Modules/: GWiz]
["Tix"]
GUI engine with integrated GUI builder. Need Alpha testers.
["Jython"]
Java (swing)
Tk
Python's "standard" GUI library
Tk extension
TkZinc is a extension of the Tk Canvas, with transparency, gradient, transformations
supports Windows/Unix/Mac for now - visit https://www.wxwidgets.org
["Wax"]
A wrapper to WxPython, easier and more "pythonic"
Both a framework and GUI builder. Can include wxPython code in PythonCard apps
Gtk / Gnome
Qt
Python bindings for the [https://www.trolltech.com/products/qt/ Qt] application development framework
["PyKDE"]
Qt / KDE
Python wrappers for the [https://www.kde.org/ KDE] libraries
supports Windows/Unix/Mac - visit https://pyfltk.sourceforge.net
FOX
PyPicoGUI
[https://picogui.org/ PicoGUI]
python library is included in the main PicoGUI release
many
single source code runs on many GUI back-ends, including most others in this table, plus ncurses
OpenGL
Specialized GUI Toolkit for generating GUIs for OpenGL programs.
["PyGUI"]
MacOS / Gtk
Abstract, pythonic API encapsulating different platforms; At the moment runs on MacOS X/Carbon & Unix/Gtk
Tk
EasyGUI is a module for very simple, very easy GUI programming in Python.
PySWT
SWT
PySWT is a Python Binding to the IBM Eclipse SWT library, to provide Python with a cross platform native looking GUI, see https://www.cs.nyu.edu/zilin/pyswt/pmwiki.php?n=PySWT.Introduction
VTK
many
The Visualization ToolKit (VTK) is an open source, freely available software system for 3D computer graphics, image processing, and visualization. See https://public.kitware.com/VTK/index.php for more info.
.NET/Mono
Python for (originally MS') .NET platform. See https://workspaces.gotdotnet.com/ironpython for more info.
Anyone for a GuiProgrammingShootout?
GUI builders:
IDE
Target
Notes
GPL, Alpha, but starting to mature. Useful for debugging wxPython code!
Commercial, $50-400
GPL
[:lwickjr/Modules/: GWiz]
["Tix"]
GUI engine with integrated GUI builder. Need Alpha testers.
Commercial, $400 for single licence.
Python License. Alpha.
Commercial Student EUR 29, Single user EUR 129
MIT License, Alpha.
Links
CameronLaird's personal notes on Python GUIs [https://phaseit.net/claird/comp.lang.python/python_GUI.html] includes over 25 links to toolkits and techniques for connecting python with a GUI.
Other places to look are PythonGuis at Thinki, and https://sensei.co.il/python/ui.html .
[https://www.opendocs.org/ Opendocs] has some material on Qt programming with python for on-line reading.
https://www.awaretek.com/toolkits.html - Choose Your GUI Toolkit: Find Your GUI Toolkit for Python based on your preferences. Quick cgi application which helps you make a choice. See also [https://awaretek.com/plf.html Python City].