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GUI Programming in Python
Python has a huge number of GUI frameworks (or toolkits) available for it, from TkInter (traditionally bundled with Python, using Tk) to a number of other cross-platform solutions, as well as bindings to platform-specific (also known as "native") technologies.
GUI Programming in Python is a similar page whose content could arguably complement this page with some editing.
Cross-Browser Frameworks
Package |
Target |
Latest version |
Latest update date |
Notes |
All major Web Browsers |
0.8 |
2012-06-01 |
Comprehensive Widget toolkit, Python-to-Javascript compiler and AJAX library. Provides the "V" in MVC. Note PyjamasDesktop was merged into pyjamas. |
Cross-Platform Frameworks
The major cross-platform technologies upon which Python frameworks are based include Gtk, Qt, Tk and wxWidgets, although many other technologies provide actively maintained Python bindings.
Package |
Target |
Latest version |
Latest update date |
Notes |
Windows, MacOS, Linux |
0.03 |
2016-12-22 |
Simple & intuitive wrapper for Tkinter. In active development, designed for educational purposes, heavily documented & feature rich! |
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Linux / many |
0.8.3 |
2011-02-15 |
Fully automatic, live connection among graphical interface widgets and application variables. |
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0.9.12 |
2013-06-12 |
Dabo is a 3-tier, cross-platform application development framework, written in Python atop the wxPython GUI toolkit |
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Qt |
1.0.15 |
2013-08-27 |
A tiny Python module for creating form dialogs/widgets to edit various type of parameters with having to write any GUI code |
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Gnome |
2.28.1 |
2010-03-31 |
Gnome Platform bindings: bonobo, bonoboui, gconf, gnome, gnomecanvas, gnomevfs, gnomeui |
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GnomePythonDesktop |
Gnome |
2.32.0 |
2010-09-28 |
Gnome Desktop bindings: metacity, nautilus, gnomeprint, gtksourceview, gtop, media-profiles, totem, wnck |
GnomePythonExtras |
Gnome |
2.25.3 |
2009-02-15 |
Additional Gnome bindings: libegg, gda, gtkmozembed, gtkspell, gksu, gdl, gtkhtml2 |
0.9.3 |
2013-08-26 |
Both a framework and visual tools: GUI Designer, Inspector and Property Editor. Supports Python 2.5 to Python 3.2; wxPython 2.8 "stable", 2.9 "classic" and "phoenix" (py3k). Features advanced pythonic MVC controls (ListView, GridView, TreeView) using list- and dict-like objects; masked and date picker controls; common dialogs; fluid layout using sizers & basic HTML; simplified event model (similar to JavaScript). Can include wxPython code in apps. Modern PythonCard "fork" hugely enhanced. |
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Qt |
1.7.4 |
2015-12-10 |
Based on the Qt Python binding module PyQt4, guidata is a Python library generating graphical user interfaces for easy dataset editing and display. It also provides helpers and application development tools for PyQt4. |
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.NET/Mono |
2.7.4 |
2013-09-07 |
Python for (originally MS') .NET platform. See IronPython for more info. |
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Java |
2.5.4rc1 |
2013-02-10 |
Jython is an implementation of the high-level, dynamic, object-oriented language Python seamlessly integrated with the Java platform. See Jython |
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Windows, MacOSX, Linux, Android, iOS |
1.9.1 |
2016-01-02 |
OpenGL ES accelerated framework for creating new user interfaces. Kivy have a native multitouch support for every platform, mouse simulator, widgets multitouch ready, integrated virtual keyboard, rst renderer... |
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Windows, MacOS, Linux |
1.8.0 |
2014-02-15 |
Not strictly a GUI toolkit, but a high-level multimedia framework that allows construction of media-rich guis. |
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1.3.1 |
2012-02-19 |
supports Windows/Unix/Mac and provides access to OpenGL features. Stands for Fast, Light Toolkit.(Python 2 & 3) |
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Qt & OpenGL |
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2015-07-10 |
PyForms is a Python framework to develop GUI application, which promotes modular software design and code reusability with minimal effort. |
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1.9.1 |
2009-08-06 |
Primarily an introduction to game programming. Only supports one window.(Python 2 & 3) |
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Windows, MacOS, Linux |
1.2alpha1 |
2012-07-13 |
Alpha stage cross-platform windowing and multimedia library that heavily uses OpenGL. |
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Gtk? |
3.10.2 |
2013-11-1 |
PyGObject (aka PyGI). Python Bindings for GLib/GObject/GIO/GTK+. Replacement for PyGtk. See PyGobject |
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Gtk |
2.24.0 |
2011-04-01 |
See PyGtk. Bindings for pango, atk, gtk and libglade. Good documentation from the Gtk Project. Wrapper uses some C programming style Note: New users are encouraged to use GTK+3 through the PyGObject bindings instead of using PyGTK with GTK+2. Windows users may still want to keep using PyGTK until more convenient installers are published. |
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GObject Introspection |
0.1.1 |
2011-03-29 |
Pure Python GObject Introspection Repository (GIR) wrapper using ctypes. Supported CPython >= 2.6, CPython 3.x, PyPy >= 1.4.0, and on all platforms where gobject introspection is supported. |
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0.2.0 |
2008-09-19 |
PyGtk to TkInter Wrapper runs PyGtk based code unchanged using TkInter (Tk). Python 2 only |
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Cocoa / Gtk / Win32 |
2.5.3 |
2011-07-16 |
Abstract, pythonic API encapsulating different platforms. |
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Many |
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Comprehensive Widget toolkit that uses PyWebkitGtk to do the heavy lifting. Provides the "V" in MVC. Note PyjamasDesktop was merged into Pyjamas. |
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Qt / KDE |
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Qt |
5.5.1 |
2015-10-25 |
Python bindings for the Qt application development framework (Python 2 & 3) |
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Qt |
1.2.1 |
2013-08-16 |
The PySide project provides licensed Python bindings for the Qt cross-platform application and UI framework. |
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Web Browsers |
1.1.8 |
2010-08-07 |
PyWebkitGtk is a Python Binding to webkit, including DOM model manipulation, Javascript execution, plugin support (e.g. Flash) and (on the TODO list) SVG Canvas support, for extremely powerful and comprehensive applications development. See PyjamasDesktop for an easy-to-use API. |
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Cocoa / Win32 / Qt / GTK |
0.8.2 |
2015-10-08 |
Pywebview is a lightweight cross-platform native wrapper around a webview component that allows to display HTML content in its own dedicated window. |
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OLPC XO with Linux |
0.98.5 |
2013-03-08 |
User interface for collaborative educational software |
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Tk |
TK version varies by Python release and platform |
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Python's "standard" GUI library (Python 2 Docs, Python 3 Docs) A version of Tk 8.5 or greater, is required to use ttk (Also see Issue20565) |
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Qt or Wx on Windows, MacOS, Linux |
4.0.0 |
2013-12-03 |
The Traits/TraitsUI package offers the ability to build scalable and cross-platforms GUIs simply by focusing on the model being viewed, and offering default widgets for various types of objects. It abstracts away the implementation, which can currently use PyQt, Pyside or WxPython. In the simplest case, it can automatically generate a user interface for editing a (Traits-based) object, with no additional coding on the part of the programmer-user. In more sophisticated uses, it can implement a Model-View-Controller (MVC) design pattern for Traits-based objects. |
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many |
6.1.0 |
2014-01-22 |
The Visualization ToolKit (VTK) is an open source, freely available software system for 3D computer graphics, image processing, and visualization. |
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0.3.33 |
2006-03-17 |
A wrapper to WxPython, easier and more "pythonic" |
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3.0.0.0 |
2013-12-25 |
Supports Windows/Unix/Mac. See WxPython. Currently does not support Python 3.x. A project to bring this to Python 3.x, ProjectPhoenix is under way but is not currently (as of August 2014) production ready. |
Inactive/Unmaintained
Package |
Target |
Latest version |
Latest update date |
Notes |
many |
0.1.1 |
2002-02-08 |
(AnyGui is no longer being actively developed or supported.) single source code runs on many GUI back-ends, including many in this table, plus ncurses |
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FOX |
1.0.5 |
2002-04-02 |
FXPy is a Python extension module that provides an interface to the cross-platform FOX GUI library. It is no longer under development, but the last release is compatible with FOX 1.0 and Python 2.2. |
|
Windows, GTK, MacOS |
0.1 |
SVN only |
(Original website gone) An abstraction layer and clever layout engine that uses the native GUI widgets of each operating system. Previously known as "Claro Framework." / Copy on Github https://github.com/theojulienne/lucid/tree/master/trunk |
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Tk |
0.96 |
2010-08-29 |
(Effective March 6, 2013 EasyGui project is now closed) EasyGUI is a module for very simple, very easy GUI programming in Python. |
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Tk extension |
3.2.2 |
2005-06-18 |
TkZinc is a extension of the Tk Canvas, with transparency, gradient, transformations (Inactive website gone) |
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SWT |
0.0.3 |
2005-06-28 |
PySWT is a Python Binding to the IBM Eclipse SWT library, to provide Python with a cross platform native looking GUI. (Python 2.4) (Not active: last update for page was 2005) |
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Pygame |
0.2.9 |
2008-05-10 |
A small GUI toolkit written in Python based on Pygame. Provides accessibility support. Website (Not active: last updated 2008) |
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XUL (many) |
0.1.0 |
2005-10-13 |
Nufox is a python, XUL toolkit written ontop of the Twisted Networking Framework and Nevow. The idea is that you should be able to write server-side cross platform XUL applications without writing XUL markup, with little javascript, all from the comfort of Python. (Python 2.3 or 2.4) (Not active: last update 2005) |
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OpenGL |
1.0 |
2003-08-17 |
Specialized GUI Toolkit for generating GUIs for OpenGL programs. (Python 2.2) (Not active: last update 2003) |
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0.8.2 |
2006-05-22 |
Easy to use framework and GUI builder. Can include wxPython code in PythonCard apps PythonCard tutorial videos at ShowMeDo (Not active: last update 2006) |
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OpenGL, all platform |
0.5.1 |
2010-09-06 |
Python framework for doing multitouch GUI / Application (Deprecated, in favor of Kivy) |
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XGui |
?SVN? |
2008-03-02 |
XGui is a cross-platform widget set with C,C++ and Python bindings. Actually supports *nix over Gtk and Windows over Win32 (Code not touched since 2008) |
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PyPicoGUI |
0.46 |
2003-11-18 |
python library is included in the main PicoGUI release (Website doesn't indicate activity since 2004) |
Platform-specific Frameworks
Package |
Target |
Latest version |
Latest update date |
Notes |
BeOS |
0.5.4 |
? |
Port of Python 2.6 to BeOS, as well as the Bethon BeOS API interface library. See https://bebits.com/app/1564 |
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MacOS |
2.3.3 |
2004-04-02 |
Supports both OSX and OS9. See MacPython |
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MacOSX |
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Supports Cocoa Aqua GUIs on the Mac |
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MorphOS |
0.7.0 |
2013-12-27 |
LGPL MagicUserInterface wrapper for Python. Support for MorphOS 2.x.(Python 2.7) |
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Windows |
1.0 |
2007-12-10 |
A free GUI implementation of IronPython with the same interface as Visual Studio. |
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Windows |
0.72 |
2004-12-25 |
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. |
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Windows |
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Also known by the names of its components: PythonWin (for the UI), Win32Com (for COM/ActiveX), Win32 (for some other parts of the API) |
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Windows |
0.2.3-r97 |
2007-04-02 |
GUI library. Python only "pythonic javax.swing". Model/View/Controller, skinning. |
GUI Design Tools and IDEs
IDE |
Target |
Latest version |
Latest update date |
Notes |
0.5 |
2009-07-27 |
Automagically creates GUI applications from Glade GUI definition, GPL |
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1.0 |
2003-09-11 |
Commercial (Inactive Website, Demo copy can be found at https://archive.org/details/tucows_332773_BlackAdder ) |
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0.6.1 |
2007-07-05 |
GPL A RAD GUI Building IDE for wxPython. See BoaConstructor |
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5.4.2 |
2014-03-09 |
GPL. a full featured Python and Ruby editor and IDE, integrating the highly flexible Scintilla editor control.(Python 2 & 3 versions) |
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0.5.5 |
2007-04-14 |
GPL. Supports wxPython, wxRuby, wxPerl & IronPython! |
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Visual GUI Designer, Inspector and Property Editor (embeddable). PythonCard "fork". LGPL3. |
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0.7.2 |
2007-07-29 |
GPL. Create a Graphical User Interface (GUI) for your GTK+ program in a visual way. |
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3.16.1 |
2013-12-18 |
GPL. Glade is a RAD tool to enable quick & easy development of user interfaces for the GTK+ toolkit and the GNOME desktop environment. |
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GUI engine with integrated GUI builder. File gone was on lwickjr's python wiki page |
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Windows Application |
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A free GUI implementation of IronPython with the same interface as Visual Studio. |
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Commercial |
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MacOSX, Win, Linux |
3.0.38 |
2014-01-24 |
App to creating 2D visuals using Python programming code. |
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TkInter, Tix |
4.2.1 |
2014-02-21 |
GUI editor for Windows, Mac and Linux. |
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0.9.2 |
2013-11-05 |
GPL TkInter GUI builder (exports XML ".ui" files) and RAD tool inspired by Glade. |
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Windows |
2.5.1 |
20120319 |
MIT Open Source IDE developed using Python and Delphi. See PyScripter.(Python 2 & 3) |
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0.8.2 |
2006-05-22 |
Easy to use framework and GUI builder. Can include wxPython code in PythonCard apps PythonCard tutorial videos at ShowMeDo |
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Windows/Linux/Mac |
13.01 |
2013-03-07 |
An interactive environment for python, suitable for interactive GUI programming with different GUI toolkits (wxPython, TkInter, pyGTK, pyQT4 and PySide) |
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1.3 |
2002/11/25 |
PythonWorks is no longer being developed. Existing customers still supported, but no new licenses are available to new customers. |
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Rapid Application Development platform for python (including editor, debugger, visual designer, unit tests, etc.). GPLv3. Alpha. |
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A form design tool, available with both Commercial and GPL editions of Qt. Can be used with Eric3 and Eric4. |
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Commercial Student EUR 29, Single user EUR 129 |
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GPL cross-platform WYSIWYG GUI builder. Can produce XRC/XML, wxWidgets/C++, or wxPython/python. |
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0.6.8 |
2013-07-13 |
MIT License, wxGlade is a GUI designer written in Python with the popular GUI toolkit wxPython, that helps you create wxWidgets/wxPython user interfaces.. See WxGlade |
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1.4.4 |
2008-07-29 |
GPL. GUI, class browser, file manager, with code completion. |
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1.28 |
2010-04-18 |
Visual Tkinter IDE for Python 2.6 |
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0.12.2554 |
2010-11-02 |
Visual Python IDE for Python 2.6 |
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.
Opendocs previously had some material on Qt programming with Python for on-line reading, but ownership of the domain appears to have lapsed. An online version of Boudewijn Rempt's book about PyQt for Qt 3, GUI Programming with Python: QT Edition, is still available. An up-to-date book covering PyQt4, Rapid GUI Programming with Python and Qt by Mark Summerfield, is now available in print and as an online "rough cut". More details can be found on the PyQt Wiki.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_integrated_development_environments#Python - Wikipedia article describing several IDE's and GUI Builders.
Editorial Notes
The above lists should be arranged in ascending alphabetical order - please respect this when adding new frameworks or tools.
Currently, 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. It might 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, add-on widgets, layout managers, etc. Maybe it could answer the questions in ChoosingGuiToolkits for each toolkit.