Python has dropped the GUI ball, at least for beginners (in my opinion) While the Python language is awesomely compact, the GUI code is far from compact. Tkinter will create a nice looking GUI, but you've got to be skilled to use it. A student in their first week of Python programming is not going to be working with tkinter.
It would be nice if beginners could double click a .py file and have it launch straight into a GUI, like most of the programs people are used to using. I think I've stumbled onto a framework that could work very well for creating fairly complex custom-layout GUIs. A package was released recently that uses this framework. It's called PySimpleGUI<https://github.com/MikeTheWatchGuy/PySimpleGUI>. It is a wrapper for tkinter so that it'll run on almost any system Python will run on. There are no other dependencies and it's a single file so that it can be easily dropped into someone's project folder for immediate use without messing with pip installs. You can read more: PySimpleGUI Tutorial<https://pysimplegui.readthedocs.io/en/latest/tutorial/> PySimpleGUI Cookbook<https://pysimplegui.readthedocs.io/en/latest/cookbook/> PySimpleGUI Reverence Document<https://pysimplegui.readthedocs.io/en/latest/> A bunch of screenshots<https://github.com/MikeTheWatchGuy/PySimpleGUI/issues/1> I am not seeking fame, recognition, or any other personal gain. I could care less if my name is associated with this design. My goal is to get Python off the command line and onto the screen. I am, however, making a serious in my attempt to get serious Python community members to weigh in on the best approach for getting acceptance. A sizeable user-base is likely a requirement. Interest has been brisk over the past few weeks with the basic GitHub<https://github.com/MikeTheWatchGuy/PySimpleGUI> stats having made great strides toward the EasyGUI<https://github.com/robertlugg/easygui> values. It's not a competition, but rather a benchmark to check progress. Comments, suggestions, pointers in new directions are all welcomed. Thank you very much for your time. I have not been a part of this mailing list in the past, so I hope I'm using it within the guidelines. Someone pointed me in this direction to get feedback and into the process. @mike<mailto:mike_barn...@hotmail.com>
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