-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Mike Driscoll wrote:
> On Apr 10, 12:05 pm, Michel Bouwmans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> >> >> Paul Rubin wrote: >> > Chris Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> >> I've always had an interest in Python and would like to dabble in it >> >> further. I've worked on a few very small command line programs but >> >> nothing of any complexity. I'd like to build a really simple GUI app >> >> that will work across Mac, Windows, and Linux. How painful is that >> >> going to be? I used to be really familiar with Java Swing a few years >> >> ago. I imagine it will be similar. >> >> ... >> >> Next, what would you say is the best framework I should look into? >> >> > If by "best" you mean "easiest", that is probably tkinter, which >> > comes with python. It is somewhat rudimentary and the widgets that >> > come with it don't look so great. But if you just want to put up >> > GUI's with basic functionality and not much glitz, it is ok for most >> > such purposes. >> > out how to use >> >> I don't quite agree with you on this. Tkinter may be easy because it is >> available by standard in Python, but that's about it in my opinion. The >> API, look and performance hit is horrible. You're much better of with >> PyQt4 which makes the job really simple. >> >> MFB >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- >> Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (GNU/Linux) >> >> iD8DBQFH/kjhDpaqHmOKFdQRAj+kAJ0d3aHqpv/mh7kSqtDqUFXtJsxi1gCfU5UP >> 2Ygw9ttRIYX+ioMyBVUNsVo= >> =stR5 >> -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > I see a lot of people recommend using pyQt, but they never mention the > controversy that surrounds its licensing. There have been many posts > on the subject already, but if the OP ever decides to sell anything > they create, I've heard that QT's licensing is kind of squirrelly. > Maybe this has been straightened out? > > I looked at the website and found it fairly confusing. And don't you > need to download QT itself? > > Mike Yeah, the licensing of Qt is either be open-source (under one of the Qt-exception licenses licenses so no exclusivity for the GPL anymore) or pay for the commercial version. So yes, if you would like to sell it as closed-source software you will need to buy the commercial version of Qt and PyQt. In other words: you will have to pay twice. Don't forget that you can also sell open-source software, so you don't have to pay. ;) MFB -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFH/mMBDpaqHmOKFdQRAiAkAJ0XoysACvcaxLWwvYauFlgEEaGLVwCfdz7g XMUDfEPLX6RfLV25viLB9aA= =d2ms -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list