First, I feel that Python already has too many GUI toolkits available, and could stand to use some consolidation.
I started writing python GUI apps with pyQT,then moved to Pythoncard, and now I use wxPython directly without looking back. I feel that there needs to be much more of a separation between the C++ code and Python than pyQT provides, and I don't feel the "C++" influence when I use wxPython, even though wxWidgets is written in C++ and interfaced with SWIG. I think adding a wrapper just adds more complexity, and there are already several intermediate layers & "form builders" for wx in an attempt to make it easier. Now that Nokia is behind QT it would be interesting to see follow its evolution. I think ones efforts could be better spent working on wx directly, or helping Mark Hammond with Python W32 itself. I've never used MFC, so I can't make the comparison myself, but I've heard Thomas' statement how wx is similar to MFC, from another source. Here are an outdated comparison of some "attempts to make wx easier to use". http://wiki.codeblocks.org/index.php?title=Comparison_of_wxSmith_features. Pythoncard is not listed in the chart above, and that chart is not really a comparison of "intermediate layers". Pythoncard is still popular and could probably stand to be improved. With some time, struggling, and cursing, I have now written a few wx apps from scratch, even using sizers. While I can't do it "second nature" yet, I don't see myself looking at another intermediate layer. wx has come a long way, the documentation is getting much better, and the wxPython list is a great resource for solving problems. Quite a few people have written some new wx components too, but they are not part of the standard distribution. I feel the Python community would benefit much better by not competing with something that has this much momentum (aka developing a native Windows GUI). I actually would rather see new any new GUI-related development efforts going into a community-standardized RAD IDE (aka Delphi-like) environment, as opposed to a seeing a new toolkit/framework come into existence. I have been hoping a company like Microsoft or Google would get behind this effort, more Google than Microsoft. Since I am an advocate for wx, I would really prefer company-backed resources put into a completed Delphi-like IDE for wxPython. I applaud your efforts Thomas whatever the outcome. I know they will benefit the Python community.
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