Better yet, http://www.riverbankcomputing.co.uk/software/pyqt/download
Cheers, AT On Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 8:59 PM, Sam Walters <mr.sam...@gmail.com> wrote: > Seriously why bother? > > http://www.wxpython.org/ > > The whole front end of django is too web-centric. So the only thing > that might be of use is if you have an existing web application which > heavily uses the django ORM and you want back end consistency with a > desktop GUI application that shares thee same database. > > Writing an application with wx-python is less time consuming than > dealing with css+html you wont have the same issues to consider when > thinking about security. wx-python is a 2-3 week learning curve to > become proficient and lots of tutorials out there. > > > > On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 5:50 AM, h3 <hainea...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Django is modular enough that most of its parts could probably be > > replaced with desktop oriented > > modules, like rendering QT templates instead of HTML templates.. which > > is great. > > > > If not you can probably use a embed browser engine (like webkit) and > > run your app like a website > > locally and get somewhat the look and feel of a desktop application. > > > > That said, your real problem will arise when your application will > > need to do things that doesn't adhere to > > the REST api. Then you'll need to find a way to save your application > > state and that's pretty much > > when shit will hit the fan IMHO. > > > > If the desktop application(s) you want to build are all easily > > translatable for the web (using a REST api that is), > > I think it's theoretically possible. But try to do anything out of > > this scope and you will bitten at every corners. > > > > In other words, not really worth the troubles. > > > > regards, > > > > Max > > > > > > On Aug 23, 1:36 pm, "Cal Leeming [Simplicity Media Ltd]" > > <cal.leem...@simplicitymedialtd.co.uk> wrote: > >> Curious concept, using Django for a desktop application. > >> > >> Can't think of any reason why you couldn't at least try it :) > >> > >> Cal > >> > >> On Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 3:49 PM, Andy McKay <a...@clearwind.ca> wrote: > >> > >> > On 2011-08-23, at 4:17 AM, smith jack wrote: > >> > >> > > i mean not use django for web site development, but for desktop > >> > application, > >> > > it seems its orm can be used in destop application， isn't it? > >> > >> > Yes. > >> > -- > >> > Andy McKay > >> > a...@clearwind.ca > >> > twitter: @andymckay > >> > >> > -- > >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > >> > "Django users" group. > >> > To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com. > >> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >> > django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > >> > For more options, visit this group at > >> >http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en. > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Django users" group. > > To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en. > > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Django users" group. > To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en.
