Phil has maintained PyQt uninterrupted for (I think) 8 or 9 years. He tends to fix bugs within a day. Qt is much better than wx in general, and more widely used. I'd go for Qt/PyQt every time,
Regards Tony > -----Original Message----- > From: pyqt-boun...@riverbankcomputing.com [mailto:pyqt- > boun...@riverbankcomputing.com] On Behalf Of Gour > Sent: 11 September 2012 14:05 > To: pyqt@riverbankcomputing.com > Subject: Re: [PyQt] Dilemma: Pqt or wxpython > > On Fri, 8 Apr 2011 13:14:13 -0400 > Doug Bell <do...@bellz.org> wrote: > > Hopefully, you don't mind jumping into this (old) thread... > > > Several years ago I wrote the same simple application in both > > toolkits. After that, it became obvious that PyQt was the way to go. > > The wx toolkit was not very friendly to use, reminding me way too > much > > of the bad old days with Microsoft's MFC. PyQt is really > > cross-platform: something written and debugged on Linux is very > nearly > > guaranteed to work well on Windows, and vice-versa. On wxPython, > > there was no shortage of platform-specific bugs. > > I'm in the same boat today...abandoned idea to wait & use some working > GUI library in D language and decided to learn & use python. > > Personally, I use gtk-based desktop (Xfce) and I like it, but would > like to write general-purpose desktop open-source application capable > to run on Linux, Mac & Windows. > > I cannot speak about wx's API (un)friendliness and/or platform-specific > bugs, but my main concern is that wxWidgets project does not have many > active developers... > > Of course, PyQt is, afaik, mostly one-man show, similar to wxpython and > tireless work from Robin Dunn, but, otoh, Qt has much bigger > development community. > > What do you think about my concern in regards to this dilemma and/or > some other relevant point to decide properly[1] ? > > Let me add that I also plan to use Cython (for speed purposes of > project's back-end functionality), as well as to use Python3. > > [1] my project will be done in my spare time, so I'd like to avoid > learning and coding in the 'wrong' toolkit which is not properly > developed/maintained. > > > Sincerely, > Gour > > > -- > Bewildered by the modes of material nature, the ignorant fully engage > themselves in material activities and become attached. But the wise > should not unsettle them, although these duties are inferior due to the > performers' lack of knowledge. > > http://www.atmarama.net | Hlapicina (Croatia) | GPG: 52B5C810 _______________________________________________ PyQt mailing list PyQt@riverbankcomputing.com http://www.riverbankcomputing.com/mailman/listinfo/pyqt
