There are several GUI toolkits for python. Tkinter comes with python, but wxPython, a binding to wxWindows is popular, as is pyQT, and pyGTK. You can also build native win32 GUIs using PythonWin, part of win32all. A more complete list of options is available here: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/moinmoin/GuiProgramming .
I have heard a couple good things about Boa Constructor (http://boa-constructor.sourceforge.net/) as an IDE. It includes a GUI designer. I have not used it though. Stand alone GUI designers such as wxGlade (http://wxglade.sourceforge.net/) are available as well. As far as packaging the application for use on computers where python is not installed. If you are distributing to windows computers you can use py2exe to make a windows executable from a python program. It will include dlls you need to distribute with your program. cx_Freeze and Gordon McMillan's Installer also can create windows executable files. Good luck... and be sure to read through the online tutorials and wikis, there is a wealth of information out there. A book isn't a bad investment either, I always feel better with a good reference book around. Python in a nutshell is a good reference book, while Learning Python gives you a good introduction to the language. Chris -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
