[Tutor] Are there any Python-based GUI builders for tkinter

[boB Stepp]

I have a friend at work and he is trying to develop GUI applications
in Python, but he does not want to hand-code them. Are there any
commercial or non-commercial products that would do this for him? He
tried his own online search but was unsuccessful.

His OS is Mac OS 10.10 and is using Python 3.5.

TIA!

[Alan Gauld]

Post by boB Stepp
I have a friend at work and he is trying to develop GUI applications
in Python, but he does not want to hand-code them. Are there any
commercial or non-commercial products that would do this for him? He
tried his own online search but was unsuccessful.

There are a few SpecTcl is one that works for Tcl and there was a
version of SpecTcl for python. There are GUI builders for other toolkits
too. Dabo (wxPython at heart but adds its own widgets
on top) is the only one I've found that works well (at least
when I tried it).

But frankly they are generally not very good, or reliable
(crashes/lockups etc) especially if you are used to something
like VB. Its much easier and faster to just use text once you
get used to it.

Others may have had more luck but I tried about 5 or 6 tools
and they all sucked!
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[Laura Creighton]

Post by boB Stepp
I have a friend at work and he is trying to develop GUI applications
in Python, but he does not want to hand-code them. Are there any
commercial or non-commercial products that would do this for him? He
tried his own online search but was unsuccessful.
His OS is Mac OS 10.10 and is using Python 3.5.
TIA!
--
boB

check out QtDesigner

http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qtdesigner-manual.html

or QtCreator
http://www.qt.io/ide/

if you want the whole process to happen inside an IDE.

https://wiki.python.org/moin/PyQt/Creating_GUI_Applications_with_PyQt_and_Qt_Designer may be useful as well, though its a little old by now.

Laura

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[Mark Lawrence]

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Post by boB Stepp
I have a friend at work and he is trying to develop GUI applications
in Python, but he does not want to hand-code them. Are there any
commercial or non-commercial products that would do this for him? He
tried his own online search but was unsuccessful.
His OS is Mac OS 10.10 and is using Python 3.5.
TIA!
--
boB

check out QtDesigner
http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qtdesigner-manual.html
or QtCreator
http://www.qt.io/ide/
if you want the whole process to happen inside an IDE.
https://wiki.python.org/moin/PyQt/Creating_GUI_Applications_with_PyQt_and_Qt_Designer may be useful as well, though its a little old by now.
Laura

I was't aware that Qt would work with tkinter as given in the subject.
Could you elaborate please?
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what you can do for our language.

Mark Lawrence

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[Laura Creighton]

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Post by Laura Creighton

Post by boB Stepp
I have a friend at work and he is trying to develop GUI applications
in Python, but he does not want to hand-code them. Are there any
commercial or non-commercial products that would do this for him? He
tried his own online search but was unsuccessful.
His OS is Mac OS 10.10 and is using Python 3.5.
TIA!
--
boB

check out QtDesigner
http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qtdesigner-manual.html
or QtCreator
http://www.qt.io/ide/
if you want the whole process to happen inside an IDE.
https://wiki.python.org/moin/PyQt/Creating_GUI_Applications_with_PyQt_and_Qt_Designer may be useful as well, though its a little old by now.
Laura

I was't aware that Qt would work with tkinter as given in the subject.
Could you elaborate please?

I actually only read the text of the letter, and not the subject
line. So I assumed any gui toolkit he did not have to build himself
that would work with python would be fine.

Laura

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[Mark Lawrence]

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Post by Mark Lawrence

Post by Laura Creighton

Post by boB Stepp
I have a friend at work and he is trying to develop GUI applications
in Python, but he does not want to hand-code them. Are there any
commercial or non-commercial products that would do this for him? He
tried his own online search but was unsuccessful.
His OS is Mac OS 10.10 and is using Python 3.5.
TIA!
--
boB

check out QtDesigner
http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qtdesigner-manual.html
or QtCreator
http://www.qt.io/ide/
if you want the whole process to happen inside an IDE.
https://wiki.python.org/moin/PyQt/Creating_GUI_Applications_with_PyQt_and_Qt_Designer may be useful as well, though its a little old by now.
Laura

I was't aware that Qt would work with tkinter as given in the subject.
Could you elaborate please?

I actually only read the text of the letter, and not the subject
line. So I assumed any gui toolkit he did not have to build himself
that would work with python would be fine.
Laura

How many times do I have to say this, never assume anything, and I
assume that you're okay with that? :)
--
My fellow Pythonistas, ask not what our language can do for you, ask
what you can do for our language.

Mark Lawrence

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