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@ -25,27 +25,26 @@ For more info about Tk, including pointers to the source, see the Tcl/Tk home
page at http://www.tcl.tk. Tcl/Tk is fully portable to the MacOS, Windows, and page at http://www.tcl.tk. Tcl/Tk is fully portable to the MacOS, Windows, and
Unix platforms. Unix platforms.
wxWindows wxWidgets
''''''''' '''''''''
wxWindows is a portable GUI class library written in C++ that's a portable wxWidgets is a GUI class library written in C++ that's a portable
interface to various platform-specific libraries; wxWidgets is a Python interface to various platform-specific libraries, and that has a
interface to wxWindows. wxWindows supports Windows and MacOS; on Unix variants, Python interface called `wxPython <http://www.wxpython.org>`__.
it supports both GTk+ and Motif toolkits. wxWindows preserves the look and feel
of the underlying graphics toolkit, and there is quite a rich widget set and
collection of GDI classes. See `the wxWindows page <http://www.wxwindows.org>`_
for more details.
`wxWidgets <http://wxwidgets.org>`_ is an extension module that wraps many of wxWidgets preserves the look and feel of the
the wxWindows C++ classes, and is quickly gaining popularity amongst Python underlying graphics toolkit, and has a large set of widgets and
developers. You can get wxWidgets as part of the source or CVS distribution of collection of GDI classes. See `the wxWidgets page
wxWindows, or directly from its home page. <http://www.wxwidgets.org>`_ for more details.
wxWidgets supports Windows and MacOS; on Unix variants,
it supports both GTk+ and Motif toolkits.
Qt Qt
''' '''
There are bindings available for the Qt toolkit (`PyQt There are bindings available for the Qt toolkit (`PyQt
<http://www.riverbankcomputing.co.uk/software/pyqt/>`_) and for KDE (PyKDE). If <http://www.riverbankcomputing.co.uk/software/pyqt/>`_) and for KDE (`PyKDE <http://www.riverbankcomputing.co.uk/software/pykde/intro>`__). If
you're writing open source software, you don't need to pay for PyQt, but if you you're writing open source software, you don't need to pay for PyQt, but if you
want to write proprietary applications, you must buy a PyQt license from want to write proprietary applications, you must buy a PyQt license from
`Riverbank Computing <http://www.riverbankcomputing.co.uk>`_ and (up to Qt 4.4; `Riverbank Computing <http://www.riverbankcomputing.co.uk>`_ and (up to Qt 4.4;
@ -56,7 +55,7 @@ Gtk+
'''' ''''
PyGtk bindings for the `Gtk+ toolkit <http://www.gtk.org>`_ have been PyGtk bindings for the `Gtk+ toolkit <http://www.gtk.org>`_ have been
implemented by by James Henstridge; see ftp://ftp.gtk.org/pub/gtk/python/. implemented by James Henstridge; see <http://www.pygtk.org>.
FLTK FLTK
'''' ''''
@ -85,14 +84,15 @@ What platform-specific GUI toolkits exist for Python?
`The Mac port <http://python.org/download/mac>`_ by Jack Jansen has a rich and `The Mac port <http://python.org/download/mac>`_ by Jack Jansen has a rich and
ever-growing set of modules that support the native Mac toolbox calls. The port ever-growing set of modules that support the native Mac toolbox calls. The port
includes support for MacOS9 and MacOS X's Carbon libraries. By installing the supports MacOS X's Carbon libraries.
`PyObjc Objective-C bridge <http://pyobjc.sourceforge.net>`_, Python programs
can use MacOS X's Cocoa libraries. See the documentation that comes with the Mac By installing the `PyObjc Objective-C bridge
port. <http://pyobjc.sourceforge.net>`_, Python programs can use MacOS X's
Cocoa libraries. See the documentation that comes with the Mac port.
:ref:`Pythonwin <windows-faq>` by Mark Hammond includes an interface to the :ref:`Pythonwin <windows-faq>` by Mark Hammond includes an interface to the
Microsoft Foundation Classes and a Python programming environment using it Microsoft Foundation Classes and a Python programming environment
that's written mostly in Python. that's written mostly in Python using the MFC classes.
Tkinter questions Tkinter questions
@ -105,23 +105,26 @@ Freeze is a tool to create stand-alone applications. When freezing Tkinter
applications, the applications will not be truly stand-alone, as the application applications, the applications will not be truly stand-alone, as the application
will still need the Tcl and Tk libraries. will still need the Tcl and Tk libraries.
One solution is to ship the application with the tcl and tk libraries, and point One solution is to ship the application with the Tcl and Tk libraries, and point
to them at run-time using the :envvar:`TCL_LIBRARY` and :envvar:`TK_LIBRARY` to them at run-time using the :envvar:`TCL_LIBRARY` and :envvar:`TK_LIBRARY`
environment variables. environment variables.
To get truly stand-alone applications, the Tcl scripts that form the library To get truly stand-alone applications, the Tcl scripts that form the library
have to be integrated into the application as well. One tool supporting that is have to be integrated into the application as well. One tool supporting that is
SAM (stand-alone modules), which is part of the Tix distribution SAM (stand-alone modules), which is part of the Tix distribution
(http://tix.mne.com). Build Tix with SAM enabled, perform the appropriate call (http://tix.sourceforge.net/).
to Tclsam_init etc inside Python's Modules/tkappinit.c, and link with libtclsam
and libtksam (you might include the Tix libraries as well). Build Tix with SAM enabled, perform the appropriate call to
:cfunc:`Tclsam_init`, etc. inside Python's
:file:`Modules/tkappinit.c`, and link with libtclsam and libtksam (you
might include the Tix libraries as well).
Can I have Tk events handled while waiting for I/O? Can I have Tk events handled while waiting for I/O?
--------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------
Yes, and you don't even need threads! But you'll have to restructure your I/O Yes, and you don't even need threads! But you'll have to restructure your I/O
code a bit. Tk has the equivalent of Xt's XtAddInput() call, which allows you code a bit. Tk has the equivalent of Xt's :cfunc:`XtAddInput()` call, which allows you
to register a callback function which will be called from the Tk mainloop when to register a callback function which will be called from the Tk mainloop when
I/O is possible on a file descriptor. Here's what you need:: I/O is possible on a file descriptor. Here's what you need::