Develop Ubuntu Apps

[shubhkarman]

I want to write applications for Ubuntu. I do not know much about programming but I want develop for Ubuntu. I am trying to learn Python right now. What do you think is the best way to develop apps for Ubuntu? Can you point me to some resources that can help me out with this?

[juancarlospaco]

Nice choice
You may use the python tools that you agree more,
i use TKinter, Wxwidget, web2py, others choose QT and such...

[shubhkarman]

Thanks for the reply.. Could you point me to some beginner resources that help me start development for Ubuntu?

[juancarlospaco]

Web, crossplatform, nice features, the most easy web framework, uses built-in database sqlite, dont need install:
http://www.web2py.com/

Desktop GUI, Crossplatform, the most Easy GUI toolkit, fast, ugly by default but i got a module to use GTK with it:
http://www.nmt.edu/tcc/help/lang/python/tkinter.pdf

Desktop GUI, Crossplatform, not easy, GTK look and feel, ugly website, search for tutorials:
http://www.wxpython.org/

[shubhkarman]

Cross-platform compatibility is not an issue. I just want my apps to be run and integrate well with Ubuntu. BTW, I've also heard about PyGTK. Can you tell me more about it?

[juancarlospaco]

Yes, PyGTK integrate well on Ubuntu, the problem is that PyGTK dont integrate at all on KDE,
so a lot of projects need to maintain 2 GUI Frontends, one using GTK, other using QT,
double work, the app dont look the same on both, i dont like it,
so my Tk/Wx apps dont need GTK, dont need QT, run on both.

Also, more big is the GUI Toolkit more lines of code you need,
and more complex, more slow the app, if you code for fun is not so nice,
in example creating a working button on Tk is a one-liner

Using Web2Py you can forget about GUI, because is all web based.

[shubhkarman]

I don't really think I need my applications to run on KDE. Gnome is enough for me. ANd for can I use Web2Py to develop desktop apps? Then, can I even use Django to develop desktop apps?

[juancarlospaco]

Web2Py and Django are not for Desktop Apps.

I recommend you to try WxPython then

[shubhkarman]

OK. And how about using C# with Mono?

[Some Penguin]

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