Where to start with python?

[sapo]

Hi, i would like to start programing python, mainly for making guis for some apps that doesnt have it..

So i think that i ll need python and GTK, but i dont know from where to start..

I m programming php for food, and programmed pascal and clipper for a long time.. so i m not a newbie in programing..

If someone knows a good tutorial or a good documentation regardin gtk + python i would apreciate it...

And please, i cant stand those "hello world" apps, i want to start making something.. like a simple app that when i click in a button runs one command and when i click in another runs another...

And a good editor would be fine too, i use gedit to code php and i m fine with plain text.. i prefer to type than to click in buttons to make code for me

thanx

[Moobert]

your need gtk, pygtk and maybe glade if you want code produced for you

Two good articles on python gui programing:

http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/6586

http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/6340

Good example:

http://primates.ximian.com/~sandino/python-glade/

gui creation without glade, (just coding):

http://www.pygtk.org/pygtk2tutorial/index.html

[sapo]

your need gtk, pygtk and maybe glade if you want code produced for you

Two good articles on python gui programing:

http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/6586

http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/6340

Good example:

http://primates.ximian.com/~sandino/python-glade/

gui creation without glade, (just coding):

http://www.pygtk.org/pygtk2tutorial/index.html

thanx a lot.. i will take a look.. and maybe i ll try glade too, but i m not a fan of those kind of gui creators.. i m accostumed to raw coding

btw there are some good examples in these website.. thanx a lot.. and if someone knows some more examples, please post it

[dannyp]

I would recommend wxPython for GUI programming. IMO it is easier to use than pyGTK.

[sapo]

I would recommend wxPython for GUI programming. IMO it is easier to use than pyGTK.

Do you know any tutorial or any website where i can read about wxPython?

thanx

[Moobert]

Do you know any tutorial or any website where i can read about wxPython?

thanx

http://wiki.wxpython.org/

seems good

pyQt seems worth looking into too, qt-designer being the gui builder.

[sapo]

thanx guys.. btw wich is better for me to start? wxpython or python + gtk?

i m a little lost

[Quest-Master]

thanx guys.. btw wich is better for me to start? wxpython or python + gtk?

i m a little lost

Python + wxPython, definitely.

[nobodysbusiness]

I'm using Python and wxPython for my app. I haven't worked with PyGTK, so I can't comment on how difficult it is, but wxPython works well and gives apps a native look and feel. I recommend using wxGlade as a GUI designer and Eclipse with the PyDev plugin for coding. I've tried several different IDE's and GUI designers, and this is the combination that I like the best (that I've found so far, anyway).

[jdong]

And a good editor would be fine too, i use gedit to code php and i m fine with plain text.. i prefer to type than to click in buttons to make code for me

thanx

DrPython, in Backports, is a great editor for Python. Using plugins available from drpython.sf.net, you can get autocomplete.

No good GUI builders, though... you'll have to get the hang of doing so by hand. I don't know how much easier glade makes it.