[Eric] Gui development in linux.

Detlev Offenbach detlev at die-offenbachs.de
Sun May 8 18:30:51 BST 2011


On Sonntag, 8. Mai 2011, rob wrote:
> Guys,I am looking to do a form application, (ie interface heavy).  I have
> looked at python, done some java.
> I am tempted to go java, as netbeans allows you to draw a form easily and
> put code behind it.
> I have extensive vb experience and powerbuilder but want to use linux.
> GUI apps for python seem overly complicated and a pain in the neck.  Am I
> missing anything?
> I am looking for a language and environment I can use similar to VB.  Is
> Mono any good (with perhaps kylix)
> 
> Thanks
> Robert
> 
> 
> 
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As a GUI toolkit I would recommend Qt with the PyQt python bindings. As an IDE 
like VB I am recommending eric. Depending on which version of Python shall be 
used (Python2 or Python3) one should use eric4 or eric5.

Detlev
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