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An executable Python app [closed]
Python works on multiple platforms and can be used for desktop and web applications, thus I conclude that there is some way to compile it into an executable for Mac, Windows and Linux.
The problem ...
250
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23answers
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Is Python any good for GUI development? [closed]
I am considering creating a GUI-based tool that I want to be cross-platform. I've dismissed Java, as I personally do not like Swing. I'm currently considering C# and using Mono to make it ...
16
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3answers
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Code a timer in a python GUI in TKinter
I need to code a program with GUI in python (I'm thinking of using TKinter, 'cause it's easy, but I'm open to suggestions).
My major problem is that I don't know how to code a timer (like a clock... ...
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15answers
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What Python GUI APIs Are Out There? [closed]
Simple question:
What Python GUI API's are out there and what are the advantages of any given API?
I'm not looking for a religious war here, I'm just wanting to get a good handle on all that is ...
22
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2answers
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How to implement a minimal server for AJAX in Python?
I want to create a very simple HTML/AJAX based GUI for a Python program. So the frontend is a HTML page which communicates with the program via AJAX. Can you give me a minimal implementation for the ...
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2answers
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Running a process in pythonw with Popen without a console
I have a program with a GUI that runs an external program through a Popen call:
p = subprocess.Popen("<commands>" , stdout=subprocess.PIPE , stderr=subprocess.PIPE , cwd=os.getcwd())
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24
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7answers
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Nice IDE for wxPython or Tkinter GUI Development
I have a little experience developing small command-line applications with Python. I want to move on to developing GUIs with Python. From the available GUI toolkits for Python, the ones I feel the ...
8
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6answers
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What cross-platform GUI libraries are simple, lightweight, and have minimal dependencies?
I've written a small command line utility in Python (ljdump if you're curious). I originally wrote it for a technical audience who is comfortable with editing textual config files and running Python ...
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4answers
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8
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7answers
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Distributing Ruby/Python desktop apps
Is there any way besides Shoes to develop and distribute cross-platform GUI desktop applications written in Ruby?
I come to believe that general bugginess of _why's applications is exceptionally ...
16
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5answers
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Are there any “nice to program” GUI toolkits for Python? [closed]
I've played around with GTK, TK, wxPython, Cocoa, curses and others. They are are fairly horrible to use.. GTK/TK/wx/curses all seem to basically be direct-ports of the appropriate C libraries, and ...
28
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5answers
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Cross-platform gui toolkit for deploying Python applications
Building on:
http://www.reddit.com/r/Python/comments/7v5ra/whats_your_favorite_gui_toolkit_and_why/
Merits:
1 - ease of design / integration - learning curve
2 - support / availability for *nix, ...
16
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8answers
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Which Python GUI framework?
I am a newbie at Python. I see a few GUIs listed in the Python wiki but I would like to know what you think is the easiest to use. I have 2 requirements
Have buttons, tabs and a textbox
Be able to ...
11
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4answers
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How do I run Selenium in Xvfb?
I'm on EC2 instance. So there is no GUI.
$pip install selenium
$sudo apt-get install firefox xvfb
Then I do this:
$Xvfb :1 -screen 0 1024x768x24 2>&1 >/dev/null &
$DISPLAY=:1 java ...
9
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1answer
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TkInter Invoke Event in Main Loop
How do you invoke a tKInter event from a separate object? I'm looking for something like wxWidgets wx.CallAfter. For example, If I create a child object and pass it my root Tkinter.Tk() and then try ...
