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.. _other-gui-packages:
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Other Graphical User Interface Packages
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There are an number of extension widget sets to :mod:`tkinter`.
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.. seealso::
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`Python megawidgets <http://pmw.sourceforge.net/>`_
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is a toolkit for building high-level compound widgets in Python using the
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:mod:`tkinter` package. It consists of a set of base classes and a library of
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flexible and extensible megawidgets built on this foundation. These megawidgets
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include notebooks, comboboxes, selection widgets, paned widgets, scrolled
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widgets, dialog windows, etc. Also, with the Pmw.Blt interface to BLT, the
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busy, graph, stripchart, tabset and vector commands are be available.
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The initial ideas for Pmw were taken from the Tk ``itcl`` extensions ``[incr
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Tk]`` by Michael McLennan and ``[incr Widgets]`` by Mark Ulferts. Several of the
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megawidgets are direct translations from the itcl to Python. It offers most of
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the range of widgets that ``[incr Widgets]`` does, and is almost as complete as
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Tix, lacking however Tix's fast :class:`HList` widget for drawing trees.
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`Tkinter3000 Widget Construction Kit (WCK) <http://tkinter.effbot.org/>`_
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is a library that allows you to write new Tkinter widgets in pure Python. The
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WCK framework gives you full control over widget creation, configuration, screen
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appearance, and event handling. WCK widgets can be very fast and light-weight,
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since they can operate directly on Python data structures, without having to
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transfer data through the Tk/Tcl layer.
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The major cross-platform (Windows, Mac OS X, Unix-like) GUI toolkits that are
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also available for Python:
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.. seealso::
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`PyGTK <http://www.pygtk.org/>`_
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is a set of bindings for the `GTK <http://www.gtk.org/>`_ widget set. It
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provides an object oriented interface that is slightly higher level than
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the C one. It comes with many more widgets than Tkinter provides, and has
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good Python-specific reference documentation. There are also bindings to
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`GNOME <http://www.gnome.org>`_. One well known PyGTK application is
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`PythonCAD <http://www.pythoncad.org/>`_. An online `tutorial
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<http://www.pygtk.org/pygtk2tutorial/index.html>`_ is available.
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`PyQt <http://www.riverbankcomputing.co.uk/software/pyqt/>`_
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PyQt is a :program:`sip`\ -wrapped binding to the Qt toolkit. Qt is an
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extensive C++ GUI application development framework that is
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available for Unix, Windows and Mac OS X. :program:`sip` is a tool
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for generating bindings for C++ libraries as Python classes, and
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is specifically designed for Python. The *PyQt3* bindings have a
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book, `GUI Programming with Python: QT Edition
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<http://www.commandprompt.com/community/pyqt/>`_ by Boudewijn
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Rempt. The *PyQt4* bindings also have a book, `Rapid GUI Programming
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with Python and Qt <http://www.qtrac.eu/pyqtbook.html>`_, by Mark
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Summerfield.
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`wxPython <http://www.wxpython.org>`_
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wxPython is a cross-platform GUI toolkit for Python that is built around
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the popular `wxWidgets <http://www.wxwidgets.org/>`_ (formerly wxWindows)
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C++ toolkit. It provides a native look and feel for applications on
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Windows, Mac OS X, and Unix systems by using each platform's native
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widgets where ever possible, (GTK+ on Unix-like systems). In addition to
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an extensive set of widgets, wxPython provides classes for online
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documentation and context sensitive help, printing, HTML viewing,
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low-level device context drawing, drag and drop, system clipboard access,
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an XML-based resource format and more, including an ever growing library
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of user-contributed modules. wxPython has a book, `wxPython in Action
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<http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1932394621>`_, by Noel Rappin and
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Robin Dunn.
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PyGTK, PyQt, and wxPython, all have a modern look and feel and more
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widgets than Tkinter. In addition, there are many other GUI toolkits for
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Python, both cross-platform, and platform-specific. See the `GUI Programming
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<http://wiki.python.org/moin/GuiProgramming>`_ page in the Python Wiki for a
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much more complete list, and also for links to documents where the
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different GUI toolkits are compared.
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