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GUI Applications
================

Alphabetical list of GUI Applications.

Qt
--
`Qt <http://qt-project.org/>`_ is a cross-platform application framework that is widely used for developing
software with a GUI but can also be used for non-GUI applications.

PySide
~~~~~~
PySide is a Python binding of the cross-platform GUI toolkit Qt.

http://developer.qt.nokia.com/wiki/PySideDownloads/
Camelot
-------
`Camelot <http://www.python-camelot.com>`_ provides components for building
business applications on top of Python, SQLAlchemy and Qt. It is inspired by
the Django admin interface.

PyQt
~~~~
.. note:: If your software does not fully comply with the GPL you will need a commercial license!
You can use Camelot to develop both simple and complex business applications
at warp speed.

http://www.riverbankcomputing.co.uk/software/pyqt/download
The main resource for information is the website:
http://www.python-camelot.com
and the mailinglist https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/project-camelot

Cocoa
-----
.. note:: The Cocoa framework is only available on Mac OSX. Don't pick this if you're writing a cross-platform application!

PyObjC
~~~~~~
.. note:: Only available on Mac OSX. Don't pick this if you're writing a cross-platform application.

wxPython
--------
wxPython is a GUI toolkit for the Python programming language. It allows
Python programmers to create programs with a robust, highly functional
graphical user interface, simply and easily. It is implemented as a Python
extension module (native code) that wraps the popular wxWidgets cross platform
GUI library, which is written in C++.

Install (Stable)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Go to http://www.wxpython.org/download.php#stable and download the appropriate
package for your OS.*

GTk
---
PyGTK provides Python bindings for the GTK+ toolkit. Like the GTK+ library
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recommended that PyGTK not be used for new projects and existing applications
be ported from PyGTK to PyGObject.

Tk
--
Tkinter is a thin object-oriented layer on top of Tcl/Tk. It has the advantage
of being included with the Python standard library, making it the most
convenient and compatible toolkit to program with.

Both Tk and Tkinter are available on most Unix platforms, as well as on Windows
and Macintosh systems. Starting with the 8.0 release, Tk offers native look and
feel on all platforms.

There's a good multi-language Tk tutorial with Python examples at
`TkDocs <http://www.tkdocs.com/tutorial/index.html>`_. There's more information
available on the `Python Wiki <http://wiki.python.org/moin/TkInter>`_.

Kivy
----
`Kivy <http://kivy.org>`_ is a Python library for development of multi-touch
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The main resource for information is the website: http://kivy.org

PyObjC
~~~~~~
.. note:: Only available on Mac OSX. Don't pick this if you're writing a cross-platform application.

PySide
~~~~~~
PySide is a Python binding of the cross-platform GUI toolkit Qt.

http://developer.qt.nokia.com/wiki/PySideDownloads/

PyQt
~~~~
.. note:: If your software does not fully comply with the GPL you will need a commercial license!

http://www.riverbankcomputing.co.uk/software/pyqt/download

PyjamasDesktop (pyjs Desktop)
-----------------------------
PyjamasDesktop is a port of PyJamas. PyjamasDesktop is application widget set
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The main website; `pyjs Desktop <http://pyjs.org/>`_.

Camelot
-------
`Camelot <http://www.python-camelot.com>`_ provides components for building
business applications on top of Python, SQLAlchemy and Qt. It is inspired by
the Django admin interface.
Qt
--
`Qt <http://qt-project.org/>`_ is a cross-platform application framework that is widely used for developing
software with a GUI but can also be used for non-GUI applications.

You can use Camelot to develop both simple and complex business applications
at warp speed.
Tk
--
Tkinter is a thin object-oriented layer on top of Tcl/Tk. **It has the advantage
of being included with the Python standard library, making it the most
convenient and compatible toolkit to program with.**

The main resource for information is the website:
http://www.python-camelot.com
and the mailinglist https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/project-camelot
Both Tk and Tkinter are available on most Unix platforms, as well as on Windows
and Macintosh systems. Starting with the 8.0 release, Tk offers native look and
feel on all platforms.

There's a good multi-language Tk tutorial with Python examples at
`TkDocs <http://www.tkdocs.com/tutorial/index.html>`_. There's more information
available on the `Python Wiki <http://wiki.python.org/moin/TkInter>`_.

wxPython
--------
wxPython is a GUI toolkit for the Python programming language. It allows
Python programmers to create programs with a robust, highly functional
graphical user interface, simply and easily. It is implemented as a Python
extension module (native code) that wraps the popular wxWidgets cross platform
GUI library, which is written in C++.

**Install (Stable) wxPython**
*go to http://www.wxpython.org/download.php#stable and download the appropriate
package for your OS.*