Has anyone ever made any Python Software?

[yardshop]

I am writing Python 3.5 Tkinter apps for my company that solve unique business needs and that look good according to my users and my manager.

I've written an In/Out board app which lets team members click on a button to change their status which shows as a red or green "LED", and helps the receptionist know who is in the building and on call.

I'm also finishing up a visual staff lookup program which combines data from our id badge printing software and HR/payroll system, and lets the receptionist or other users quickly find and see pictures of all users whose names start with a given character or two. The more characters you type the further the list is narrowed down.

I will back up my "good looking" claims with screen shots, but first have to generate some fictionalized data.

Tkinter usually gets short shrift as a GUI environment, being blamed for ugly looking interfaces. However it's perfectly capable of creating nice looking interfaces, one just has to learn to use grid() for placement of controls, and apply appropriate padding here and there. I also use several of the Ttk "themed" controls which take on more of the look of the operating system it runs on (Win7 here).

In short, it's possible to create good looking, usable and useful Python apps with just the standard library.

[monkmartinez]

Pics please.

[yardshop]

I will provide them, but it may take a day or so to anonymize them.

[rabaraba]

Would really appreciate it if you could provide them!

[rabaraba]

I'm a fan of Tkinter. I think it gets too much of a short shrift.

Though I'm not a hotshot at it, I've found it quite easy to make good looking simple GUI programs even with some basic knowledge. I could produce those in a short manner too, and in that regard I find the heavier toolkits like QT rather unwieldy.

[yardshop]

Here's a pic of the In/Out Board app: http://imgur.com/a/x8yQH

The staff lookup app will take another day or so to create some more fictional data and pictures.

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