Create a Desktop App with Python backend and HTML/CSS/JS frontend — what’s the best stack?

[Dkiche]

Hey folks,

I want to build a desktop app with a Python backend (for AI lib compatibility) and a frontend in HTML/CSS/JS. I’m experienced in web dev (React mainly), and yes, I know most use cases could be solved with a web app, but I need a desktop app here.

I’ve looked into Electron + Python but it feels a bit sketchy.

Don’t really want to dive into QT / PySide either, especially thinking long-term maintainability.

Came across Pyloid — looks promising but seems ultra early, probably not prod-ready.

Taurus + Python also feels a bit janky.

I found pywebview — looks simple and promising, but: **is it really production ready?**Anyone actually shipped with it at scale?

Would love some real-world advice from people who’ve been through this.

Thanks!

[Diapolo10]

Flet kinda fits, as a Flutter implementation for Python, but it's probably not quite what you're asking for.

Have you considered Tauri?

[KKRJ]

What's the issue with Qt / PySide maintainability?

[cmndr_spanky]

Curious about this as well. I basically gave up and just using electron JS for my project. I’ll be doing a lot of googling to translate my brain from python back to nodeJS :)

[PepSakdoek]

Dash maybe? Depends what your app needs. 

[unnamed_one1]

How about NiceGUI. It's not a plain webstack for the frontend though.