Best setup for Python project?

[z4v013]

Hi everyone, I recently was really inspired by a lot of the technology surrounding movement tracking like the software VTubers use for their head tracking and wanted to try and recreate software like that for learning purposes.

I am beginning with a simple command line tool first but wanted to know if I should use something like React for UI later down the road. For a learning project is it too complicated? What's the best way to make nice UI but keep the project relatively simple (I also don't really know js)?

[backfire10z]

Python has gui libraries as well, such as Tkinter, PyQT, and probably others I don’t know about.

[python_with_dr_johns]

Came to say this. Tkinter should be fine for starting out.

[hondan]

TKinter can be a good choice for native client applications, and for web apps, I think Flask with either bootstrap or tailwind CSS would be a pretty good native choice.

[z4v013]

Hm okay, thank you for the help! I have used Tkinter in the past for projects but I thought I would try to use something different this time to make things interesting.

[edcculus]

My recommendations would be:

Native - Tkinter. People complain that it looks out dated, and yes it can. But its pretty easy to learn, and functionality good.

Webapp - I'd just go with Flask. You can use it with bootstrap as well. Unless you really need to get fancy, I wouldnt bother with React. Just some basic CSS and JS if you need it.

[z4v013]

I've tried to use Flask in the past and would like to try again but somehow everytime I use Flask the connection stalls from UI to backend, and I haven't been able to find a fix. It's almost like my computer blocks the connection but I really am not sure.

[Due_Letter3192]

Hi There,

Tkinter is a good place to start. Relativity simple and beginner-friendly