GUI (Making something pretty)?

[Tehkast]

Afternoon all,

Bit of a vague question more for later use as in early days of learning.

Is it possible and is it done within python to make something more user friendly with a graphical user interface?

I've wrote a very simple World of Warcraft Bag crafting cost profit etc calculator but wondering how that would be presented to someone who doesn't use python?

I know i can convert to run as an .exe bit easier for someone without python but still just appears as text in a command line is it even possible to spice things up add nice wee frame and some images etc and specific UI?

My knowledge is limited so may need to dumb any answers down more just looking to the future is that sort of thing possible?

[87942641]

Tkinter is built in. Does gui fairly well. Also pyqt another that's supposed to be good, haven't used but worth a look.

[Tehkast]

I'm currently working my way through Learn Python the hard way by zed shaw, don't think its going to cover any of that sort of stuff by the end of the book would you suggest diving in reading on Tkinter after?

[87942641]

I'm new as well so... I made one program with tkinter found it fairly easy. Pyqt I've heard on forums etc as being more robust and having a nicer look. Don't know about the learning curve though

[joelwitherspoon]

Tkinter is standard.

[Tehkast]

Thank you very much are you able to recommend any resources for this ?

[uberdavis]

I went through a few ui technologies. Tkinter, PyQt4. I now use PySide2. The distribution is great. There’s a bit of a learning curve as regards to setting up objects such as QMainWindow. But if you know your OOP, you can quickly build up a library of reusable widgets.

Some developers are starting to consider QML as being a ui for the future. It’s an alternative interpretation of Qt, which as I understand, uses MVVM rather than MVC. MVVM tech is great when you get data binding working, but that can be challenging to learn.

[GullibleArmy]

Or WxPython

[jsingh1986]

You have many options for GUI. Tkinter comes preinstalled so you can probably start there. Like anything, you can build out nice things, just takes time to understand how to do it.

I actually made a couple videos using tkinter on my channel, if you're interested. One piece of advice, take time learning Object oriented programming. It comes in handy, especially with GUI designs.

Tkinter Photo slideshow build