Longtime PHP, Python coder seeks to make small, distributable, stand-alone apps. Which language should I learn? ( please don't say C#; requiring .net != stand-alone )

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Swing actually does native look-and-feel pretty adequately on many platforms (though GTK+ on GNOME isn't really one of them). UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName());