Python GUI Toolkits

Question

I've been wading through a lot of information, but I'm having a hard time finding what I need. I am looking into using Python, but my application demands a fairly complex GUI. I know there are a number of toolsets available, but I'm not sure which to use.

I need a GUI toolset that allows for the creation of a WPF or Flash style GUI (highly graphical, overlapping elements, animation, audio and video support, transparency). I also need the toolkit to support .swf or .flv files. It is also vital that the GUI be able to be modified at run-time by the code behind.

I was looking at libavg. Might that meet the above needs?

Also, for each given toolset, is there a designer IDE for it similar to Expression Blend for Silverlight? I basically just need to be able to see GUI changes as I make them, though being able to design graphically would be a plus.

TY!

Answer 1

Have you looked at using Silverlight with IronPython? Layouts are done in XAML and you can use Visual Studio for the WYSIWYG stuff.

Answer 2

Try wxFormBuilder.

From the official website:

wxWidgets is an excellent framework that enables the creation of multi-platform applications with and without a graphical user interface. There are several applications that help create dialogs visually, even so, some practical problems have led me to start the development of a new application. Those problems include, the limited set of widgets or the impossibility to include non-graphical components.

Answer 3

Try PySide with QML. I think it's exactly what you need.

Answer 4

In the end, I settled on PyGTK and GStreamer. It works perfectly.