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Simple FOSS GUI for Python (lemmy.mindoki.com)

submitted 5 months ago by Valmond@lemmy.mindoki.com to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Hello all!

I'm looking for a simple to use GUI for my FOSS python project.

I have tried tkinter which is, uh, usable but seriously oldish? Good point seems to be it's basically inbuilt in python so not hard to distribute.

PyQt is on the heavy end, I just need windows, scrollbars and buttons (basically, see below), also I wonder about the license of Qt (it's always a PITA when trying to do C++ Qt) and also what you must package when you distribute the soft.

Must haves:

Frames (I need two independent lists of files and another with global info)
Text, buttons & colors, an "open file" dialog. Editable text field.
Scrollable lists, with clickable icons (ex. "Filename [Delete icon] [Update icon]")
Async behaviour (so that a thread can update one part when it sees fit)
Works on most popular Linux
FOSS (I don't want to change everything when the soft dies, or be on the enshittification ride)

Nice to have :

Possibility to make pop out windows (like a settings manager)
Mac & Win support

Cheers and thank you!

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[–] adjjjj@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I always used wxwidgets for small stuff. Another option is gtk (pygobject) but that is slightly more annoying to work with.

[–] Valmond@lemmy.mindoki.com 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Will check out, thanks!

Why is pygobject annoying? Is it complex code, large stuff to install or something along those lines or is it just "annoying"?

[–] englislanguage@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

With Gtk, I have seen some issues with rarely used parts of the API, but that should not be relevant to your rather simple use case.

[–] Valmond@lemmy.mindoki.com 2 points 5 months ago

On the road with wxwidgets Phoenix!

Thanks a lot!