hi,
im thinking of writing a s/w for python - with buttons/frames/etc...
what would you suggest to go for the gui package? i see tkinter from the python page, but wanted to ask everyone here first, before i start.
i might need to be writing this for linux and win32.

thanks.

wxPython looks nice. gonna try that - getting tcl/tk doesnt seem like fun.

wxPython is highly portable and has native looking GUI [wxWidgets]. there's gonna be wxgtk2 some day too!

PyGtk is the best thing for GNOME integration and portability too [not native but GTK/win32] [you can use GLADE for GUI]

and there is also FXPy [fox] http://fxpy.sourceforge.net/
and pyFLTK [byt flktk] http://pyfltk.sourceforge.net/

there is also PyQT but I don't suggest you that cause messing with QT is A Bad Thing (TM) except you're already developing QT-based app in GNU/Linux or FreeBSD [see KDE]

tcl/tk is an option [because if you get python you get tcl/tk] but you don't seem to like it, and I don't blame you much

heh, thanks for replyin zeppelin.
i've worked with tcl/tk before, and i'll give it a pass this time. heh.

im gonna go with wxpython for now.

Python + PyGtk + python-libglade = win

Seriously, Glade and python-libglade make constructing GUIs for simple use in programs a total no-brainer.

hey strike.
hmm. im confused now bout which one to start working with.
i havent looked at either closely really to make a judgement.

all i know is that i need to be able to work on both linux and win32. its cos the machines in the office are all win32, and i do all my work on linux (cos im doing this in my spare time on my laptop.)

so, one last time before i do an eenie-meeni-minie-mo ... which one should i work with?

thanks all for your help.

wxPython will provide a native windows look.
PyGTK won't do that.

Glade is good
for wxWidgets/wxPython, you can try SPE, or BoaConstructor IDES
I would go with SPE ( http://spe.pycs.net/ )
cause i prefer wxGlade because it reminds me of Glade ;P
ofcourse you can get the latest version of wxGlade from here:
http://wxglade.sourceforge.net/
I got SPE , and then the latest version of wxGlade and put it where Spe wants ;P
the latest wxGlade has support for the new style of wxPython [the wx is not a prefix anymore, but a namespace] and that is very good

thanks a lot.
ill pick one of them (mostly spe).