building a new app

wxPython Users
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Hey,

I'm building a new application, 25 screens, medium to high complexity. There will be drag and drop functionality on a Gant chart, for example.

I'm new to Python, and have read many rave reviews on its simplicity. I've found otherwise, and haven't found a tool which allows for RAD. Does anyone know of any product or tool that allows for RAD? BOA is as good as i've found, but compared to Visual Studio its still closer to text editing. Sorry if i've offended anyone. :slight_smile:

Riverman

Carl Shannon
Computer Systems Analyst Consultant
Campground Owner - www.bearfalls.com
902-685-3894

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There's this:
http://wiki.python.org/moin/IntegratedDevelopmentEnvironments

And add to that wxGlade and some others.

Re: Boa. What version are you using, and on what platform? I haven't
(really) used Visual Studio's designer, but I find Boa a really good
way to go for designing/building GUIs in wxPython. But understanding
working with it makes all the difference! If you have an old version
or are struggling on Linux, these things can be helped.

Che

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On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 3:07 PM, Carl Shannon <cshannon1111@earthlink.net> wrote:

Hey,

I'm building a new application, 25 screens, medium to high complexity. There will be drag and drop functionality on a Gant chart, for example.

I'm new to Python, and have read many rave reviews on its simplicity. I've found otherwise, and haven't found a tool which allows for RAD. Does anyone know of any product or tool that allows for RAD? BOA is as good as i've found, but compared to Visual Studio its still closer to text editing. Sorry if i've offended anyone. :slight_smile:

3

Python and wxPython are not the same thing. Python deserves all the rave reviews it gets; so does wxPython, but those raves aren’t usually for simplicity per se. I also have occasionally felt nostalgic for the WYSIWYG aspects of Visual Studio, but the underlying language more than makes up for it, IMHO. Lots of people swear by XRCed, but I can’t seem to get into it; once your structure is in place, text editing is not that hard.

If your app is data-driven, maybe Dabo (http://dabodev.com) would be a good fit? I keep meaning to actually try it; from what I’ve seen, it quickly throws up some basic data screens which you can then modify. (I believe that the Dabo guys hang out here; they can give you a better idea…)

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On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 12:07 PM, Carl Shannon cshannon1111@earthlink.net wrote:

Hey,I’m new to Python, and have read many rave reviews on its simplicity. I’ve found otherwise, and haven’t found a tool which allows for RAD. Does anyone know of any product or tool that allows for RAD? BOA is as good as i’ve found, but compared to Visual Studio its still closer to text editing. Sorry if i’ve offended anyone. :slight_smile:

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Carl,

I have been using python for last one year for my personal projects and
have missed a complete solution under one roof.

Thanks and Regards,
Mayank Johri
Merrill Lynch & Co.
Ph: 212.670.3076

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On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 3:07 PM, Carl Shannon <cshannon1111@earthlink.net> wrote:

Hey,

I'm building a new application, 25 screens, medium to high complexity.

There will be drag and drop functionality on a Gant chart, for example.

I'm new to Python, and have read many rave reviews on its simplicity.

I've found otherwise, and haven't found a tool which allows for RAD.
Does anyone know of any product or tool that allows for RAD? BOA is as
good as i've found, but compared to Visual Studio its still closer to
text editing. Sorry if i've offended anyone. :slight_smile:

There's this:
http://wiki.python.org/moin/IntegratedDevelopmentEnvironments

And add to that wxGlade and some others.

Re: Boa. What version are you using, and on what platform? I haven't
(really) used Visual Studio's designer, but I find Boa a really good
way to go for designing/building GUIs in wxPython. But understanding
working with it makes all the difference! If you have an old version
or are struggling on Linux, these things can be helped.

Che
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I'm not a "Dabo Guy", but I have been using it for some time, and
cannot say enough good things about it. I also don't work with
databases; I just need to put together some quick GUI apps, and
nothing I've tried makes it faster, cleaner and more flexible than
Dabo.

Also, the "Dabo Guys" are very responsive on their support lists.

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On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 2:49 PM, Marc Tompkins <marc.tompkins@gmail.com> wrote:

If your app is data-driven, maybe Dabo (http://dabodev.com) would be a good
fit? I keep meaning to actually _try_ it; from what I've seen, it quickly
throws up some basic data screens which you can then modify. (I believe
that the Dabo guys hang out here; they can give you a better idea...)

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