hi,
I've done a wee small bit of python as cgi, and played with modpython. I haven't got into the object aspects very heavily.
I'm looking for a win32 gui technology. I want wxpython to work but I've got problems and misgivings.
Running win2k sp4
activestate 2.3.2 python
latest wxpython 2.5
I have also installed PythonCard.
I can run the wxPython demo app okay. When I copy the demo source into my own file, save, and then run it, it doesn't work. I've tried running the code by clicking on the file in windows explorer. I've tried running the code from PythonWin.
When I launch from Windows Explorer, I can't see the output (flashing DOS console).
When I run from within PythonWin, I find various imports fail. From PythonWin, I cannot import images or import run. I don't what these modules might be. I have no images.py or run.py in my Python install.
I infer that the demo app environment is different than the PythonWin environment, but I don't see the demo code, to see how it might be setting its own environment.
I can import wx into PythonWin. When I attempt to use the browse tool on the wx module (import wx, then Tools-Browser-wx) PythonWin crashes with an error log. My event log contains errors that seem related to the fact that IIS/FTP/WWW/SMTP are disabled on my machine.
Someone please tell me how to:
a) capture/see my DOS window errors
b) run the demo code in my own files via PythonWin and the Python Interactive Shell
c) import the images and run modules, and any others I might need for the demo code.
d) if my PythonWin crash when browsing wx is a PythonWin bug, or a wx bug, or if my installation is not correct.
I'm aware of Delphi and QT as expensive alternatives. But they're definitely production-ready with plenty of database support, which I need. Is wxPython ready for a newbie who needs to be productive, or would it better to wait a little longer? I'm loving Python, but I know that everything Python isn't the right answer for every person and every problem.
This was long. Any thoughts or suggestions you may have are appreciated.