On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 8:59 AM, kirby urner <kirby.ur...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Python's Standard Library turtle module is just another Python module > with no more docs than average for an SL mod. > > I suppose in the interests of completeness we should mention that Python's native turtle mod is in that subcategory of library modules that depend on Tk and tkinter. Not every Python installation comes with the Tk base. That's just a standard way to bundle widgets and GUI options. wxPython, wrapping wx, has it's alternative graphical scheme etc., other turtles. Python, unlike Java, does not attempt to build GUI widgets right into the language as "foundation classes". The Standard Library solution is a different style of architecture. Part of what keeps Python small, as a language, is its decoupling from any one GUI library. Python is not monogamous (plays well with others), but then that's not a feature unique to Python. Kirby
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