Tk has gone through some dramatic improvements since that time.
One which has seen a lot of love is URL:http://www.tkdocs.com/.
I agree with Ben. Tkinter (with ttk) is now a viable GUI framework.
Key benefits of Tkinter/ttk to consider when evaluating other tool kits:
1. Tkinter/ttk is
On Wed, 16 May 2012 23:55:29 -0400, Mark R Rivet wrote:
I have a copy of this book and was wondering how relevant the content is
considering the publish date is 2000. Are people still using this
information? Anyone have any experience with this book? I guess what I
mean, is, any of the code
On 17 May 2012 09:53:40 GMT, Steven D'Aprano
steve+comp.lang.pyt...@pearwood.info wrote:
On Wed, 16 May 2012 23:55:29 -0400, Mark R Rivet wrote:
I have a copy of this book and was wondering how relevant the content is
considering the publish date is 2000. Are people still using this
On 5/17/2012 6:48 AM, Mark R Rivet wrote:
I am in the process of learning python, and want to learn tkinter for
GUI stuff. Is tkinter what people are using for GUI?
tkinter is one of several GUI toolkits that can be used with Python.
IIRC, most people use PyGTK or PyQt for serious projects.
On 5/16/12 11:55 PM, Mark R Rivet wrote:
I have a copy of this book and was wondering how relevant the content
is considering the publish date is 2000. Are people still using this
information? Anyone have any experience with this book? I guess what I
mean, is, any of the code in this book
Mark Lutz' Programming Python has extensive coverage of Tkinter (it's
a huge book and devotes several chapters to Tkinter), and has been
updated at regular intervals, most recently in the last year or two;
I've found it a very helpful reference and guide to Tkinter programming.
+1
I highly
On May 17, 2012, at 9:07 AM, Kevin Walzer wrote:
On 5/16/12 11:55 PM, Mark R Rivet wrote:
I have a copy of this book and was wondering how relevant the content
is considering the publish date is 2000. Are people still using this
information? Anyone have any experience with this book? I
On Wed, 16 May 2012 23:55:29 -0400, Mark R Rivet markrri...@aol.com wrote:
I have a copy of this book and was wondering how relevant the content
is considering the publish date is 2000. Are people still using this
information? Anyone have any experience with this book?
I bought the book years
On Thu, 17 May 2012 07:48:50 -0400, Mark R Rivet markrri...@aol.com wrote:
I am in the process of learning python, and want to learn tkinter for
GUI stuff. Is tkinter what people are using for GUI?
Tkinter is one option. PyGUI is another. More suggestions
will probably accrete on this
I have used Grayson's book - purchased and read many years ago now though.
I am only an occasional GUI programmer, but have recently moved away from
Tkinter and ttk towards wxPython - mainly because I am very dissatisfied with
the lack of widgets to choose from. (new from 2.7 on) ttk supposedly
Steven D'Aprano steve+comp.lang.pyt...@pearwood.info writes:
If you already know Python, and just want to learn Tkinter, then using
such an old book is probably acceptable, in my opinion.
There are much more current resources though, which is important because
not only Python but especially
I have a copy of this book and was wondering how relevant the content
is considering the publish date is 2000. Are people still using this
information? Anyone have any experience with this book? I guess what I
mean, is, any of the code in this book deprecated? or does it still
contain information
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