 | Tkinter has been the default Python GUI toolkit |
| Most Python installations support Tkinter |
| PyGtk, PyQt and wxPython are increasingly popular and more sophisticated toolkits |
| These toolkits require huge C/C++ libraries (Gtk, Qt, wxWindows) to be installed on the user's machine |
| Some prefer to generate GUIs using an interactive designer tool, which automatically generates calls to the GUI toolkit |
| Some prefer to program the GUI code (or automate that process) |
| It is very wise (and necessary) to learn some GUI programming even if you end up using a designer tool |
| We treat Tkinter (with extensions) here since it is so widely available and simpler to use than its competitors |
| See doc.html for links to literature on PyGtk, PyQt, wxPython and associated designer tools |
