Wasn’t sure whether to add this to Strategoi’s earlier post on programming languages. However, it’s a slightly different topic.
I’ve been learning Python this past couple of weeks and overall I’m managing to understand it. However, I’m using a mac (OS 10.2.8) and Tkinter (windows and GUI) doesn’t seem to be available. I’ve looked around and can’t make much sense of what I’ve found - wxPython gets a few mentions.
So then I find this page where it seems to recommend Jython - which apparently makes it possible to use Java libraries - and most importantly GUI windows and wotnot. Then there’s the Project Builder, Cocoa, Carbon, Darwin and XCode…
Arghhhhhhh. My head is about to explode with information overload - does anyone have a top tip which will help me out? Specifically:
All I want to do is create a little window with a few buttons in it at the moment! Should I:
a) Carry on with Python? (If so, how do I make a window?)
b) Try and install Jython?
c) Use Apples developer tools and work at Cocoa, XCode etc
d) have a cup of tea
You might be right L13. Although I might have to skip the tea and go straight to beer.
Feel like I’ve just been run over on the information superhighway. Good news = I’ve discovered that Python is already installed on Macs, found the latest mac friendly version of tcl/tk and installed it and found wxPython and installed it.
However, now I find that instead of sniggering each time I ask it to import Tkinter, my computer now goes “Oh yeah, , I know all about Tkinter” … and then crashes.