Which are the best frameworks for creating a GUI in Python?

Question

I plan to create a small desktop app (not a game).
I have already tried Tkinter, but the widgets are not very customizable and the design looks somewhat outdated. Any tips?

Answer 1

Python is not best when it comes to GUI. However you can use "kivy" which is recommend by many developers.

Answer 2

Lucky Luke okay I got it. As I said, you should use KIVY. Go with it, you will find it better than tkinter.

Answer 3

I don't know python but they can help better.

Cépagrave @Vcc Anna HonFu

Answer 4

Kivy is often recommended, PyQt, too; haven't tried them myself yet.

Answer 5

Rohit Kumar As I mentioned above, I have already tried Tkinter and I find it somewhat unsatisfactory. Thanks anyway.
Jay Suthar I know that C or C++ is usually used, but I am not willing to learn a new language just to create a GUI. I want to create it just for fun, using languages I already know. Thanks for your suggestion about kivy!
Dan Rhamba thanks for your suggestions, I 'll check them out!

Answer 6

For light weight solution, SFML;
For heavy solution, PyGame.

Answer 7

Wx, PyQt, kivy....

Answer 8

Gordon thanks!
I haven't heard about SFML before, I 'll search about it.
As for PyGame, isn't used exclusivelly for game development? I don't plan to create a game, just a desktop application.

Answer 9

Njoroge I have already tried tkinter, it is indeed very easy to use. It is also included in the standard library, so no unnecessary downloads are needed. However, I would prefer something with a more modern design, as I said in my question.

Answer 10

If you're targeting desktop applications I would really recommend PyQt5 (or PySide2 "Qt for Python").

Kivy is recommended a lot as it's simple to get "something" working, but those applications will not look native on the desktop — i.e. your app will not match the appearance or behaviour of a Mac app on Mac, or a Windows app on Windows. Just Google screenshots of Kivy to see what I mean.

Qt5 can be used to build truly native applications — and the same goes for PyQt5. You can build an application in Python which looks no different to a professionally developed desktop app.

I use PyQt5 exclusively professionally, so perhaps a little bias. But here are some examples of simple demo applications I have developed in PyQt as an example — https://www.learnpyqt.com/apps/

Answer 11

Tkinter frameworks is best for making desktop application.

Answer 12

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