wxPython

[Eamonn Sullivan]

To answer part of my own question on this, I see that wxPython 2.4 is
already installed. Anyone using wxPython 2.5.*? Can you give me a
pointer on where to find some pre-built .deb? I tried recompiling
myself, but have so far failed miserably. It keeps complaining about
missing libs that are clearly here already (even the *-dev versions),
so I'm trying to save a bit of hassle...


On Fri, 31 Dec 2004 14:06:13 +0000, Eamonn Sullivan
<eamonn.sullivan at gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm hoping to move some programs I wrote using wxPython from Windows
> to Ubuntu. First question (I'm at work and having trouble finding this
> information by googling): Is wxPython available in main, universe,
> whatever? I didn't see this when I checked at home last night (there
> is a libwxgtk2.4 or something like that, which is already installed),
> but it just occurred to me that I may have been searching wrong. I've
> also seen mention of wxWidgets on the list, but you'd have to hold me
> feet to hot coals to get me to write anything in C++ again...
> 
> Second question/problem: I've been using the 2.5.* branch of wxPython
> for a year or more now and my code isn't easily back-portable to the
> 'stable' 2.4.* branch. I see Debian users bragging all over the place
> about being able to just do 'apt-get install wxPython2.5.3', but I'm
> assuming that's on Debian unstable or similar (and we're supposed to
> stick with Debian testing if it all, right?). How hard will it be for
> me (a long-time rpm user) to get that package and install it. Has
> anyone done this?
> 
> Third: What do the Ubuntu developers use? I wouldn't rewrite thousands
> of lines of wxPython code, but it would be good to know for any future
> projects.
> 
> Finally: How would I get wxGlade to output python? Mine doesn't have
> that option. In general, I code even the user interface by hand (I
> understand what's going on much better that way), but it looks worth
> investigating. I haven't found a good user-interface constructor for
> wxPython.
> 
> P.S. -- I'm running Warty.
> 
> -Eamonn
>