Python programming in Linux?

[Old Marcus]

i want to start programming python in linux, I know some of the python basics, but I want to create guis using python. I know it's possible, I was just wondering what would be the best way to learn. I think Clem uses python gtk + glade, but I'm not sure, anyway, any good resources out there?

[Husse]

For starters gedit has a decent python console
Then remember google is your friend - google python + linux - lots of links....
One you'll find is
http://docs.python.org/tut/

[brightstar]

2Old Marcus

Python is great.

But for really good GUI, it's better to use C+(Qt) and C# (Mono & use GTK).

And does Python work with 3D?
I saw only 2D (sprites, not polygon) graphic, which use Python in OpenGL.

[almigi]

For starters gedit has a decent python console

IDLE is a pretty good environment too. It's in the Ubuntu repositories, just get it from synaptic or "sudo apt-get install idle"

[haukurph]

For Python I use the Terminal and bpython. Sometimes IDLE.
Anyway, I just discovered Perl is included in Python. Which programming languages are supported out-of-the-box?
Python, Perl, Java, what else?

[Kendall]

For Python I use the Terminal and bpython. Sometimes IDLE.
Anyway, I just discovered Perl is included in Python. Which programming languages are supported out-of-the-box?
Python, Perl, Java, what else?

Wow, way to bring this one back from the dead!

Perl isn't included in Python, it's a separate language that also happens to be included in the majority of Linux distributions. Java is also usually not included by default in a large number of Linux distributions, it just so happens that it is usually included in Mint. Fortunately Java is usually easily installed as are other scripting languages such as Ruby.

Interpreters such IDLE (Python) and irb (Ruby) are fantastic to use to learn with and to do some quick prototyping in but production scripting is stored in text files and executed. It's worth noting that Python also gives you the option to compile to byte code in order to optimize for speed and/or close the application source.

[overthetop]

Though simple, don't underestimate Tkinter. Its simpleness makes it ideal for many tasks.
Also try http://www.awaretek.com/toolkits.html.

I love python! It is powerful and fun.
I hope you find what you need! Good luck!

[nunol]

In DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 426, 10 October 2011 there is news that the Ubuntu team has launched a new app developer website: http://developer.ubuntu.com/

They have a video about "Getting started with Quickly and PyGTK": http://developer.ubuntu.com/get-started/

They say:

Use Quickly to build your first Ubuntu app. It's easy.
We recommend using PyGTK to create applications for Ubuntu. We have created a tool called Quickly which gets you up and running with PyGTK and all the tools you need right away.

Looks very nice.

[fred83]

As another commenter said, Google is your best friend...
But why focusing on Python?

[nunol]

...But why focusing on Python?

Why not? It's even recommend by Ubuntu:

While Ubuntu and the applications that come with Ubuntu are written in many different languages, from C to Java to Haskell, when writing something new we recommend using Python. Many important parts of Ubuntu are already written directly in Python, and we work to make every important API and framework within Ubuntu available from Python. Python includes a rich standard library and a vast set of third party modules, so there are libraries available for just about everything you can think of.

http://developer.ubuntu.com/resources/p ... es/python/

[slim12]

I find Python very hard to read... Even when I wrote the code myself!

[darethehair]

I find Python very hard to read... Even when I wrote the code myself!

Actually, I *love* the fact that Python enforces proper indentation for readability -- wish that all languages would have done that!

[overthetop]

I find Python very hard to read... Even when I wrote the code myself!

Actually, I *love* the fact that Python enforces proper indentation for readability -- wish that all languages would have done that!

I second that one!