[Python-talk] UI Toolkit recommendations

[Peter Dobratz]

I'm new to this list, so forgive me if this is not the appropriate forum for
this question.

First, a little background:
I'm volunteering with a local non-profit and we've got a database
application written in MS Access.  I'm embarking on a quest to rewrite this
application using Python for a number of reasons.  It's nice not to have to
have a licensed copy of MS Access, and it will be nice to be able to run the
program on Linux.  Also, the data will be more useful if it's in a text file
instead of embedded in an .mdb file.  Java is my most proficient language,
but I'm working through the Tkinter GUI examples in the O'Reilly Python book
(2nd Ed).

So, I'm starting to build up my application using Tkinter, and a lot of
things can be done with frames and buttons and text entry widgets, but it
seems like there is no built-in table widget (similar to the Java JTable).
I did find this multi column listbox for Tcl/Tk, which looks promising:

http://www.nemethi.de/tablelist/

However, I couldn't find a python wrapper.

So, do I throw the baby out with the bath water and pick up wxPython or PyQt
just for the table widget?  I do want to be able to run the App on Windows,
Linux and OS X.  At first Tkinter seems like the path of least resistance
because it's part of the standard Python distribution, but I get the
impression that some other toolkits might be more polished.

Thanks,
Peter
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