[PyKDE] GUI and console question

Doug Bell doug101 at xecu.net
Sun Aug 25 18:40:01 BST 2002


On Sun, Aug 25, 2002 at 11:21:24PM +1000, Ryan Michel wrote:
> I am new to GUI programming and to Python but am suprised at how quickly I
> was able to get into the GUI side of things.  I am currently studying at
> university out here in Australia and all I can learn is C++, Java, Prolog
> and x86 Assembler, so I decided to teach myself Python.
> 
> I am using pyqt to write my GUI programs and have got them to work fine but
> when they run a console also pops up in the background and echos some
> information during the programs execution.  For example when some signals
> and slots are connected and at a few other times.
> 
> My question is how to get rid of this console as it is driving me batty.
> The pyqt help files are rather limited and the only tutorial I can find has
> all its examples to the exact same thing.  There is also nothing I can find
> for a switch to turn this off.

Judging by your post, it looks like you're running from Windows.  Simply
make a shortcut to the python script and use pythonw.exe in place of
python.exe for the command line ("pythonw scriptName.py").

Doug.




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