[PyQt] Is there a Dabo like framework

Phil Thompson phil at riverbankcomputing.com
Thu Aug 26 16:39:53 BST 2010


On Thu, 26 Aug 2010 08:29:06 -0700, John Fabiani <johnf at jfcomputer.com>
wrote:
> On Thursday, August 26, 2010 07:20:24 am John Fabiani wrote:
>> On Thursday, August 26, 2010 01:11:17 am Phil Thompson wrote:
>> > On Wed, 25 Aug 2010 19:24:16 -0700, John Fabiani
<johnf at jfcomputer.com>
>> > 
>> > wrote:
>> > > Hi,
>> > > I have wanted to use QT for some time now.  However, I'd like to
also
>> > > continue
>> > > using something like Dabo (uses wxPython for the 	gui but any
>> > > database).
>> > > 
>> > > So
>> > > before I start something big like porting pyQT to Dabo.  I thought
>> > > I'd
>> > > check
>> > > and see if there were something using pyQT similar to the Dabo
>> > 
>> > framework.
>> > 
>> > > www.dabodev.com in case you don't know what Dabo is.
>> > 
>> > dip (http://www.riverbankcomputing.com/static/Docs/dip/index.html)
will
>> > move in that direction.
>> > 
>> > At the moment it is in its very early stages but the fundamental
>> > architecture and technologies are in place, so you might want to
>> > consider
>> > adding Dabo-like functionality on top of what is currently
implemented.
>> > 
>> > Phil
>> 
>> Thanks everyone for the info.  I was surprised to see so many because I
>> had
>> just completed a google search (I have never been good at google
>> searches).
>> 
>> Two look very interesting in deed.  Camelot, and PyPaPi (not sure what
>> dip
>> is attempting to do) of course PyPaPi is in Italian and I have no idea
>> what the website is saying but the video held my interest.
>> 
>> Again thanks for the help,
>> Johnf
> 
> I took a deeper look at DIP maybe it might work!  Not what I was
expecting
> but 
> maybe it has promise.

At the moment I consider it to be a collection of fundamental technologies
that any application framework needs - hence no obvious current focus. I
would hope that it would be a useful basis for more focused development to
solve specific types of problems.

Phil


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