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Looks nice but wouldn't you just use something like Python nowadays?


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Maybe, but I like using Python for the GUI too. It was really nice back when it worked.

No Python?...seriously? I'm still learning so I don't have any clout to throw around concerning a good Python code-base. Any suggestions?

Python would be a terrible choice for this.

* It's been dragged into static typing kicking and screaming.

* You import the whole Python infrastructure/packaging catastrophe.

* It's not sandboxed.

If you wanted something Python-like you would you Starlark.


I would use it if it supported python. Signed up, do let me know when you implement it.

Definitely a good alternative until we have a Python SDK :)

I've used it in the past but there were subtle interoperability issues with existing python libraries and I gave up.

Why not python? Works on my machine.

This seems like it'd be slightly better for quick and dirty UIs. Plus if you can use python libraries this would be awesome for ML applications

usually you use specific frameworks for that, not pure Python.

Looking at the examples-- we have Perl and Php, but not Python

Not to criticise those languages, but they are hardly used in test automation anymore (if they ever were). This looks like a really out of date hobby project


I've looked into it, but went with Python instead, since it allows easier access to get through proprietary single-sign-on stuff that sits in the way of getting data. Plus I don't need to worry about when I need to drop down to screen scraping, or build up into a web interface—much nicer to just share modules between everything.

Looks neat! But I would need it for pushing numbers around with Python, not building websites.

Have you tried VS Code? It's pretty great with Python.

True, Python is good for this, it also comes by default on mac!

Python would be nice if everybody uses Python 3. Simple dynamic and most of the Open source stuff is scriptable using python. So daily automation is a real possibility. Atleast that's what I am doing.

It's alright with the Python extension. It has Intellisense, code folding, and the like.

Am I the only one excited for this tool but with an actual programming language like Python instead?

Kind of crazy that you can make a tool like this in the modern age that isn't cross platform. Maybe they just can't face the Python packaging nightmare on Windows.

Also kind of surprising it's written in Python given that they advertise its speed.


When you bundle it with HTML/CSS it's an easier start to GUI development then python.
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