[BioPython] biopython gui

[Sebastian Bassi]

On 2/21/06, Indrajaya <s203jay at mail.chem.itb.ac.id> wrote:
> Hi, I'm Indrajaya. I'd to develop a nice biopython gui but I don't know
> what the best toolkit to use for. Anybody guide me how do I start it?
> Should I use pyGTK? pyQT? wxPython? pyFox? Or else?

I guess you should choose the one that makes you feel better, I think
that is a matter of personal preference. Like use KDE or Gnome. Each
one has it advantages, but at the end of the day, everything you can
do with one (toolkit/wm), you can do it with the other.
Before choosing gui toolkit, I think you should be sure what do you
want to do. I mean, biopython is a set of functions and methods, not a
"command line stand alone program" where you would put a GUI on top. I
am also thinking about GUIs for each function, like the module for
Google Homepage I made based on Tm function. But even if I do it for
all Biopython function, it won't be a nice solution because what is
needed (IMHO) is something to link all the functions, as you do in
code. There are some attemps to do that, like using flowchart like
interface where you join functions, like a program. But never saw it
in Biopyhon.

> Anybody seen another project hosted in
> http://ftp.bioinformatics.org/pub/GUIBlast/?

Yes, I started :). It is pretty stoped now because lack ot time :(.


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