pyglet vs Toga

pyglet

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Toga

A Python native, OS native GUI toolkit. (by beeware)

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pyglet		Toga
	Project
-	Mentions	2
-	Stars	4,090
-	Growth	1.1%
-	Activity	9.9
-	Latest Commit	5 days ago
	Language	Python
-	License	BSD 3-clause "New" or "Revised" License

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pyglet

Posts with mentions or reviews of pyglet. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects.

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Tracking mentions began in Dec 2020.

Toga

Posts with mentions or reviews of Toga. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-11-04.

BeeWare Toga v0.4.0 – A Python native, OS native GUI toolkit
3 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 4 Nov 2023
Creating Python Android/iOS Apps
3 projects | /r/learnpython | 25 Mar 2022

PS: While I'm at it, I'm wondering if there's a better Python-friendly UI framework than Toga. It seems to be very basic and focused on cross-platform compatibility - which is nice, but if there's something better, that would be nice to know too.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing pyglet and Toga you can also consider the following projects:

kivy - Open source UI framework written in Python, running on Windows, Linux, macOS, Android and iOS

PySimpleGUI - Python GUIs for Humans! PySimpleGUI is the top-rated Python application development environment. Launched in 2018 and actively developed, maintained, and supported in 2024. Transforms tkinter, Qt, WxPython, and Remi into a simple, intuitive, and fun experience for both hobbyists and expert users.

wxPython

PySide - ATTENTION: This project is deprecated, please refer to PySide2

urwid - Console user interface library for Python (official repo)

Qt Style Sheet Inspector - A inspector to be able to view and edit Qt style sheet while an application is running

PyGObject - Tutorial for using GTK+ 3 in Python

pywebview - Build GUI for your Python program with JavaScript, HTML, and CSS