PyGTK

PyGTK was phased out with the transition to GTK version 3 and be replaced with PyGObject, which uses GObject Introspection to generate bindings for Python and other languages on the fly. This is expected to eliminate the delay between GTK updates and corresponding language binding updates, as well as reduce maintenance burden on the developers.

Syntax

The Python code below will produce a 200x200 pixel window with the words "Hello World" inside.

<span id="mwNw"></span><span class="kn" id="mwOA">import</span><span class="w" id="mwOQ"> </span><span class="nn" id="mwOg">gtk</span> <span class="k" id="mwOw">def</span><span class="w" id="mwPA"> </span><span class="nf" id="mwPQ">create_window</span><span class="p" id="mwPg">():</span> <span class="n" id="mwPw">window</span> <span class="o" id="mwQA">=</span> <span class="n" id="mwQQ">gtk</span><span class="o" id="mwQg">.</span><span class="n" id="mwQw">Window</span><span class="p" id="mwRA">()</span> <span class="n" id="mwRQ">window</span><span class="o" id="mwRg">.</span><span class="n" id="mwRw">set_default_size</span><span class="p" id="mwSA">(</span><span class="mi" id="mwSQ">200</span><span class="p" id="mwSg">,</span> <span class="mi" id="mwSw">200</span><span class="p" id="mwTA">)</span> <span class="n" id="mwTQ">window</span><span class="o" id="mwTg">.</span><span class="n" id="mwTw">connect</span><span class="p" id="mwUA">(</span><span class="s2" id="mwUQ">"destroy"</span><span class="p" id="mwUg">,</span> <span class="n" id="mwUw">gtk</span><span class="o" id="mwVA">.</span><span class="n" id="mwVQ">main_quit</span><span class="p" id="mwVg">)</span> <span class="n" id="mwVw">label</span> <span class="o" id="mwWA">=</span> <span class="n" id="mwWQ">gtk</span><span class="o" id="mwWg">.</span><span class="n" id="mwWw">Label</span><span class="p" id="mwXA">(</span><span class="s2" id="mwXQ">"Hello World"</span><span class="p" id="mwXg">)</span> <span class="n" id="mwXw">window</span><span class="o" id="mwYA">.</span><span class="n" id="mwYQ">add</span><span class="p" id="mwYg">(</span><span class="n" id="mwYw">label</span><span class="p" id="mwZA">)</span> <span class="n" id="mwZQ">label</span><span class="o" id="mwZg">.</span><span class="n" id="mwZw">show</span><span class="p" id="mwaA">()</span> <span class="n" id="mwaQ">window</span><span class="o" id="mwag">.</span><span class="n" id="mwaw">show</span><span class="p" id="mwbA">()</span> <span class="n" id="mwbQ">create_window</span><span class="p" id="mwbg">()</span> <span class="n" id="mwbw">gtk</span><span class="o" id="mwcA">.</span><span class="n" id="mwcQ">main</span><span class="p" id="mwcg">()</span>

Notable applications that have used PyGTK

PyGTK has been used in a number of notable applications, some examples:

• Anaconda installer
• BitTorrent
• Deluge
• Exaile
• Gajim
• Gedit (for optional Python subsystem and plugins)
• GIMP (for optional Python scripts)
• GNOME Sudoku
• Gramps
• Jokosher
• puddletag
• Pybliographer
• Tryton
• ROX Desktop (includes ROX-Filer)
• SoundConverter
• Ubiquity (Ubuntu installer)
• Ubuntu Software Center
• Wing IDE