“IronPython + .NET” vs “Python + PyQt”. Which one is better for Windows App development?

Question

I\'m new in using Python. I would like to develop Windows GUI Application using Python. After some research, I found that I have 2 options:-

1. IronPython + .NET Fram

Answer 1

I haven't used IronPython with .NET, but I have written a lot of PyQt code. From my experience, PyQt is a great library. It is a very well executed bindings to Qt, which is a very well known and widely used library.

Since it's standard Python you're writing, you can enjoy all the Python standard library which gives you a ton of capabilities, in addition to several useful Qt modules imported with PyQt. Writing PyQt code is productive, and the GUIs come out pretty and responsive. And you can't ignore the portability benefit: with just the tiniest modifications, if any, you can just run these programs on Linux and they will just work.