For some time I am looking for a GUI toolkit which is flexible and easier to use. WxPython is good. For what ever reasons I don't find is speedy enough for me. During the search for other GUI toolkits I hit upon PyQt. It seems promising. It is just three days; I am into PyQt. My first impression is
1. It is easy to learn
2. It is fast
3. Qt Designer is easy to use.
4. Learning curve is manageable.
On the negative side I found very less reference material. I have seen a PyQt 3 open book. Only few parts of it is really useful if you are starting with PyQt 4. There are couple of small tutorials. Also, there is one forum hosted by riverbankcomputing. I saw one book in making which is scheduled to be released in the next weeks. The 'rough cut' version is already out. I cannot afford to buy it as of now. I will wait till a local edition is available.
In the mean time I have started reading 'C++ GUI Programming with Qt 4' by Jasmin Blanchette & Mark Summerfield. This is pure c++ book. I have to translate to python to make some sense on how to program with PyQt. This it self is a good exercise.
The blog is to share my experience in learning PyQt. I am sure this will be helpful to anyone starting to learn PyQt.
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