Chapter 10. Creating Amazing 3D GUIs with PyOpenGL and PyGLet

In this chapter we will create amazing Python GUIs that display true 3-Dimensional images that can be rotated around themselves so that we can look at them from all sides.

  • PyOpenGL transforms our GUI
  • Our GUI in 3D!
  • Using bitmaps to make our GUI pretty
  • PyGLet transforms our GUI more easily than PyOpenGL
  • Our GUI in amazing colors
  • Creating a slide show using tkinter

Introduction

In this chapter, we will transform our GUI by giving it true 3-dimensional capabilities. We will use two Python third-party packages. PyOpenGL is a Python binding to the OpenGL standard, which is a graphics library that comes built-in with all major operating systems. This gives the resulting widgets a native look and ...

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