Choosing a technology

Naturally, we're going to build this form using Python and Tkinter. However, it's worth asking whether Tkinter is really a good choice of technology for the application. We need to take the following things into consideration when choosing the GUI toolkit used to implement this form:

  • Your current expertise and knowledge: Your expertise is in Python, but you have little experience in creating GUIs. For the fastest time to deliver, you need an option that works well with Python and isn't complicated to learn. You also want something established and stable, as you won't have time to keep up with new developments in the toolkit. Tkinter works here.
  • The target platforms: You will be developing the application on a Windows ...

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