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by silisili 1430 days ago
This was one of my first projects as a kid with Visual Basic. But with working paddles and all!

I love Go and use it daily, but I wish we had anything similar to VB, even if it's just a helper UI builder. Being able to shape, position, and name objects visually, then modify attributes in code, is (to me) so much easier than doing it strictly in code. Does any such GUI builder exist? I don't necessarily want VB or a similar IDE, just a way to design using a GUI and program behind it.

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Kinda mystified there isn't an equivalent of VB for Python given its popularity. I mostly live in Jupyter notebooks which is fine for me but I sometimes want to make something with a GUI for my non-technical friends. I'd put in some time making an interactive form thing or so with a GUI but don't care badly enough to learn TK.

I can't stand scripting a GUI. If I'm gonna have a GUI I want to draw it and know what it's going to look like instead of getting surprises when I run it. Whoever does Visual Python will make a lot of money.

I have longed for such a thing as well, having used VB5&6 in my late teens to make countless games and utility apps.
I know it’s Apple-only, but I find Interface Builder in Xcode to be an extremely similar and enjoyable experience.
Lazarus for FreePascal is kind of close but its just for Pascal.