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whiptail vs wxPython

A side-by-side look at whiptail and wxPython. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

whiptail

whiptail

Development

Whiptail is a lightweight user interface shell for shell scripts. It allows creating dialog boxes, menus, progress bars and more to interact with users through a text terminal.

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wxPython

wxPython

Development

wxPython is an open source Python library that wraps the cross-platform wxWidgets GUI toolkit. It allows Python developers to easily create desktop GUIs for Windows, macOS, and Linux using native controls.

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