Prototyping Qt/C++ in Python

manpreet Best Answer 2 years ago

I want to write a C++ application with Qt, but build a prototype first using Python and then gradually replace the Python code with C++.

Is this the right approach, and what tools (bindings, binding generators, IDE) should I use?
Ideally, everything should be available in the Ubuntu repositories so I wouldn't have to worry about incompatible or old versions and have everything set up with a simple aptitude install.
Is there any comprehensive documentation about this process or do I have to learn every single component, and if yes, which ones?

Right now I have multiple choices to make: Qt Creator, because of the nice auto completion and Qt integration.
Eclipse, as it offers support for both C++ and Python. Eric (haven't used it yet) Vim

PySide as it's working with CMake and Boost.Python, so theoretically it will make replacing python code easier. PyQt as it's more widely used (more support) and is available as a Debian package.

Edit: As I will have to deploy the program to various computers, the C++-solution would require 1-5 files (the program and some library files if I'm linking it statically), using Python I'd have to build PyQt/PySide/SIP/whatever on every platform and explain how to install Python and everything else.