# fyears/electron-python-example

Electron as GUI of Python Applications

Repository: https://github.com/fyears/electron-python-example
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/electron-python-example
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: python-application, electron, desktop-application, gui
Last push: 2020-10-05T11:55:20+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4092, "days_push": 2158, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2091, forks 230 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:12.477162+00:00)

## What it is
An example project and tutorial showing how to use Electron as the GUI layer for Python applications, communicating via zerorpc. It demonstrates an architecture where Electron spawns a Python backend process and they exchange messages over localhost.

## Use cases
- build a desktop gui for a python application
- use electron as frontend for python backend
- connect python and javascript with zerorpc
- learn how to package python apps with electron
- give a python script a modern web-technology ui

## When to choose
- you want a web-tech GUI for an existing Python app and need a working reference
- you need numpy or other Python-only libraries in a desktop app
- you want to learn the Electron + Python subprocess architecture

## When to avoid
- you need a maintained, production-ready solution (repo unmaintained since ~2019)
- you are fine with native Python GUI toolkits like Qt or PySide
- you want a single-runtime stack without IPC complexity

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: abandoned
- function: gui, rpc
- domain: desktop-applications, developer-tools, tutorials
- platform: cross-platform, python
- tags: electron, python-gui, zerorpc, example-project, desktop-apps, nodejs

## Member repositories
- fyears/electron-python-example (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:12.477162+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:55:32.908701+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/fyears/electron-python-example (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:12.477162+00:00, sha 0664df31f6b8)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.