wxWidgets/Phoenix
wxPython's Project Phoenix. A new implementation of wxPython, better, stronger, faster than he was before. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
89/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 71
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 169
- age_days: 5160
- days_rel: 35
- days_push: 8
- n_releases_24m: 6
Adoption not part of the score
2622 stars · 564 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Project Phoenix is the next-generation implementation of wxPython, a cross-platform GUI toolkit for Python that wraps the wxWidgets C++ library. It enables developers to build native-looking desktop applications for Windows, macOS, and Linux with minimal platform-specific code.
Use cases
- build a native desktop GUI application in Python
- create cross-platform desktop apps that run on Windows, Mac, and Linux
- port a Classic wxPython application to the new Phoenix API
- add a native look-and-feel user interface to a Python tool
- build desktop apps with native widgets instead of web-based UI
- develop a GUI front-end for a Python script or data tool
When to choose
- you need truly native widgets and platform-native look and feel
- you want one codebase targeting Windows, macOS, and Linux desktops
- you are already familiar with wxWidgets or Classic wxPython
- you prefer a mature, batteries-included widget set over minimal toolkits
When to avoid
- you are building a web or mobile application
- you want a lightweight pure-Python GUI without large binary dependencies
- you need a modern declarative UI paradigm rather than classic widget-based layouts
- you require a permissively licensed dependency and cannot accept wxWidgets' LGPL-style terms
Facets
library · maturity stable
gui ui-components desktop-applications web-development cross-platform windows python cross-platform wxwidgets wxpython native-gui desktop-gui python-bindings cross-platform macos linux
5 sources
- readme: https://github.com/wxWidgets/Phoenix · fetched 2026-08-28 · dbc62765ceba
- homepage: http://wxpython.org/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 55cad341eb7b
- site_page: https://wxpython.org/Phoenix/docs/html · fetched 2026-08-29 · efa9d231207a
- site_page: https://wxpython.org/pages/about-42 · fetched 2026-08-29 · 2e0d782d7805
- site_page: https://wxpython.org/pages/changes · fetched 2026-08-29 · aa10cab186d9
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| wxWidgets/Phoenix | main | 89 |
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