Pynecone
Dev tools
web framework
SHOW HN2022
209points
97comments
#269of 2,570 in 2022
Top 11%of 2022 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
17 positive, 32 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 15 critical, out of 64 comments about the project. Thread score -0.00.
Idea: 8 for, 5 againstDesign: 3 for, 5 againstDocs: 1 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 2 againstPricing: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Lets Python developers build frontends without JavaScript
From 2 comments
As someone who used to do webdev and now works in Python, I've been wanting something like this for a while. The barrier of writing both a front and backend for a simple demo/viz…
upbeat_general on HNSeems really cool for putting a frontend on a data science app. All of my data processing code is in python already, but this would be really cool to add a dashboard or other…
makestuff on HN
Clear explanation of design and components look polished
From 2 comments
Thanks for highlighting this comment. A succinct explanation of the underlying design is the best way to get me from "oh that's cute" to "wow, I want to try this".
stevesimmons on HNI'm familiar with Anvil, this seems to fill the same niche. Anvil offers a hosted option and lets you design the layout in a graphical interface which makes it compete with low…
FranklinMaillot on HN
Objections
Requires NodeJS despite being pure Python
From 2 comments
"Pure Python" but requires NodeJS?
TekMol on HN"Pure Python" "Requires NodeJS"
callmeed on HN
Templating in code and nested cond() API seem fragile
From 3 comments
I usually like frameworks with less magic, Sinatra for Ruby, Spock for Haskell, or Flask for Python. That said, this looks like something I want to try. I learned SwiftUI about…
mark_l_watson on HNCongratulations on your release! Don't let my skepticism (below) to detract from your accomplishment. I am deeply skeptical not only about this tool in particular but about these…
jamesdutc on HNSorry, but when you do templating inside the code you lose me immediately. I expect a reply like "but you don't have to", but damage is already done.
thatwasunusual on HN
Leaky CSS-style abstractions in Python
From 1 comment
> width="100%", > height="100vh", > bg="radial-gradient(circle at 22% 11%,rgba(62, 180, 137,.20),hsla(0,0%,100%,0) 19%)", Smells like leaky abstractions. Surely it's possible to…
xcdzvyn on HN
Requests
Pythonic styling API
From 1 comment
Our components can be styled using any valid CSS which is what you see here. We do have plans in the future to make a more Pythonic API for styling :) Thanks for pointing out the…
picklelo on HN
Remove NodeJS dependency
From 1 comment
This is actually something we are working on getting rid of. What separates us from other python frameworks is that we compile down to a nextjs/react app (the user never sees…
apetuskey on HN
Three.js or WebGL components
From 1 comment
Any plans for three.js or any kind of WebGL component?
andybak on HN
Questions
How does it compare to Streamlit, Anvil, Flet or Phoenix LiveView
From 3 comments
It seems once a year somebody writes a library to do this. It never takes off, because the main difficulty in developing web applications is not “learning JavaScript“. I have 3…
doteka on HNCongrats on the launch! Great project and nice execution! Very similar to what we do on Flet: https://flet.dev The major difference is that Flet uses Flutter to build UI and can…
appveyor on HNNeat! How does this compare to Phoenix/LiveView? Is it similar in principle?
ollien on HN
How testing works, e.g. with pytest
From 1 comment
Curious how testing works... If i could use pytest (somehow) that would be a game changer vs typical frontend testing hell.
asah on HN
Alternatives named
Streamlit
From 2 comments
It seems once a year somebody writes a library to do this. It never takes off, because the main difficulty in developing web applications is not “learning JavaScript“. I have 3…
doteka on HNYou make a couple points here what do you mean "it never takes off" Streamlit was a very successful project in terms of number of users and is still growing today. I talk about…
apetuskey on HN
Anvil
From 1 comment
I'm familiar with Anvil, this seems to fill the same niche. Anvil offers a hosted option and lets you design the layout in a graphical interface which makes it compete with low…
FranklinMaillot on HN
Flet
From 1 comment
Congrats on the launch! Great project and nice execution! Very similar to what we do on Flet: https://flet.dev The major difference is that Flet uses Flutter to build UI and can…
appveyor on HN
Django with HTMX
From 1 comment
It's worth noting you can do something similar with Django & HTMX. These two combine to provide a DX in the same rough direction as Rails Hotwire and Phoenix LiveView (although…
theptip on HN