Eel

Features

Python GUI Frameworks - Provides a framework for creating desktop applications using Python for logic and HTML/JS for the user interface.
Bidirectional Bridges - Implements a bidirectional WebSocket bridge to exchange JSON messages between the Python backend and JavaScript frontend.
Local HTTP Servers - Includes an embedded local HTTP server to host the HTML, CSS, and JavaScript assets for the UI.
Cross-Language Bridges - Bridges Python and JavaScript to share data and trigger functions between the backend and frontend.
Python-JavaScript Bridges - Provides a bidirectional bridge for serializing data and mapping function calls between Python and JavaScript runtimes.
Browser-Based Desktop UIs - Uses a web browser as the primary rendering engine to provide the desktop application user interface.
Local Server Hosting - Implements an internal web server to serve web content within a desktop process.
Local Web App Hosting - Serves web application interfaces from local files to render the user interface.
Asset Bundling - Provides tooling to include Python source code and web assets within a distribution package.
Desktop Application Packagers - Transforms Python code and web assets into standalone executable binaries for desktop operating systems.
Standalone Binary Packaging - Bundles code and assets into a single standalone executable for distribution without requiring a pre-installed environment.
Value Retrieval Mechanisms - Implements mechanisms to retrieve return values from functions called across the language bridge using callbacks or blocking calls.
Asynchronous Event Loops - Utilizes an asynchronous event loop to manage concurrent Python tasks and bridge communication without blocking the UI.
Asynchronous Background Processors - Offloads long-running computations to background tasks to maintain interface responsiveness.
Asynchronous Desktop UIs - Enables building responsive desktop tools that run heavy Python computations in the background while keeping the UI active.
Packaged App Distributions - Packages a local web server and assets into a distribution that allows users to run the app without source installation.
Desktop Application Frameworks - Library for creating simple HTML/JS GUI apps with Python.
GUI Development - Enables building Electron-like desktop apps using HTML and JavaScript.

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