Comment by mike_hearn
Comment by mike_hearn 3 days ago
Another rather unconventional way to do this, though it can be powerful, is to combine GraalPython, JavaFX and jpro.one:
The primary advantage is that the built in set of components is pretty powerful (e.g. a real table view), everything runs server side, the Python can be JIT compiled, and from the user's POV it still feels like a web app (e.g. zoom is respected). You can "shell out" to Javascript if needed, you can use Java libraries. The JPro website is itself a JavaFX app running as a web app. Also there's a visual UI builder that's decent (and free).
Primary downside beyond just the obscurity of the stack (same problem as for Rio), is just that JPro is a commercial solution. But then you get commercial support and bug fixes in case you need something special or hit an obscure rendering case.
I should caution that the jpro.one home page has some pretty obvious screen reader accessibility issues. Assuming the website is rendered with the framework itself, I wouldn't be comfortable using that framework in a real application unless someone did a comprehensive accessibility audit first.