tags: python fltk
title: Installing Python Fltk

While I like Qt and PySide, for small things (like popping up an alert box),
PySide6 takes a little while to start up. Tk is one option, and Fltk is another.

# Debian/Ubuntu
This works on 24.04 LTS. From the [official webpage](https://pyfltk.sourceforge.io/install.php):
```bash
sudo apt update
sudo apt install libfltk1.3-dev g++ python3-dev python3-setuptools subversion swig
svn checkout https://svn.code.sf.net/p/pyfltk/code/trunk pyfltk-code
cd pyfltk-code/pyfltk/
python3 setup.py swig
python3 setup.py build
sudo python3 setup.py install
```

# Simple Example
Just to test it's working:
```py
from fltk import *
import sys

window = Fl_Window(300,180)
box = Fl_Box(20,40,260,100,"Hello, World!")
box.box(FL_UP_BOX)
box.labelsize(36)
box.labelfont(FL_BOLD+FL_ITALIC)
box.labeltype(FL_SHADOW_LABEL)
window.end()
window.show(sys.argv)
Fl.run()
```