seanlty / electron-react-python

A starter kit for Electron, React with Python in the background

Electron React Python Starter Kit

Quickly get up and running with ReactJS inside Electron app with Python as it's backend

Development

From your command line:

# Clone this repository
git clone https://github.com/sahitpj/electron-react-python.git

# Go into the repository
cd electron-react-python

# Install dependencies
npm i

# Run the app
npm start

Install React Dev Tools

Execute the following from the Console tab of your running Electron app's developer tools:

require('electron-react-devtools').install()

Python Backend

The following app, can execute a python shell which can execute python files and communicate via STDIO. The python files are present in the python folder

Note - python files are run using python3

React Components

React components can be written and stored in the components folder. Don't forget to link the html files with the .jsx files.