What & Why
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   :description lang=en: Information about Dear PyGui and the developers.

What is DPG
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DPG is a simple, bloat-free, and powerful Python GUI framework.

DPG is built with *Dear ImGui* and other extensions in order to create a unique
retained mode API, as opposed to Dear ImGui's immediate mode paradigm.

Under the hood, DPG uses the immediate mode paradigm allowing for extremely
dynamic interfaces. Similar to *PyQt*, DPG does not use native widgets
but instead draws the widgets using your computer's graphics
card (using Directx11, Metal, and Vulkan rendering APIs).

In the same manner *Dear ImGui* provides a simple way to create tools
for game developers, DPG provides a simple way for python
developers to create quick and powerful GUIs for scripts.

Why use DPG
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When compared with other Python GUI libraries DPG is unique with:

* GPU rendering
* Multithreaded
* Highly customizable
* Built-in developer tools: theme inspection, resource inspection, runtime metrics
* 70+ widgets with hundreds of widget combinations
* Detailed documentation, examples and support