You don't have to use the C programming language to write your GNOME application: the entire software development platform is accessible through many programming languages, one of them being Python. Let's port the simple text viewer demo application to Python, and update the Getting Started tutorial with more code examples. 0:00 Stream starting 5:20 Intro 6:11 Build issues and CI pipelines 12:00 There is no "official" programming language for GNOME 14:45 Good languages for newcomers 18:10 Why there can't be an "official" language for GNOME 23:26 The downsides of not having constrains 30:10 New tech recommendations 31:45 A short history of Glade 34:49 Providing clear abstractions 37:02 No such thing as "low level" 40:12 Flattening the (learning) curve 43:58 Writing a GNOME app in Python 47:25 Using the Python template 50:44 Updating the old template to libadwaita 56:20 Step 1: project structure 58:24 Step 2: content view 1:18:40 Step 3: opening files 2:53:36 Checking the results 3:02:00 Linux streaming any% speedrun 3:08:09 Outro Follow my Twitch: https://twitch.tv/ebassi Twitter: https://twitter.com/ebassi Instagram: https://instagram.com/ebassi Keep me caffeinated so I can work on GNOME: https://ko-fi.com/emmanueleb