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Google’s Mesop: Building Beautiful Web UIs in Pure Python

Alex X
4 min readJun 19, 2024

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Google’s has recently open-sourced Mesop to build responsive web UIs (User Interfaces) in pure Python. Learn the key features, components, and step-by-step guide to creating your own applications effortlessly.

Creating beautiful and responsive web user interfaces (UIs) has traditionally required knowledge of HTML, CSS, NodeJs and JavaScript. Similar to tools like Streamlit and Gradio, Mesop offers an extensive set of ready-to-use components, state management, and multi-page support, making it an excellent choice for rapid prototyping and deploying web applications. In this article, we will delve into the main features of Mesop, explore its components, and provide a detailed guide on how to get started with this powerful tool.

Advantages of Mesop Over Traditional UI Building

Building user interfaces with traditional web technologies such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript can be complex and time-consuming, especially for developers who are primarily proficient in Python. Mesop offers several advantages over these traditional methods:

1) Simplified Development Process

Mesop allows developers to build fully functional and visually appealing web UIs entirely in Python. This eliminates the need to learn…

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Alex X
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