GUI in Python using wxGlade

**Steve Holden** · Jun 15 '06, 02:25 PM

Re: GUI in Python using wxGlade

diffuser78@gmai l.com wrote:[color=blue]
> I recently tried a hand at wxGlade and was happy to see it designs a
> GUI for you in minutes. I am a newbie Python coder. I am not completely
> aware of GUI programming.
>
> I can easily make menubars etc but I am not too sure sure how to get
> more windows poppping to get more information. I mean when you click
> something, a new windows would open and ask for input like that. Since
> I am using wxGlade and wxPython....can you suggest me a quick tutorial
> for GUI programming.
>
> Every help is appreciate,
>[/color]
Without having time to go into a full, the way to proceed with Glade
(unless I am mistaken) is to design each window independently of the
others, and to use a button press in one window to create an instance of
another type of window.

Good luck!

regards
Steve
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**diffuser78@gmail.com** · Jun 15 '06, 03:45 PM

Re: GUI in Python using wxGlade

I am pasting my code. I created a small little GUI without any
functionality as of yet. I wanted to ask few questions on that.

Code:

#!/usr/bin/env python
# -*- coding: UTF-8 -*-
# generated by wxGlade 0.4cvs on Thu Jun 15 10:51:12 2006

import wx

class MyFrame(wx.Frame):
def __init__(self, *args, **kwds):
# begin wxGlade: MyFrame.__init__
kwds["style"] = wx.DEFAULT_FRAME_STYLE
wx.Frame.__init__(self, *args, **kwds)
self.panel_1 = wx.Panel(self, -1)

# Menu Bar
self.frame_1_menubar = wx.MenuBar()
self.SetMenuBar(self.frame_1_menubar)
self.File = wx.Menu()
self.CreateNewConfigFile = wx.MenuItem(self.File, wx.NewId(),
_("Create New Config File"), "", wx.ITEM_NORMAL)
self.File.AppendItem(self.CreateNewConfigFile)
self.OpenConfigFile = wx.MenuItem(self.File, wx.NewId(),
_("Open Config File"), "", wx.ITEM_NORMAL)
self.File.AppendItem(self.OpenConfigFile)
self.EditConfigFile = wx.MenuItem(self.File, wx.NewId(),
_("Edit Config File"), "", wx.ITEM_NORMAL)
self.File.AppendItem(self.EditConfigFile)
self.Close = wx.MenuItem(self.File, wx.NewId(), _("Close"), "",
wx.ITEM_NORMAL)
self.File.AppendItem(self.Close)
self.Exit = wx.MenuItem(self.File, wx.NewId(), _("Exit"), "",
wx.ITEM_NORMAL)
self.File.AppendItem(self.Exit)
self.frame_1_menubar.Append(self.File, _("File"))
self.Action = wx.Menu()
self.AddComputer = wx.MenuItem(self.Action, wx.NewId(), _("Add
Computer"), "", wx.ITEM_NORMAL)
self.Action.AppendItem(self.AddComputer)
self.Shutdown = wx.MenuItem(self.Action, wx.NewId(),
_("Shutdown..."), "", wx.ITEM_NORMAL)
self.Action.AppendItem(self.Shutdown)
self.ShutdownAll = wx.MenuItem(self.Action, wx.NewId(),
_("Shutdown All"), "", wx.ITEM_NORMAL)
self.Action.AppendItem(self.ShutdownAll)
self.frame_1_menubar.Append(self.Action, _("Action"))
self.Help = wx.Menu()
self.Tutorial = wx.MenuItem(self.Help, wx.NewId(),
_("Tutorial"), "", wx.ITEM_NORMAL)
self.Help.AppendItem(self.Tutorial)
self.AboutUs = wx.MenuItem(self.Help, wx.NewId(), _("About
us"), "", wx.ITEM_NORMAL)
self.Help.AppendItem(self.AboutUs)
self.frame_1_menubar.Append(self.Help, _("Help"))
# Menu Bar end
self.frame_1_statusbar = self.CreateStatusBar(1, 0)

self.__set_properties()
self.__do_layout()
# end wxGlade

def __set_properties(self):
# begin wxGlade: MyFrame.__set_properties
self.SetTitle(_("Test"))
self.SetSize((600, 450))
self.frame_1_statusbar.SetStatusWidths([-1])
# statusbar fields
frame_1_statusbar_fields = [_("Test Application")]
for i in range(len(frame_1_statusbar_fields)):

self.frame_1_statusbar.SetStatusText(frame_1_statusbar_fields[i], i)
# end wxGlade

def __do_layout(self):
# begin wxGlade: MyFrame.__do_layout
sizer_1 = wx.BoxSizer(wx.VERTICAL)
sizer_1.Add(self.panel_1, 1, wx.EXPAND, 0)
self.SetAutoLayout(True)
self.SetSizer(sizer_1)
self.Layout()
# end wxGlade

# end of class MyFrame


class MyApp(wx.App):
def OnInit(self):
wx.InitAllImageHandlers()
frame_1 = MyFrame(None, -1, "")
self.SetTopWindow(frame_1)
frame_1.Show()
return 1

# end of class MyApp

if __name__ == "__main__":
import gettext
gettext.install("app") # replace with the appropriate catalog name

app = MyApp(0)
app.MainLoop()

If I click on any of the items of the File Menu, say I click on "Open
config File", I want a new windows to come up.

My questions is when I create a new Frame/Windows in wxGlade, will it
be wxFrame or wxMDI Frame......whic h one should I choose and why ?

I am not completely aware of all the small tools that wxGlade gives and
how to place them.

Any kind of help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks

[color=blue]
> Without having time to go into a full, the way to proceed with Glade
> (unless I am mistaken) is to design each window independently of the
> others, and to use a button press in one window to create an instance of
> another type of window.[/color]

**Steve Holden** · Jun 15 '06, 04:35 PM

Re: GUI in Python using wxGlade

diffuser78@gmai l.com wrote:[color=blue]
> I am pasting my code. I created a small little GUI without any
> functionality as of yet. I wanted to ask few questions on that.
>[/color]
[lots of code ...][color=blue]
>
> If I click on any of the items of the File Menu, say I click on "Open
> config File", I want a new windows to come up.
>
> My questions is when I create a new Frame/Windows in wxGlade, will it
> be wxFrame or wxMDI Frame......whic h one should I choose and why ?
>
> I am not completely aware of all the small tools that wxGlade gives and
> how to place them.
>
>
> Any kind of help is greatly appreciated.
>[/color]
As I already said I'm a bit to busy to help with specifics right now.
Two places you might go for help:

1: http://www.holdenweb.com/PyConTX2006/wxPythonIntro.pdf

The introductory tutorial I gave at PyCon TX 2006

2: Email to wxPython-users-help@lists.wxwi dgets.org

There's a fairly friendly community who will take your code as
evidence you are trying to help yourself and explain the basics
as necessary.

regards
Steve
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**diffuser78@gmail.com** · Jun 15 '06, 08:25 PM

Re: GUI in Python using wxGlade

I am a newbie. I was looking for some code where I could a list of
different items from a file and display it in a list box. Then give a
user the capability to select some.

Basically, reading and writing to a file and displaying them in
different widgets...thats something I am looking for. If anybody can
point me to some good example tutorials...I will be greatly helped.

Thanks,

Every help is appreciated

**John Salerno** · Jun 15 '06, 08:55 PM

Re: GUI in Python using wxGlade

diffuser78@gmai l.com wrote:[color=blue]
> I am a newbie. I was looking for some code where I could a list of
> different items from a file and display it in a list box. Then give a
> user the capability to select some.
>
> Basically, reading and writing to a file and displaying them in
> different widgets...thats something I am looking for. If anybody can
> point me to some good example tutorials...I will be greatly helped.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Every help is appreciated
>[/color]

Have you tried looking at the code in the wxPython demo? In the ListBox
control demo, it populates a ListBox with items from a list, but you
could easily translate that into reading from a file, I think. Here's
the full code in case you don't have the demo:

[color=blue]
>
> import wx
>
> #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> # This listbox subclass lets you type the starting letters of what you want to
> # select, and scrolls the list to the match if it is found.
> class FindPrefixListB ox(wx.ListBox):
> def __init__(self, parent, id, pos=wx.DefaultP osition, size=wx.Default Size,
> choices=[], style=0, validator=wx.De faultValidator) :
> wx.ListBox.__in it__(self, parent, id, pos, size, choices, style, validator)
> self.typedText = ''
> self.log = parent.log
> self.Bind(wx.EV T_KEY_DOWN, self.OnKey)
>
>
> def FindPrefix(self , prefix):
> self.log.WriteT ext('Looking for prefix: %s\n' % prefix)
>
> if prefix:
> prefix = prefix.lower()
> length = len(prefix)
>
> # Changed in 2.5 because ListBox.Number( ) is no longer supported.
> # ListBox.GetCoun t() is now the appropriate way to go.
> for x in range(self.GetC ount()):
> text = self.GetString( x)
> text = text.lower()
>
> if text[:length] == prefix:
> self.log.WriteT ext('Prefix %s is found.\n' % prefix)
> return x
>
> self.log.WriteT ext('Prefix %s is not found.\n' % prefix)
> return -1
>
>
> def OnKey(self, evt):
> key = evt.GetKeyCode( )
>
> if key >= 32 and key <= 127:
> self.typedText = self.typedText + chr(key)
> item = self.FindPrefix (self.typedText )
>
> if item != -1:
> self.SetSelecti on(item)
>
> elif key == wx.WXK_BACK: # backspace removes one character and backs up
> self.typedText = self.typedText[:-1]
>
> if not self.typedText:
> self.SetSelecti on(0)
> else:
> item = self.FindPrefix (self.typedText )
>
> if item != -1:
> self.SetSelecti on(item)
> else:
> self.typedText = ''
> evt.Skip()
>
> def OnKeyDown(self, evt):
> pass
>
>
> #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> class TestListBox(wx. Panel):
> def __init__(self, parent, log):
> self.log = log
> wx.Panel.__init __(self, parent, -1)
>
> sampleList = ['zero', 'one', 'two', 'three', 'four', 'five',
> 'six', 'seven', 'eight', 'nine', 'ten', 'eleven',
> 'twelve', 'thirteen', 'fourteen']
>
> wx.StaticText(s elf, -1, "This example uses the wx.ListBox control.", (45, 10))
> wx.StaticText(s elf, -1, "Select one:", (15, 50))
> self.lb1 = wx.ListBox(self , 60, (100, 50), (90, 120), sampleList, wx.LB_SINGLE)
> self.Bind(wx.EV T_LISTBOX, self.EvtListBox , self.lb1)
> self.Bind(wx.EV T_LISTBOX_DCLIC K, self.EvtListBox DClick, self.lb1)
> self.lb1.Bind(w x.EVT_RIGHT_UP, self.EvtRightBu tton)
> self.lb1.SetSel ection(3)
> self.lb1.Append ("with data", "This one has data");
> self.lb1.SetCli entData(2, "This one has data");
>
>
> wx.StaticText(s elf, -1, "Select many:", (220, 50))
> self.lb2 = wx.ListBox(self , 70, (320, 50), (90, 120), sampleList, wx.LB_EXTENDED)
> self.Bind(wx.EV T_LISTBOX, self.EvtMultiLi stBox, self.lb2)
> self.lb2.Bind(w x.EVT_RIGHT_UP, self.EvtRightBu tton)
> self.lb2.SetSel ection(0)
>
> sampleList = sampleList + ['test a', 'test aa', 'test aab',
> 'test ab', 'test abc', 'test abcc',
> 'test abcd' ]
> sampleList.sort ()
> wx.StaticText(s elf, -1, "Find Prefix:", (15, 250))
> fp = FindPrefixListB ox(self, -1, (100, 250), (90, 120), sampleList, wx.LB_SINGLE)
> fp.SetSelection (0)
>
>
> def EvtListBox(self , event):
> self.log.WriteT ext('EvtListBox : %s, %s, %s, %s\n' %
> (event.GetStrin g(),
> event.IsSelecti on(),
> event.GetSelect ion(),
> event.GetClient Data()))
>
> lb = event.GetEventO bject()
> data = lb.GetClientDat a(lb.GetSelecti on())
>
> if data is not None:
> self.log.WriteT ext('\tdata: %s\n' % data)
>
>
> def EvtListBoxDClic k(self, event):
> self.log.WriteT ext('EvtListBox DClick: %s\n' % self.lb1.GetSel ection())
> self.lb1.Delete (self.lb1.GetSe lection())
>
> def EvtMultiListBox (self, event):
> self.log.WriteT ext('EvtMultiLi stBox: %s\n' % str(self.lb2.Ge tSelections()))
>
> def EvtRightButton( self, event):
> self.log.WriteT ext('EvtRightBu tton: %s\n' % event.GetPositi on())
>
> if event.GetEventO bject().GetId() == 70:
> selections = list(self.lb2.G etSelections())
> selections.reve rse()
>
> for index in selections:
> self.lb2.Delete (index)
>
>
> #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> def runTest(frame, nb, log):
> win = TestListBox(nb, log)
> return win
>
> #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
>
>
> overview = """<html><b ody>
> A listbox is used to select one or more of a list of
> strings. The strings are displayed in a scrolling box, with the
> selected string(s) marked in reverse video. A listbox can be single
> selection (if an item is selected, the previous selection is removed)
> or multiple selection (clicking an item toggles the item on or off
> independently of other selections).
> </body></html>
> """
>
>
> if __name__ == '__main__':
> import sys,os
> import run
> run.main(['', os.path.basenam e(sys.argv[0])] + sys.argv[1:])
>[/color]

**UrsusMaximus@gmail.com** · Jun 15 '06, 09:35 PM

Re: GUI in Python using wxGlade

Ther is a short online tutorial on using wxGlade here <a
href="http://www.serpia.org/wxgladeJohn">wx Glade Tutorial</a>

**diffuser78@gmail.com** · Jun 16 '06, 01:05 PM

Re: GUI in Python using wxGlade

Did you paste any code ?

Also the link for the next message is not working .....

John Salerno wrote:[color=blue]
> diffuser78@gmai l.com wrote:[color=green]
> > I am a newbie. I was looking for some code where I could a list of
> > different items from a file and display it in a list box. Then give a
> > user the capability to select some.
> >
> > Basically, reading and writing to a file and displaying them in
> > different widgets...thats something I am looking for. If anybody can
> > point me to some good example tutorials...I will be greatly helped.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Every help is appreciated
> >[/color]
>
> Have you tried looking at the code in the wxPython demo? In the ListBox
> control demo, it populates a ListBox with items from a list, but you
> could easily translate that into reading from a file, I think. Here's
> the full code in case you don't have the demo:
>
>[color=green]
> >
> > import wx
> >
> > #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > # This listbox subclass lets you type the starting letters of what you want to
> > # select, and scrolls the list to the match if it is found.
> > class FindPrefixListB ox(wx.ListBox):
> > def __init__(self, parent, id, pos=wx.DefaultP osition, size=wx.Default Size,
> > choices=[], style=0, validator=wx.De faultValidator) :
> > wx.ListBox.__in it__(self, parent, id, pos, size, choices, style, validator)
> > self.typedText = ''
> > self.log = parent.log
> > self.Bind(wx.EV T_KEY_DOWN, self.OnKey)
> >
> >
> > def FindPrefix(self , prefix):
> > self.log.WriteT ext('Looking for prefix: %s\n' % prefix)
> >
> > if prefix:
> > prefix = prefix.lower()
> > length = len(prefix)
> >
> > # Changed in 2.5 because ListBox.Number( ) is no longer supported.
> > # ListBox.GetCoun t() is now the appropriate way to go.
> > for x in range(self.GetC ount()):
> > text = self.GetString( x)
> > text = text.lower()
> >
> > if text[:length] == prefix:
> > self.log.WriteT ext('Prefix %s is found.\n' % prefix)
> > return x
> >
> > self.log.WriteT ext('Prefix %s is not found.\n' % prefix)
> > return -1
> >
> >
> > def OnKey(self, evt):
> > key = evt.GetKeyCode( )
> >
> > if key >= 32 and key <= 127:
> > self.typedText = self.typedText + chr(key)
> > item = self.FindPrefix (self.typedText )
> >
> > if item != -1:
> > self.SetSelecti on(item)
> >
> > elif key == wx.WXK_BACK: # backspace removes one character and backs up
> > self.typedText = self.typedText[:-1]
> >
> > if not self.typedText:
> > self.SetSelecti on(0)
> > else:
> > item = self.FindPrefix (self.typedText )
> >
> > if item != -1:
> > self.SetSelecti on(item)
> > else:
> > self.typedText = ''
> > evt.Skip()
> >
> > def OnKeyDown(self, evt):
> > pass
> >
> >
> > #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > class TestListBox(wx. Panel):
> > def __init__(self, parent, log):
> > self.log = log
> > wx.Panel.__init __(self, parent, -1)
> >
> > sampleList = ['zero', 'one', 'two', 'three', 'four', 'five',
> > 'six', 'seven', 'eight', 'nine', 'ten', 'eleven',
> > 'twelve', 'thirteen', 'fourteen']
> >
> > wx.StaticText(s elf, -1, "This example uses the wx.ListBox control.", (45, 10))
> > wx.StaticText(s elf, -1, "Select one:", (15, 50))
> > self.lb1 = wx.ListBox(self , 60, (100, 50), (90, 120), sampleList, wx.LB_SINGLE)
> > self.Bind(wx.EV T_LISTBOX, self.EvtListBox , self.lb1)
> > self.Bind(wx.EV T_LISTBOX_DCLIC K, self.EvtListBox DClick, self.lb1)
> > self.lb1.Bind(w x.EVT_RIGHT_UP, self.EvtRightBu tton)
> > self.lb1.SetSel ection(3)
> > self.lb1.Append ("with data", "This one has data");
> > self.lb1.SetCli entData(2, "This one has data");
> >
> >
> > wx.StaticText(s elf, -1, "Select many:", (220, 50))
> > self.lb2 = wx.ListBox(self , 70, (320, 50), (90, 120), sampleList, wx.LB_EXTENDED)
> > self.Bind(wx.EV T_LISTBOX, self.EvtMultiLi stBox, self.lb2)
> > self.lb2.Bind(w x.EVT_RIGHT_UP, self.EvtRightBu tton)
> > self.lb2.SetSel ection(0)
> >
> > sampleList = sampleList + ['test a', 'test aa', 'test aab',
> > 'test ab', 'test abc', 'test abcc',
> > 'test abcd' ]
> > sampleList.sort ()
> > wx.StaticText(s elf, -1, "Find Prefix:", (15, 250))
> > fp = FindPrefixListB ox(self, -1, (100, 250), (90, 120), sampleList, wx.LB_SINGLE)
> > fp.SetSelection (0)
> >
> >
> > def EvtListBox(self , event):
> > self.log.WriteT ext('EvtListBox : %s, %s, %s, %s\n' %
> > (event.GetStrin g(),
> > event.IsSelecti on(),
> > event.GetSelect ion(),
> > event.GetClient Data()))
> >
> > lb = event.GetEventO bject()
> > data = lb.GetClientDat a(lb.GetSelecti on())
> >
> > if data is not None:
> > self.log.WriteT ext('\tdata: %s\n' % data)
> >
> >
> > def EvtListBoxDClic k(self, event):
> > self.log.WriteT ext('EvtListBox DClick: %s\n' % self.lb1.GetSel ection())
> > self.lb1.Delete (self.lb1.GetSe lection())
> >
> > def EvtMultiListBox (self, event):
> > self.log.WriteT ext('EvtMultiLi stBox: %s\n' % str(self.lb2.Ge tSelections()))
> >
> > def EvtRightButton( self, event):
> > self.log.WriteT ext('EvtRightBu tton: %s\n' % event.GetPositi on())
> >
> > if event.GetEventO bject().GetId() == 70:
> > selections = list(self.lb2.G etSelections())
> > selections.reve rse()
> >
> > for index in selections:
> > self.lb2.Delete (index)
> >
> >
> > #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > def runTest(frame, nb, log):
> > win = TestListBox(nb, log)
> > return win
> >
> > #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > overview = """<html><b ody>
> > A listbox is used to select one or more of a list of
> > strings. The strings are displayed in a scrolling box, with the
> > selected string(s) marked in reverse video. A listbox can be single
> > selection (if an item is selected, the previous selection is removed)
> > or multiple selection (clicking an item toggles the item on or off
> > independently of other selections).
> > </body></html>
> > """
> >
> >
> > if __name__ == '__main__':
> > import sys,os
> > import run
> > run.main(['', os.path.basenam e(sys.argv[0])] + sys.argv[1:])
> >[/color][/color]

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