wxPython in Action

583 Pages·2006·12.56 MB·English

wxPython in Action

wxPython in Action
NOEL RAPPIN
ROBIN DUNN
MANNING
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To every Jane and Joe Programmer,
chained to their computer, burning the midnight oil,
striving to make a dream come true

brief contents
PART 1 INTRODUCTION TO WXPYTHON .............................. 1
1 ■ Welcome to wxPython 3
2 ■ Giving your wxPython program a solid foundation 29
3 ■ Working in an event-driven environment 56
4 ■ Making wxPython easier to handle with PyCrust 83
5 ■ Creating your blueprint 116
6 ■ Working with the basic building blocks 146
PART 2 ESSENTIAL WXPYTHON ....................................... 183
7 ■ Working with the basic controls 185
8 ■ Putting widgets in frames 224
9 ■ Giving users choices with dialogs 258
10 ■ Creating and using wxPython menus 293
11 ■ Placing widgets with sizers 323
12 ■ Manipulating basic graphical images 356
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viii BRIEF CONTENTS
PART 3 ADVANCED WXPYTHON ....................................... 391
13 ■ Building list controls and managing items 393
14 ■ Coordinating the grid control 425
15 ■ Climbing the tree control 460
16 ■ Incorporating HTML into your application 485
17 ■ The wxPython printing framework 504
18 ■ Using other wxPython functionality 521
contents
preface xix
acknowledgments xxii
about this book xxiv
PART 1 INTRODUCTION TO WXPYTHON...................................1
1 Welcome to wxPython 3
1.1 Getting started with wxPython 5
1.2 Creating the bare-minimum wxPython program 7
Importing wxPython 9 ■ Working with applications
and frames 11
1.3 Extending the bare-minimum
wxPython program 12
1.4 Creating the final hello.py program 15
1.5 What can wxPython do? 17
1.6 Why choose wxPython? 19
Python programmers 19 ■ wxWidget users 20 ■ New users 20
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