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wxPython Recipes

A Problem - Solution Approach

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  • © 2018

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Authors:
  1. Mike Driscoll

    1. Ankeny, USA

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  • Provides solutions to common UI issues using wxPython
  • Includes more than 50 recipes to improve GUI development
  • Explores widgets, images, colors, event handling, XML, frames, and much more

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Table of contents (20 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxi
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  2. Introduction

    • Mike Driscoll
    Pages 1-5

  3. Working with Images

    • Mike Driscoll
    Pages 7-25

  4. Special Effects

    • Mike Driscoll
    Pages 27-42

  5. The Publish–Subscribe Pattern

    • Mike Driscoll
    Pages 43-50

  6. Wizard Recipes

    • Mike Driscoll
    Pages 51-69

  7. Creating Simple Widgets

    • Mike Driscoll
    Pages 71-96

  8. Using Config Files

    • Mike Driscoll
    Pages 97-110

  9. Working with Events

    • Mike Driscoll
    Pages 111-131

  10. Drag and Drop

    • Mike Driscoll
    Pages 133-149

  11. Working with Frames

    • Mike Driscoll
    Pages 151-167

  12. wxPython and the System Tray

    • Mike Driscoll
    Pages 169-179

  13. Fun with Panels

    • Mike Driscoll
    Pages 181-188

  14. Using Objects in Widgets

    • Mike Driscoll
    Pages 189-199

  15. XML and XRC

    • Mike Driscoll
    Pages 201-226

  16. Working with Sizers

    • Mike Driscoll
    Pages 227-239

  17. Threads and Timers

    • Mike Driscoll
    Pages 241-268

  18. Redirecting Text

    • Mike Driscoll
    Pages 269-282

  19. Grid Recipes

    • Mike Driscoll
    Pages 283-290

  20. Working with Your Application

    • Mike Driscoll
    Pages 291-316
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About this book

Quickly discover solutions to common problems, learn best practices, and understand everything wxPython has to offer. This book is for anyone wanting to learn more about how to use the wxPython desktop GUI toolkit. It assumes some prior knowledge of Python and a general understanding of wxPython or GUI development, and contains more than 50 recipes covering various tasks and aspects of the toolkit.

wxPython Recipes guides you step by step. The book takes you through how to create user interfaces in Python, including adding widgets, changing background images, manipulating dialogs, managing data, and much more. Examples target both Python 2.x and 3.x, and cover both wxPython 3.0 and Phoenix, offering a complete collection of ideas to improve your GUI development.

What You'll Learn

  • Work with UI elements such as widgets, buttons, images, boxes, and more
  • Handle data in files and notebooks
  • Implement XML and using XML resources (XRC)
  • Customize the behavior of panels and objects 

Who This Book Is For

People who are already familiar with the Python programming language and also have a basic understanding of wxPython. 

Readers who understand event loops and the basics of creating user interfaces with another Python UI toolkit, such as Tkinter or PyQt.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Ankeny, USA

    Mike Driscoll

About the author

Mike Driscoll started coding in Python in 2006, where his first assignments included porting Windows login scripts and VBA to Python, which introduced him to wxPython. He's done backend programming and front end user interfaces, writes documentation for wxPython, and currently maintains an automated testing framework in Python. He also owns the popular site "Mouse vs Python" at pythonlibrary.org and has written for the Python Software Foundation, DZone and published Python 101 and Python 201.

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