Python/wxPython/QuickStart

Skeleton

wxFrame without XRC

#!/usr/bin/env python3
import wx

class MyApp(wx.App):
    def OnInit(self):
        frame = wx.Frame(None, -1, 'Hello World!')
        frame.Show()
        return True

if __name__ == '__main__':
    app = MyApp()
    app.MainLoop()

wxFrame with XRC

Python (main.py)	XRC (layout.xrc)
#!/usr/bin/env python3 import wx.xrc class MyApp(wx.App): def OnInit(self): res = wx.xrc.XmlResource('layout.xrc') frame = res.LoadFrame(None, 'mainFrame') frame.Show() return True if __name__ == '__main__': app = MyApp() app.MainLoop()	<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <resource version="2.9.0.5"> <object name="mainFrame" class="wxFrame"> <title>Hello World!</title> </object> </resource>

wxFrame with AUI

#!/usr/bin/env python3

import wx
import wx.aui
import wx.lib.wxcairo

class MyWindow(wx.Window):

    def __init__(self, parent):
        super().__init__(parent, wx.ID_ANY, size=(200, 100))
        self.Bind(wx.EVT_PAINT, self.OnPaint)

    def OnPaint(self, evt):
        dc = wx.ClientDC(self)
        dc.DrawRectangle(0, 0, 200, 200)

class MyFrame(wx.Frame):

    def __init__(self):
        super().__init__(None, wx.ID_ANY, 'Aui Sandbox', size=(1000, 650))

        text1 = wx.TextCtrl(self)
        text2 = wx.TextCtrl(self)
        mywin1 = MyWindow(self)

        self.mgr = wx.aui.AuiManager(self)
        self.mgr.AddPane(text1, wx.LEFT, 'Pane 1')
        self.mgr.AddPane(text2, wx.BOTTOM, 'Pane 2')
        self.mgr.AddPane(mywin1, wx.RIGHT, 'Pane 3')
        self.mgr.Update()

        self.Bind(wx.EVT_CLOSE, self.OnClose)
        self.Centre()
        self.Show()

    def OnClose(self, evt):
        self.mgr.UnInit()
        self.Destroy()

def main():
    app = wx.App()
    MyFrame()
    app.MainLoop()

if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()

wxMDIParentFrame without XRC

#!/usr/bin/env python3
import wx

class MyApp(wx.App):
    def OnInit(self):
        frame = wx.MDIParentFrame(None, -1, 'Hello World!')
        frame.Show()
        return True

if __name__ == '__main__':
    app = MyApp()
    app.MainLoop()

wxMDIParentFrame with XRC

Python (main.py)	(layout.py)
#!/usr/bin/env python3 import wx.xrc class MyApp(wx.App): def OnInit(self): res = wx.xrc.XmlResource('layout.xrc') frame = res.LoadObject(None, 'mainFrame', 'wxMDIParentFrame') frame.Show() return True if __name__ == '__main__': app = MyApp() app.MainLoop()	<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <resource version="2.9.0.5"> <object name="mainFrame" class="wxMDIParentFrame"> <title>Hello World!</title> </object> </resource>