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August 7 2016

wxPython 2.8 Application Development Cookbook

Quickly create robust, reliable, and reusable wxPython applications

What You Will Learn

• Set up the wx main frame by adding your own Frame class to the application
  
• Create two stage widgets by using a three step process
  
• Set up an event handler, customize, receive and handle events by using custom controls and event propagation
  
• Create tooltips with rich content and add tooltips to controls
  
• Retrieve information from users using common Dialogs
  
• Enhance design and layout, hide and show controls dynamically during runtime by using sizers
  
• Create a custom XRC resource handler class to use custom widget classes in XRC
  
• Simplify window layout using the SizedControls library
  
• Draw basic shapes in a Device Context and draw gradients with ease by using a GraphicsContext
  
• Design a custom dialog class
  
• Make multi-threaded wxPython applications
  
• Capture output from other applications and display it in a wxPython GUI
  
• Access platform specific application and resource directories using wxStandardPaths
  
• Embed images into python files using wxPython's embedded image tool and classes
  
• Add robust exception handling to an application
  
• Bundle a wxPython application for distribution making your applications interface translatable
  

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