Audience

Python programmers with a desire to understand how to build cross-platform graphical user interfaces for their programs.

Those interested in understanding GUI frameworks and the relationship between the different program components in an event-driven environment.

Summary

This tutorial will present an introduction to the wxPython GUI framework, showing Python programmers how to construct flexible interfaces that make best use of Python's object-oriented features to provide convenient interfaces to Python functionality with a look-and-feel conformant with the operating system platform.

Pre-registered students will receive access to electronic copies of the course notes and example materials to allow them to run the examples presented in the tutorial.

Outline

1. GUI Basics

• Establishing the GUI Event handling GUI-based program structures

2. wxPython Fundamentals

• wxApp requirements Creating the application frame Window and widget relationships

3. wxPython widgets

• Widget creation Widget destruction

4. Event handling

• wxWidgets event types Event registration Handling events

5. Window Layout

• wxSizers

  Boxes vs Grids vs Notebooks Composing window designs

6. Putting it All Together

• Some real applications code