Confused Newbie - wxImage vs WxImage pointer

[Tom]

wxPython is a wrapper around wxWindows.  The wxBitmapPtr is a handle to 
the C++ object that is the actual object holding the bitmap.

Badly explained but that's basically it (For wxPython questions you 
should try the wxPython mailing list).

Tom

Knoppix User wrote:
> Hi there,
> 
> I am just starting up with Python, and loving it.
> 
> This snippet has me consomethingbobulated:
>       
> 
>  ..................
> 	jpgName = "/home/knoppix/Photos/Play/mvc00022.jpg"
>         img = wxImage(jpgName, wxBITMAP_TYPE_JPEG).ConvertToBitmap()
>         imgSmall = img.scale(100,100)
>         wxStaticBitmap(self, -1, imgSmall, pos = (120, 20), size= (100,100))
>  ...................
> 
> 
> I get this error:
> 
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "GalleryTextProvider.py", line 152, in ?
>     app = MyApp(0)
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/wxPython/wx.py", line 1951, in __init__
>     _wxStart(self.OnInit)
>   File "GalleryTextProvider.py", line 147, in OnInit
>     frame = MyFrame(NULL, -1, "GalleryTextProvider")
>   File "GalleryTextProvider.py", line 100, in __init__
>     imgSmall = img.scale(100,100)
> AttributeError: wxBitmapPtr instance has no attribute 'scale'
> 
> If img is of type wxImage, how can it be pointer, and not a bitmap.
> 
> Any smacks to the head appreciated ( as long as they point me in the right
> direction!
> 
> Steve
>