New to Python, WxPython etc, etc

[rodmc]

I am totally new to Python and WxPython and need to write an
application which can open up an external windows from a plug-in within
GAIM (using pyGAIM). I have managed to hack some code together from
what little I have covered so far, however GAIM refuses to open until I
have closed the extra window. I appreciate this is probably a simple
point but I would be grateful for any advice people can offer on how I
can make them both appear so that people can interact with either GAIM
and/or the contents of the window. I am using Python 2.3.5, and GAIM 2
(beta).

I have attached the hacked code below which is based on a merging some
samples from WxPython and pyGaim. I have tried moving the  bit below to
within  def plug_in load but to no avail.

"app = MyApp(0)
app.MainLoop()"

Thanks in advance,

Rod


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import _gaim
import wx

from wxPython.wx import *

ID_ABOUT = 101
ID_EXIT  = 102

class MyFrame(wxFrame):
    def __init__(self, parent, ID, title):
        wxFrame.__init__(self, parent, ID, title,
                         wxDefaultPosition, wxSize(200, 150))

        self.CreateStatusBar()
        self.SetStatusText("This is the statusbar")
        menu = wxMenu()
        menu.Append(ID_ABOUT, "&About",
                    "More information about this program")
        menu.AppendSeparator()
        menu.Append(ID_EXIT, "E&xit", "Terminate the program")
        menuBar = wxMenuBar()
        menuBar.Append(menu, "&File");
        self.SetMenuBar(menuBar)

        EVT_MENU(self, ID_ABOUT, self.OnAbout)
        EVT_MENU(self, ID_EXIT,  self.TimeToQuit)

    def OnAbout(self, event):
        dlg = wxMessageDialog(self, "This sample program shows off\n"
                              "frames, menus, statusbars, and this\n"
                              "message dialog.",
                              "About Me", wxOK | wxICON_INFORMATION)
        dlg.ShowModal()
        dlg.Destroy()


    def TimeToQuit(self, event):
        self.Close(true)



class MyApp(wxApp):
    def OnInit(self):
        frame = MyFrame(NULL, -1, "Hello from wxPython")
        frame.Show(true)
        self.SetTopWindow(frame)
        return true


PLUGIN_INFO = {
    'python_api_version' : 2,
    'name'             : "A Simple Test Plug-in",
    'version'          : "0.3",
    'summary'          : "This simply does nothing",
    'description'      : "Cheese",
    'author'           : "Silly at silly.com",
    'url'              : "http://www.xxx.com/",
    'load'             : "plugin_load",
    'unload'           : "plugin_unload"
}


def timeout0(anObject):
    print 'py:timeout0',anObject
    return False

def timeout1(anObject):
    print 'py:timeout1',anObject
##    return True
    return False

def signed_on_cb1(data,account,conv,msgText):
    print 'p2:signed_on_cb1'
    print 'Data',data
    print 'account',account
    print 'conversation',conv
    print 'msgText',msgText
    print 'account.gc',account.gc

    blist = gaim.gaim_get_blist()
    print blist.root

    print conv.name,conv.title,conv.history

    buddy = gaim.gaim_find_buddy(account,conv.name)
    print buddy,buddy.name,buddy.alias

    group = gaim.gaim_find_buddys_group(buddy)
    print group,group.name,group.totalsize

    return {'r':True,'a3':'this is my text:'+msgText}

def menu_item_activate_cb(node,data):
    pass

def blist_node_extended_menu_cb(data,node,menu):
    print 'node',node
    print 'menu',menu

##	if (!GAIM_BLIST_NODE_IS_BUDDY(node))
##		return;

##	buddy = (GaimBuddy *)node;
##    act = gaim.gaim_blist_node_action_new("Send message",
##                                          menu_item_activate_cb,None)
##    print act
##    *menu = g_list_append(*menu,act);

def plugin_load(plugin):

    print 'py:plugin_load'
    accs = gaim.gaim_accounts_get_all()
    print accs
    for account in accs:
        print account
        if account:
            print account.username,account.alias
    print 'New:',gaim._GaimAccount()
    gaim.gaim_python_timeout_add(plugin,2000,timeout0,"this is timeout
0")
    gaim.gaim_python_timeout_add(plugin,1000,timeout1,"this is timeout
1")

    handle = gaim.gaim_conversations_get_handle()
    gaim.gaim_python_signal_connect(plugin,handle,"writing-im-msg",
                                    signed_on_cb1,"abc")


gaim.gaim_python_signal_connect(plugin,gaim.gaim_blist_get_handle(),
                                    "blist-node-extended-menu",
                                    blist_node_extended_menu_cb,None);
    print 'py:after plugin load'

def plugin_unload(plugin):
    print 'py:plugin_unload'

app = MyApp(0)
app.MainLoop()