[Pythonmac-SIG] wxPython -- some disappointment using it.

[Louis Pecora]

Christopher Barker wrote:
> Louis Pecora wrote:
>> I really do numerical calcs, but occasionally need a simple GUI 
>> dialog or open a window to plot in (very simple)
>
> Take a look at wxmpl. It helps you embed a matplotlib window in a 
> wxPython app. It's pretty handy, once you get the hang of wxPython. 
> Also, depending on what kind of data you are looking at, 
> wx.lib.floatcanvas might be useful (shameless plug, I wrote it)
>
>> I wish there were a way to keep the popup window with the traceback 
>> info open, but it quickly closes and the app quits.  Redirecting 
>> found the error, but it is an extra step.
>
> This is a BBEdit thing, really, I find it easiest just to run from the 
> terminal command line, and see your tracebacks there.
>
> For really simple stuff, you can just:
>
> app = wx.App()
> image=wx.Image('/Users/louispecora/Code/python/test_folder/wxPython_learn/rappin_cover150.jpg',wx.BITMAP_TYPE_JPEG) 
>
> frame = Frame(image)
> frame.Show()
> app.MainLoop()
>
> I'm pretty sure the default wx.App directs errors to the console.
>
>

wxmpl ?  Yet another GUI.  :-)    Well, that's good.  I'll check it 
out.  I did get PythonCard and it looks pretty good, too.  Nice to have 
a choice.  Now EVERYONE STOP.   NO MORE.   :-)

I got around the loss of Traceback.  wxPython has a mechanism to set the 
redirection.  Just putting it to False causes the usual Terminal 
output.  So that now works.  (Yes, it was in the book.)

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Cheers,

Lou Pecora

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