March 18, 2010 - Mouse Vs Python

wxPython: Putting a Background Image on a Panel

Cross-Platform, Python, wxPython / Mike / March 18, 2010 / wxPython

Yesterday, I received a request to create a GUI with Tkinter or wxPython that had an image for the background with buttons on top. After looking at Tkinter, I discovered that it’s PhotoImage widget only supported two formats: gif and pgm (unless I installed the Python Imaging Library). Because of this, I decided to give […]

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wxPython: An Introduction to Grids

The grid widget in wxPython is one of the most complex GUI elements that you’ll work with in this toolkit. In this article you will learn the basics of grid creation and usage. One of the major uses for a grid is to display tabular data. Another use is to create some kind of spreadsheet.