RE: How to find wxPython method documentation??

2009-02-05 Thread Barak, Ron
Hi Len,
First off, there's the wxPython mailing list 
(To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit 
http://lists.wxwidgets.org/mailman/listinfo/wxpython-users or, via email, send 
a message with subject or body 'help' to 
wxpython-users-requ...@lists.wxwidgets.org)
I also find Google invaluable in searching for wxPython knowledge, e.g., try 
http://www.google.com/search?q=wxpython+dialog.
Bye,
Ron.
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Re: How to find wxPython method documentation??

2009-02-05 Thread Egon Frerich

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The documentation is here:

http://www.wxpython.org/onlinedocs.php

In Alphabetical class reference you can find for example wxButton with
its methods. Yes - there is no function 'SetBackgroundColour'. But there
is a list with classes from which wxButton is derived.
'SetBackgroundColour' is a method for all widgets so it is described in
~ class wxWindow.

Egon
len schrieb:
| Hi
|
| I am going through the wxPython in Action book by Noel Rappin and
| Robin Dunn.
|
| I have been typing in the example programs as I go and play with
| modifing the code.
| Thought I should start trying to find my way around the documentation
| found on the wxPython web site.
|
| The problem I have been having is I can't find the methods or more
| specifically
|
| 'SetBackgroundColour' or 'AddSimpleTool' for example.
|
| How does one find the methods that are available in the classes.
|
| I tried looking at the wxWidgets web site and still had the same
| problem.
|
| Could someone give me a little direction in this?
|
| Thanks
| Len
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Re: How to find wxPython method documentation??

2009-02-05 Thread Mike Driscoll
On Feb 4, 5:49 pm, andrew cooke and...@acooke.org wrote:
 On Feb 4, 8:06 pm, len lsumn...@gmail.com wrote:

  How does one find the methods that are available in the classes.

 heh.  welcome to the wonderful world of wxpython :o(

 if you use eclipse to edit your code, then (providing the wind is in
 the right direction and the file you are editing doesn't have any
 syntax errors) pressing F3 when you are on a particular method will
 take you to the definition.  or, at least, one of the definitions with
 that name.

 and if you want to see a list of available methods the simplest way is
 to use tab completion (or dir() in python itself).

 if you're not using eclipse (with pydev) check to see if the ide/
 editor you are using has something similar.

 also, wxpython comes with some examples, all packaged in a demo
 program.  that is your best source of documentation.  go through all
 the examples in there and look at the code (the demo program will show
 you the code and even let you edit it and see the results of your
 changes).

 to be honest, wxpython is a bit of a nightmare (imho). but the results
 can be worth it.

 good luck,
 andrew

I don't think the docs are any worse than any other complicated third
party package. Reportlab comes to mind...and the wxPython list members
are very helpful.

Mike
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Re: How to find wxPython method documentation??

2009-02-05 Thread Mike Driscoll
On Feb 4, 5:06 pm, len lsumn...@gmail.com wrote:
 Hi

 I am going through the wxPython in Action book by Noel Rappin and
 Robin Dunn.

 I have been typing in the example programs as I go and play with
 modifing the code.
 Thought I should start trying to find my way around the documentation
 found on the wxPython web site.

 The problem I have been having is I can't find the methods or more
 specifically

 'SetBackgroundColour' or 'AddSimpleTool' for example.

 How does one find the methods that are available in the classes.

 I tried looking at the wxWidgets web site and still had the same
 problem.

 Could someone give me a little direction in this?

 Thanks
 Len

In addition to what the others have said, there's also an alternate
doc location done up by one guy who seems to have a lot of free time:

http://xoomer.virgilio.it/infinity77/wxPython/index.html

The wiki is also helpful:

http://wiki.wxpython.org/

But I concur that the mailing list is definitely THE place to be to
learn the most once you've gotten comfortable with the toolkit.

Mike
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Re: How to find wxPython method documentation??

2009-02-04 Thread andrew cooke
On Feb 4, 8:06 pm, len lsumn...@gmail.com wrote:
 How does one find the methods that are available in the classes.

heh.  welcome to the wonderful world of wxpython :o(

if you use eclipse to edit your code, then (providing the wind is in
the right direction and the file you are editing doesn't have any
syntax errors) pressing F3 when you are on a particular method will
take you to the definition.  or, at least, one of the definitions with
that name.

and if you want to see a list of available methods the simplest way is
to use tab completion (or dir() in python itself).

if you're not using eclipse (with pydev) check to see if the ide/
editor you are using has something similar.

also, wxpython comes with some examples, all packaged in a demo
program.  that is your best source of documentation.  go through all
the examples in there and look at the code (the demo program will show
you the code and even let you edit it and see the results of your
changes).

to be honest, wxpython is a bit of a nightmare (imho). but the results
can be worth it.

good luck,
andrew
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