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1 wxPython README
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3
4 Welcome to the wonderful world of wxPython!
5
6 Now that you have installed the Win32 extension module, you can try it
7 out by going to the [install dir]\wxPython\demo directory and typing:
8
9 python test1.py
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11 There are also some other sample files there for you to play with and
12 learn from.
13
14 If you selected to install the documentation then point your browser
15 to [install dir]\wxPython\docs\index.htm and you will then be looking
16 at the docs for wxWindows. For the most part you can use the C++ docs
17 as most classes and methods are used identically. Where there are
18 differences they are documented with a "wxPython Note."
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21
22 Getting Help
23 ------------
24
25 Since wxPython is a blending of multiple technologies, help comes from
26 multiple sources. See the http://alldunn.com/wxPython for details on
27 various sources of help, but probably the best source is the
28 wxPython-users mail list. You can view the archive or subscribe by
29 going to
30
31 http://starship.python.net/mailman/listinfo/wxpython-users
32
33 Or you can send mail directly to the list using this address:
34
35 wxpython-users@starship.python.net
36
37
38 What's new in 2.0b9
39 -------------------
40 Bug fix for ListCtrl in test4.py (Was a missing file... DSM!)
41
42 Bug fix for occassional GPF on Win32 systems upon termination of a
43 wxPython application.
44
45 Added wxListBox.GetSelections returning selections as a Tuple.
46
47 Added a wxTreeItemData that is able to hold any Python object and be
48 associated with items in a wxTreeCtrl. Added test pytree.py to show
49 this feature off.
50
51 Added wxSafeYield function.
52
53 OpenGL Canvas can be optionally compiled in to wxPython.
54
55 Awesome new Demo Framework for showing off wxPython and for learning
56 how it all works.
57
58 The pre-built Win32 version is no longer distributing the wxWindows
59 DLL. It is statically linked with the wxWindows library instead.
60
61 Added a couple missing items from the docs.
62
63 Added wxImage, wxImageHandler, wxPNGHandler, wxJPEGHandler,
64 wxGIFHandler and wxBMPHandler.
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66
67
68 What's new in 2.0b8
69 -------------------
70 Support for using Python threads in wxPython apps.
71
72 Several missing methods from various classes.
73
74 Various bug fixes.
75
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78 What's new in 2.0b7
79 -------------------
80 Added DLG_PNT and DLG_SZE convienience methods to wxWindow class.
81
82 Added missing constructor and other methods for wxMenuItem.
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85
86 What's new in 2.0b6
87 -------------------
88 Just a quickie update to fix the self-installer to be compatible with
89 Python 1.5.2b2's Registry settings.
90
91
92 What's new in 2.0b5
93 -------------------
94 Well obviously the numbering scheme has changed. I did this to
95 reflect the fact that this truly is the second major revision of
96 wxPython, (well the third actually if you count the one I did for
97 wxWindows 1.68 and then threw away...) and also that it is associated
98 with the 2.0 version of wxWindows.
99
100 I have finally started documenting wxPython. There are several pages
101 in the wxWindows documentation tree specifically about wxPython, and I
102 have added notes within the class references about where and how wxPython
103 diverges from wxWindows.
104
105 Added wxWindow_FromHWND(hWnd) for wxMSW to construct a wxWindow from a
106 window handle. If you can get the window handle into the python code,
107 it should just work... More news on this later.
108
109 Added wxImageList, wxToolTip.
110
111 Re-enabled wxConfig.DeleteAll() since it is reportedly fixed for the
112 wxRegConfig class.
113
114 As usual, some bug fixes, tweaks, etc.
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117
118 What's new in 0.5.3
119 -------------------
120 Added wxSashWindow, wxSashEvent, wxLayoutAlgorithm, etc.
121
122 Various cleanup, tweaks, minor additions, etc. to maintain
123 compatibility with the current wxWindows.
124
125
126
127 What's new in 0.5.0
128 -------------------
129 Changed the import semantics from "from wxPython import *" to "from
130 wxPython.wx import *" This is for people who are worried about
131 namespace pollution, they can use "from wxPython import wx" and then
132 prefix all the wxPython identifiers with "wx."
133
134 Added wxTaskbarIcon for wxMSW.
135
136 Made the events work for wxGrid.
137
138 Added wxConfig.
139
140 Added wxMiniFrame for wxGTK.
141
142 Changed many of the args and return values that were pointers to gdi
143 objects to references to reflect changes in the wxWindows API.
144
145 Other assorted fixes and additions.
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150 What's new in 0.4.2
151 -------------------
152
153 wxPython on wxGTK works!!! Both dynamic and static on Linux and
154 static on Solaris have been tested. Many thanks go to Harm
155 <H.v.d.Heijden@phys.tue.nl> for his astute detective work on tracking
156 down a nasty DECREF bug. Okay so I have to confess that it was just a
157 DSM (Dumb Stupid Mistake) on my part but it was nasty none the less
158 because the behavior was so different on different platforms.
159
160
161 The dynamicly loaded module on Solaris is still segfaulting, so it
162 must have been a different issue all along...
163
164
165
166 What's New in 0.4
167 -----------------
168
169 1. Worked on wxGTK compatibility. It is partially working. On a
170 Solaris/Sparc box wxPython is working but only when it is statically
171 linked with the Python interpreter. When built as a dyamically loaded
172 extension module, things start acting weirdly and it soon seg-faults.
173 And on Linux both the statically linked and the dynamically linked
174 version segfault shortly after starting up.
175
176 2. Added Toolbar, StatusBar and SplitterWindow classes.
177
178 3. Varioius bug fixes, enhancements, etc.
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183 Robin Dunn
184 robin@alldunn.com
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