X-Git-Url: https://git.saurik.com/wxWidgets.git/blobdiff_plain/d14a1e28567de23c586bc80017073d0c39f8d18f..d0ee33f5c6908b4ac5e1364381f0ef00942e3936:/wxPython/wx/lib/colourdb.py

diff --git a/wxPython/wx/lib/colourdb.py b/wxPython/wx/lib/colourdb.py
index ec9ae457f2..c053c5ce0f 100644
--- a/wxPython/wx/lib/colourdb.py
+++ b/wxPython/wx/lib/colourdb.py
@@ -12,16 +12,19 @@
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 """
-Load color names/values from the rgb.txt file on my system...
+Load addition color names/values into the wx colour database.  These
+names and values originally came from the rgb.txt file on my system...
 """
 
 
 def getColourList():
+    """Returns a list of just the colour names used by this module."""
     return [ x[0] for x in getColourInfoList() ]
 
 
 
 def getColourInfoList():
+    """Returns the list of colour name/value tuples used by this module."""
     return [
         ("SNOW", 255, 250, 250),
         ("GHOST WHITE", 248, 248, 255),
@@ -659,11 +662,15 @@ def getColourInfoList():
 _haveUpdated = False
 
 def updateColourDB():
+    """Updates the wx colour database by adding new colour names and RGB values."""
     global _haveUpdated
     if not _haveUpdated:
-        from wxPython.wx import wxTheColourDatabase
+        import wx
+        assert wx.GetApp() is not None, "You must have a wx.App object before you can use the colour database."
         cl = getColourInfoList()
+        
         for info in cl:
-            wxTheColourDatabase.Append(*info)
-
+            wx.TheColourDatabase.Append(*info)
+            
+        _haveUpdated = True