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Welcome to the home of wxPython, a blending of the
wxWidgets C++ class library with the Python programming language.
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News
- (23-July-2012) wxPython (classic) 2.9.4.0 has been released. There have been a few enhancements and additions, and lots of bugs fixed. More details are in the Recent Changes document.
- (31-Dec-2011) Happy New Year! wxPython (classic) 2.9.3.1 has been released. This release takes care of a few bugs discovered in the installers and documentation of the previous release, and a few other things.
- (28-Dec-2011) wxPython (classic) 2.9.3.0 has been released. Among other things, this build adds some classes produced by one of the Google Summer of Code projects, wx.html2.WebView and related classes. This gives wxPython the ability to embed a native HTML/CSS/JS renderer using the same API and events on all platforms.
- (8-Sept-2011) Here we go again. wxPython 2.9.2.4 has been released. This build fixes an indentation bug that crept in somewhere along the way and that caused the Mac installer to fail as it compiled the .py files
- (8-Sept-2011) wxPython 2.9.2.3 has been released. This release fixes a bug that was causing the base class methods of wx.richtext.RichTextCtrl to be called incorrectly, causing a crash.
- (6-Sept-2011) wxPython 2.9.2.2 has been released. This build adds some fixes for some annoying and subtle bugs, and also a couple nice new features. The Cairo version of the wx.GraphicsContext back-end can now be used on Windows, and there is a new module in the library that helps wx applications to update themselves when new versions of the software are released. Details are in the Recent Changes document.
- (23-July-2011) Two at once! Both wxPython 2.8.12.1 and wxPython 2.9.2.1 have been released. 2.9.2.1 is the next iteration from the wxPython development release series, and 2.8.12.1 contains a minor, but important bug fix in the Bind method.
- (19-April-2011) wxPython 2.8.12.0 This is a new release from the 2.8 stable release series. No major features or enhancements have been added to the core library, so this release is mostly bug fixes in both the C++ and Python parts of the project, plus some enhancements in the wx.lib package.
- (9-Dec-2010) wxPython 2.8 Application Development Cookbook by Cody Precord is published and available for purchase.
- (19-October-2010) wxPython 2.9.1.1 The first public release of wxPython from the 2.9 development release series, with lots and lots (and lots) of changes, enhancements and fixes.
- (14-May-2010) wxPython 2.8.11.0 Adds Python 2.7 builds, PySlices, new pubsub implementation, lots of updates to AGW, and lots of bugs fixed.
- (22-May-2009) The wx and wxPython mail lists are moving to Google Groups. See the mail list page for the new addresses and links.
- (14-May-2009) wxPython 2.8.10.1 This release fixes the problem with using Python 2.6's default manifest, and updates wxcairo to work with the latest PyCairo.
- (16-Feb-2009) wxPython 2.8.9.2 This release adds the wx.lib.agw package, adds an event watcher to the widget inspection tool, and fixes a bunch of bugs.
- (8-Oct-2008) A set of wxPython binaries for Python 2.6 on the Mac and Windows (32-bit and 64-bit) are now available.
- (29-Sept-2008) wxPython 2.8.9.1 is now available. This release fixes a compatibility problem with Python 2.4.
- (28-Sept-2008) wxPython 2.8.9.0 This release adds support for using Cairo for drawing on wx windows, adds a Win64 build, and various other fixes and enhancements.
- (18-July-2008) wxPython 2.8.8.1 This is a minor bugfix release with several fixes for problems discovered in the 2.8.8.0 release.
- (23-June-2008) wxPython 2.8.8.0 This release had a number of
further refinements and enhancements on the stable 2.8 source tree
since the previous release. On Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) the Python
2.5 binaries of wxPython are able to be used with either Apple's
system Python, or with the Python.org version.
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wxPython in Action
by Noel Rappin and Robin Dunn
This is the first book about wxPython and offers a friendly tutorial to help you get started, a detailed guide to UI programming practices, and many samples of using wxPython to create and use user interface elements. It covers an impressive amount of information delivered at a measured pace, encouraging experimentation and learning by doing.
Available from:
Manning,
Amazon, and as an eBook.
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wxPython 2.8 Application Development Cookbook
by Cody Precord
This book includes a wealth of information on wxPython, application design, and programming approaches. The content of this book is based around wxPython 2.8 but the ideas are applicable to 2.9 and forward as well. There are more than 80 practical recipes for developing feature-rich applications using wxPython, and plenty of example code to help you learn to quickly create robust, reliable, and reusable wxPython applications.
Available from: Packt Publishing, Amazon, and as an eBook.
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