The wxPython tutorial

Events in wxPythonhttp://www.zetcode.com/wxpython/events/Python IDEFaster, Home Easier ContentsPython Development Editor,Debugger, Browser, and moreScrumFormation, Services, Conseil TDD, C++,Java J2EE, Ruby, PythonEvents in wxPythonEvents are integral part of every GUI application. All GUIapplications are event-driven. An application reacts to differentevent types which are generated during it's life. Events aregenerated mainly by the user of an application. But they can begenerated by other means as well. e.g. internet connection,window manager, timer. So when we call MainLoop() method,our application waits for events to be generated. The MainLoop()method ends when we exit the application.DefinitionsEvent is a piece of application-level information from theunderlying framework, typically the GUI toolkit. Event loop is aprogramming construct that waits for and dispatches events ormessages in a program. The event loop repeatedly looks forevents to process them. A dispatcher is a process which mapsevents to event handlers. Event handlers are methods thatreact to events.Event object is an object associated with the event. It isusually a window. Event type is a unique event, that has beengenerated. Event binder is an object, that binds an event typewith an event handler.A simple event exampleIn the following section we will describe a simple event. We willtalk about a move event.A move event is generated, when we move a window to a newposition. The event type is wx.MoveEvent. The event binder forthis event is wx.EVT_MOVE#!/usr/bin/python# moveevent.py1 de 14 27/04/2008 1:03