I am trying to learn wxPython and I get a problem when I run the example code from the wiki:
The main frame isn't resizing properly. What's missing?
I am running under Enthought Python Distribution 7.3-2 (Python 2.7.3)
# from http://wiki.wxpython.org/Getting%20Started import wx class ExamplePanel(wx.Panel): def __init__(self, parent): wx.Panel.__init__(self, parent) # create some sizers mainSizer = wx.BoxSizer(wx.VERTICAL) grid = wx.GridBagSizer(hgap=5, vgap=5) hSizer = wx.BoxSizer(wx.HORIZONTAL) self.quote = wx.StaticText(self, label="Your quote: ") grid.Add(self.quote, pos=(0,0)) # A multiline TextCtrl - This is here to show how the events work in this program, don't pay too much attention to it self.logger = wx.TextCtrl(self, size=(200,300), style=wx.TE_MULTILINE | wx.TE_READONLY) # A button self.button =wx.Button(self, label="Save") self.Bind(wx.EVT_BUTTON, self.OnClick,self.button) # the edit control - one line version. self.lblname = wx.StaticText(self, label="Your name :") grid.Add(self.lblname, pos=(1,0)) self.editname = wx.TextCtrl(self, value="Enter here your name", size=(140,-1)) grid.Add(self.editname, pos=(1,1)) self.Bind(wx.EVT_TEXT, self.EvtText, self.editname) self.Bind(wx.EVT_CHAR, self.EvtChar, self.editname) # the combobox Control self.sampleList = ['friends', 'advertising', 'web search', 'Yellow Pages'] self.lblhear = wx.StaticText(self, label="How did you hear from us ?") grid.Add(self.lblhear, pos=(3,0)) self.edithear = wx.ComboBox(self, size=(95, -1), choices=self.sampleList, style=wx.CB_DROPDOWN) grid.Add(self.edithear, pos=(3,1)) self.Bind(wx.EVT_COMBOBOX, self.EvtComboBox, self.edithear) self.Bind(wx.EVT_TEXT, self.EvtText,self.edithear) # add a spacer to the sizer grid.Add((10, 40), pos=(2,0)) # Checkbox self.insure = wx.CheckBox(self, label="Do you want Insured Shipment ?") grid.Add(self.insure, pos=(4,0), span=(1,2), flag=wx.BOTTOM, border=5) self.Bind(wx.EVT_CHECKBOX, self.EvtCheckBox, self.insure) # Radio Boxes radioList = ['blue', 'red', 'yellow', 'orange', 'green', 'purple', 'navy blue', 'black', 'gray'] rb = wx.RadioBox(self, label="What color would you like ?", pos=(20, 210), choices=radioList, majorDimension=3, style=wx.RA_SPECIFY_COLS) grid.Add(rb, pos=(5,0), span=(1,2)) self.Bind(wx.EVT_RADIOBOX, self.EvtRadioBox, rb) hSizer.Add(grid, 0, wx.ALL, 5) hSizer.Add(self.logger) mainSizer.Add(hSizer, 0, wx.ALL, 5) mainSizer.Add(self.button, 0, wx.CENTER) self.SetSizerAndFit(mainSizer) def EvtRadioBox(self, event): self.logger.AppendText('EvtRadioBox: %d\n' % event.GetInt()) def EvtComboBox(self, event): self.logger.AppendText('EvtComboBox: %s\n' % event.GetString()) def OnClick(self,event): self.logger.AppendText(" Click on object with Id %d\n" %event.GetId()) def EvtText(self, event): self.logger.AppendText('EvtText: %s\n' % event.GetString()) def EvtChar(self, event): self.logger.AppendText('EvtChar: %d\n' % event.GetKeyCode()) event.Skip() def EvtCheckBox(self, event): self.logger.AppendText('EvtCheckBox: %d\n' % event.Checked()) app = wx.App(False) frame = wx.Frame(None) panel = ExamplePanel(frame) frame.Show() app.MainLoop() 