wxPython in Action
by Noel Rappin, Robin Dunn
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Author: Noel Rappin, Robin DunnEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Format: Illustrated
Published: 2006-03-23
ISBN: 1932394621
Number of pages: 620
Publisher: Manning Publications
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Book Review: This is about it.
Summary: 3 Stars
If you have been searching for wxPython books, you may notice that this is about it. And if you buy it you may wish there were others to choose from. I think the book is solid in foundation material but it is not very well organized. I like to be able to skim through a programming book, get ideas of functionality that are useful to my work, and then proceed with my work, turning back to the book for occasional reference, clarification, or a little more insight into advanced techniques, which typically helps with refactoring.
This book almost forces you to go through its code base, which is rather sparse and tied into much narrative (perhaps too much for a programming book). Maybe some people have a different learning approach, but I would prefer to get my hands dirty immediately and shoot off on a thousand experiments of "what if I changed this, tweaked that, used it in this way or that way." That is how I learn to code in a new environment; then back to some narrative and examples to perhaps explain why it works that way if not obvious.
That is how I find much of wxPython in general, not obvious. On the other hand, it seems about the best current solution for doing GUI with python. PyQt4 is amuck with the whole licensing issue and basically treats python users like second-class add-ons. No thanks. And quite frankly most of the other GUI development environment I have tinkered with just seem to fail in comparison.
So, if you are interested in wxPyhton, and don't find the online documentation that complete, then this it. There is a PDF version that I ended up getting from the publisher, not sure if Amazon offers it, but given that I will likely be tied to the book and the IDE for a while to get acquainted, I would consider this route if you find yourself in a similar learning mode/environment.
Summary of wxPython in Action
Because they are often large and complex, GUI programming tool kits can be hard to use. wxPython is a combination of the Python programming language and the wxWidgets toolkit, which allows programmers to create programs with a robust, highly functional graphical user interface, simply and easily. wxPython combines the power of an exceptionally complete user interface toolkit with an exceptionally flexible programming language. The result is a toolkit that is unique in the ease with which complex applications can be built and maintained.wxPython in Action is a complete guide to the wxPython toolkit, containing a tutorial for getting started, a guide to best practices, and a reference to wxPython's extensive widget set. After an easy introduction to wxPython concepts and programming practices, the book takes an in-depth tour of when and how to use the bountiful collection of widgets offered by wxPython. All features are illustrated with useful code examples and reference tables are included for handy lookup of an object's properties, methods, and events. The book enables developers to learn wxPython quickly and remains a valuable resource for futurework.
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