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Rapid Application Development with Python

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Overview

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Learn how to quickly develop Python graphical user interface (GUI) apps using the wxPython library, which brings the wxWidgets capability to Python, and the wxGlade tool.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Rapid development of Python GUI apps with wxGlade
  • What you should know
1. Setting the Scene
  • Understanding widgets
  • Developing a cybersecurity compliance app
  • Preparing the development environment
  • Accessing Excel files with openpyxl
2. Using Widgets in wxPython
  • Introducing wxPython
  • Class-based skeleton
  • Labels and buttons
  • More on buttons
  • Checkboxes and radio buttons
  • Text entry controls
  • Use spinners to set values
  • Create lists to select from
  • Use combo boxes
  • Compose a menu bar
  • Challenge
  • Solution
3. Constructing the App with wxGlade
  • What is wxGlade?
  • Design the application user interface
  • Construct the application skeleton
  • Configure the listbox
  • The application skeleton
  • Construct the audit tab sheet
  • Challenge
  • Solution
4. Adding Functional Application Code
  • Generate code for the app
  • Add Excel sheetnames to a listbox
  • Link an edit field to a data source
  • Add event handlers in wxPython
  • Complete the main tab sheet
  • Build and using tree controls
  • Link edit fields to the tree
  • Save data into the worksheet
  • Review Python RAD with wxGlade
Conclusion
  • What's next

Taught by

Malcolm Shore

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