trywx.py

import wx


class MainWindow(wx.Frame):
    def __init__(self, parent, title):
        wx.Frame.__init__(self, parent, title=title, size=(200,100))
        self.control = wx.TextCtrl(self, style=wx.TE_MULTILINE)
        self.CreateStatusBar()  # A Statusbar in the bottom of the window

        # Setting up the menu.
        filemenu = wx.Menu()

        # wx.ID_ABOUT and wx.ID_EXIT are standard IDs provided by wxWidgets.
        menuItem = filemenu.Append(wx.ID_ABOUT, "&About",
                                   " Information about this program")
        filemenu.AppendSeparator()
        menuExit = filemenu.Append(wx.ID_EXIT, "E&xit", " Terminate the program")
        menuNew = filemenu.Append(wx.ID_NEW, "N&ew", " New Document")
        self.Bind(wx.EVT_MENU, self.OnAbout, menuItem)
        self.Bind(wx.EVT_MENU, self.OnExit, menuExit)
        self.Bind(wx.EVT_MENU, self.OnNew, menuNew)

        # Creating the menubar.
        menuBar = wx.MenuBar()
        menuBar.Append(filemenu, "&File")  # Adding the "filemenu" to the MenuBar
        self.SetMenuBar(menuBar)  # Adding the MenuBar to the Frame content.
        self.Show(True)

    def OnAbout(self, e):
        # A message dialog box with an OK button. wx.OK is a standard ID in wxWidgets.
        dlg = wx.MessageDialog(self, "A small text editor",
                               "About Sample Editor", wx.OK)
        dlg.ShowModal()  # Show it
        dlg.Destroy()  # finally destroy it when finished.

    def OnNew(self, e):
        # A message dialog box with an OK button. wx.OK is a standard ID in wxWidgets.
        dlg = wx.MessageDialog(self, "Someone selected new",
                               "create a new window", wx.OK)
        dlg.ShowModal()  # Show it
        dlg.Destroy()  # finally destroy it when finished.

    def OnExit(self,e):
        self.Close(True)  # Close the frame.


app = wx.App(False)
frame = MainWindow(None, "Sample editor")
app.MainLoop()