wxPython in Action |
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Noel Rappin, Robin Dunn
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Pages: 620 (Paperback)
ISBN: 1932394621
Pub: Manning Publications
Pub date: 2006-03-23
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 189063
Reader Reviews:
Very, very good indeed (2/2 people found this helpful)
An excellent place from which to start. Made my life much easier and made my first app much better architected and designed. I used wxpython only as a prototyping tool. Very good it was though.
One thought. You can buy the pdf e-book for less from the publishers site.
A model textbook for GUI development (3/3 people found this helpful)
I've read many textbooks on GUI frameworks over the years and most have been very dull or very complicated (and often both!). This book manages to be both readable and clearly informative. I've been playing with wxPython for several years but never quite "got it" until I read this book. Finally the pieces all fit together and the rationale made sense. There are some inconsistencies in the toolkit but the book is honest about those and simply warns you that they exist and how to work round them. The early part is a fast paced tutorial and the second two thirds form a fairly comprehensive reference. Particularly noteworthy are the chapters on layout managers and graphics programming. There is also good coverage of printing, something that is notoriously tricky in cross-platform toolkits where the underlying mechanisms can vary widely. Highly recommended and if you intend to use wxPython seriously then you need this book.
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