WxGlade + PyGame...and making the two play together

[exodus]

As a fun little task to gain more knowledge of python, i decided to try to mimick the ipod UI with it. here's what i've got so far

#!/usr/bin/env python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
# generated by wxGlade 0.5 on Sat Oct 27 15:46:36 2007
 
import wx, os, pygame
pygame.init()
 
class MyFrame2(wx.MDIChildFrame):
    def __init__(self, *args, **kwds):
        # begin wxGlade: MyFrame2.__init__
        kwds["style"] = wx.DEFAULT_FRAME_STYLE
        wx.MDIChildFrame.__init__(self, *args, **kwds)
        self.__set_properties()
        self.__do_layout()
        # end wxGlade
 
    def __set_properties(self):
        # begin wxGlade: MyFrame2.__set_properties
        self.SetTitle("frame_3")
        # end wxGlade
 
    def __do_layout(self):
        # begin wxGlade: MyFrame2.__do_layout
        sizer_2 = wx.BoxSizer(wx.VERTICAL)
        sizer_2.Add(self.tree_2, 1, wx.EXPAND, 0)
        self.SetSizer(sizer_2)
        sizer_2.Fit(self)
        self.Layout()
        # end wxGlade
 
    def zooey(self, event):
        import time
        time.sleep(2)
        pygame.mixer.music.load(event.GetItem())
        pygame.mixer.music.play()
 
 
# end of class MyFrame2
 
 
class MyFrame(wx.Frame):
    def __init__(self, *args, **kwds):
        # begin wxGlade: MyFrame.__init__
        kwds["style"] = wx.DEFAULT_FRAME_STYLE
        wx.Frame.__init__(self, *args, **kwds)
        self.tree_ctrl_1 = wx.TreeCtrl(self, -1, style=wx.TR_HAS_BUTTONS|wx.TR_NO_LINES|wx.TR_EDIT_LABELS|wx.TR_FULL_ROW_HIGHLIGHT|wx.TR_HIDE_ROOT|wx.TR_ROW_LINES|wx.TR_DEFAULT_STYLE|wx.NO_BORDER)
 
        self.__set_properties()
        self.__do_layout()
 
        self.Bind(wx.EVT_TREE_ITEM_ACTIVATED, self.boogienights, self.tree_ctrl_1)
        # end wxGlade
 
        root = self.tree_ctrl_1.AddRoot('Home')
        ET = self.tree_ctrl_1.AppendItem(root, "Music")    
 
        artist_list = os.listdir('music')
        for i in artist_list:
            self.tree_ctrl_1.AppendItem(ET, i) 
 
    def __set_properties(self):
        # begin wxGlade: MyFrame.__set_properties
        self.SetTitle("frame_1")
        self.tree_ctrl_1.SetBackgroundColour(wx.Colour(255, 255, 255))
        # end wxGlade
 
    def __do_layout(self):
        # begin wxGlade: MyFrame.__do_layout
        sizer_1 = wx.BoxSizer(wx.VERTICAL)
        sizer_1.Add(self.tree_ctrl_1, 1, wx.EXPAND, 0)
        self.SetSizer(sizer_1)
        sizer_1.Fit(self)
        self.Layout()
        # end wxGlade
 
    def boogienights(self, event): # wxGlade: MyFrame.<event_handler>
        self.Hide()
        frame_2 = MyFrame2(None, -1, "")
        frame_2.Show()
# end of class MyFrame
 
if __name__ == "__main__":
    app = wx.PySimpleApp(0)
    wx.InitAllImageHandlers()
    frame_1 = MyFrame(None, -1, "")
    app.SetTopWindow(frame_1)
    frame_1.Show()
    app.MainLoop()
 
 
 

everything works up to when it's time to play an mp3 file. as you can see, i have a TreeCtrl that lists the items in a folder. However, as you know, when you enter a new folder with an ipod it slides over to a new screen, so i had to have a go at that.. anyway, when it's time for pygame to play a song i get a seg fault (i expected as much).
what i'm trying to have the program do is...when it opens up that next frame (I haven't actually added the ipod-folder-slide effect yet..) and lists the contents and i click a file, i want pygame to play that file. the problem is that i have to idea how to tell pygame which file the user has selected...

all help would be greatly appreciated.

[bartonc]

i'll check out pygtk to see if i like it better than wx..

IMO, GTK is not as well structured as wx. We have on member on these boards who is required to use GTK and wishes he xould switch to wx. I've had a look at GTK's class structure and didn't see anything that I liked.

I also prefer Boa Constructor over wxGlade for GUI generation.

Just my two cents worth.