how to get event id's in wxPython

[dynamo]

I am currently trying to write a program where all events will be handled by one function.To do this appropriately i believe i would need to use 'if' statements to create an output depending on the widget pressed.So i tried to use the following:

id=event.GetId()

However when i try to run the program
i get the following error:

Traceback (most recent call last):
                File "C:\Python25\CalculatorBlueprint.py",line 64,in handler
                   id=event.GetId()
NameError:global name 'event' is not defined

Can anyone show me where i have gone wrong?By the way i use python25 with IDLE and the wx module.

[bartonc]

I am currently trying to write a program where all events will be handled by one function.To do this appropriately i believe i would need to use 'if' statements to create an output depending on the widget pressed

First of all, DON'T DO IT. It may seem like a fun project, but events/event handlers are designed to make programming easy and programs (sort of) easy to debug. Sometimes events share certain functions. Those are found through a process called "refactoring" whereby you go through and eliminate duplication AFTER your program works.

Secondly, event handlers take two arguments: self and event.
You can call your own class methods from within the handler and pass the event to it if it needs event info:

def OnThisEvent(self, event):
    self.OnThatEvent(event)

Let's go back to the basic example, shall we:

import wx
import os
import re
 
# Don't hard code ID nubbers! Use NewID()!
[wxID_FRAME1, wxID_BUTTON1, wxID_BUTTON2,
] = [wx.NewId() for _init_ctrls in range(3)]
 
 
class Mine(wx.Frame):
    def __init__(self, parent, title, pos, size,):
        wx.Frame.__init__(self, parent, wxID_FRAME1, title, pos, size)
        self.InputTextCtrl = wx.TextCtrl(self,1,'type here')
        self.Button1 = wx.Button(self, wxID_BUTTON1, 'answer', pos=(50,50))
        # Need to Bind() to the event
        self.Button1.Bind(wx.EVT_BUTTON, self.OnButton1, id=wxID_BUTTON1)
 
        self.Button2 = wx.Button(self, wxID_BUTTON2, 'exit', pos=(120,50))
        # Need to Bind() to the event
        self.Button2.Bind(wx.EVT_BUTTON, self.OnButton2, id=wxID_BUTTON2)
 
##        wx.EVT_BUTTON(self,2,self.disp)
##        wx.EVT_BUTTON(self,3,self.end)
 
        self.Show(True)
 
    # Use better names for objects and handlers (conventionally start with "On").
 
    def OnButton1(self, event):
        x = self.InputTextCtrl.GetValue()
##        d=z(x)
        f = wx.MessageDialog(self, "message: x = %s" %x, "title", wx.OK)
        answer = f.ShowModal()
        if answer == wx.ID_OK:
            print "OK"
        f.Destroy()
 
    def OnButton2(self, event):  # event was left out
        # let wx cleanup! #
        self.Destroy()
##        raise SystemExit()
 
 
 
app=wx.PySimpleApp()
frame=Mine(None, 'filefinder', pos=wx.DefaultPosition, size=wx.DefaultSize)
app.MainLoop()

[bartonc]

I am currently trying to write a program where all events will be handled by one function.To do this appropriately i believe i would need to use 'if' statements to create an output depending on the widget pressed

First of all, DON'T DO IT. It may seem like a fun project, but events/event handlers are designed to make programming easy and programs (sort of) easy to debug. Sometimes events share certain functions. Those are found through a process called "refactoring" whereby you go through and eliminate duplication AFTER your program works.

Secondly, event handlers take two arguments: self and event.
You can call your own class methods from within the handler and pass the event to it if it needs event info:

def OnThisEvent(self, event):
    self.OnThatEvent(event)

Let's go back to the basic example, shall we:

import wx
import os
import re
 
# Don't hard code ID nubbers! Use NewID()!
[wxID_FRAME1, wxID_BUTTON1, wxID_BUTTON2,
] = [wx.NewId() for _init_ctrls in range(3)]
 
 
class Mine(wx.Frame):
    def __init__(self, parent, title, pos, size,):
        wx.Frame.__init__(self, parent, wxID_FRAME1, title, pos, size)
        self.InputTextCtrl = wx.TextCtrl(self,1,'type here')
        self.Button1 = wx.Button(self, wxID_BUTTON1, 'answer', pos=(50,50))
        # Need to Bind() to the event
        self.Button1.Bind(wx.EVT_BUTTON, self.OnButton1, id=wxID_BUTTON1)
 
        self.Button2 = wx.Button(self, wxID_BUTTON2, 'exit', pos=(120,50))
        # Need to Bind() to the event
        self.Button2.Bind(wx.EVT_BUTTON, self.OnButton2, id=wxID_BUTTON2)
 
##        wx.EVT_BUTTON(self,2,self.disp)
##        wx.EVT_BUTTON(self,3,self.end)
 
        self.Show(True)
 
    # Use better names for objects and handlers (conventionally start with "On").
 
    def OnButton1(self, event):
        x = self.InputTextCtrl.GetValue()
##        d=z(x)
        f = wx.MessageDialog(self, "message: x = %s" %x, "title", wx.OK)
        answer = f.ShowModal()
        if answer == wx.ID_OK:
            print "OK"
        f.Destroy()
 
    def OnButton2(self, event):  # event was left out
        # let wx cleanup! #
        self.Destroy()
##        raise SystemExit()
 
 
 
app=wx.PySimpleApp()
frame=Mine(None, 'filefinder', pos=wx.DefaultPosition, size=wx.DefaultSize)
app.MainLoop()

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[dynamo]

First of all, DON'T DO IT. It may seem like a fun project, but events/event handlers are designed to make programming easy and programs (sort of) easy to debug. Sometimes events share certain functions. Those are found through a process called "refactoring" whereby you go through and eliminate duplication AFTER your program works.

Secondly, event handlers take two arguments: self and event.
You can call your own class methods from within the handler and pass the event to it if it needs event info:

def OnThisEvent(self, event):
    self.OnThatEvent(event)

Let's go back to the basic example, shall we:

import wx
import os
import re
 
# Don't hard code ID nubbers! Use NewID()!
[wxID_FRAME1, wxID_BUTTON1, wxID_BUTTON2,
] = [wx.NewId() for _init_ctrls in range(3)]
 
 
class Mine(wx.Frame):
    def __init__(self, parent, title, pos, size,):
        wx.Frame.__init__(self, parent, wxID_FRAME1, title, pos, size)
        self.InputTextCtrl = wx.TextCtrl(self,1,'type here')
        self.Button1 = wx.Button(self, wxID_BUTTON1, 'answer', pos=(50,50))
        # Need to Bind() to the event
        self.Button1.Bind(wx.EVT_BUTTON, self.OnButton1, id=wxID_BUTTON1)
 
        self.Button2 = wx.Button(self, wxID_BUTTON2, 'exit', pos=(120,50))
        # Need to Bind() to the event
        self.Button2.Bind(wx.EVT_BUTTON, self.OnButton2, id=wxID_BUTTON2)
 
##        wx.EVT_BUTTON(self,2,self.disp)
##        wx.EVT_BUTTON(self,3,self.end)
 
        self.Show(True)
 
    # Use better names for objects and handlers (conventionally start with "On").
 
    def OnButton1(self, event):
        x = self.InputTextCtrl.GetValue()
##        d=z(x)
        f = wx.MessageDialog(self, "message: x = %s" %x, "title", wx.OK)
        answer = f.ShowModal()
        if answer == wx.ID_OK:
            print "OK"
        f.Destroy()
 
    def OnButton2(self, event):  # event was left out
        # let wx cleanup! #
        self.Destroy()
##        raise SystemExit()
 
 
 
app=wx.PySimpleApp()
frame=Mine(None, 'filefinder', pos=wx.DefaultPosition, size=wx.DefaultSize)
app.MainLoop()

Thanks for replying.I understand the point you are making but my problem is i am trying to write a calculator program and if i define a function for each event,i will have to define so many functions.What really disturbs me is that i have seen 'event.GetId()' used in other programs but it doesn't seem to work in mine.

[bartonc]

Thanks for replying.I understand the point you are making but my problem is i am trying to write a calculator program and if i define a function for each event,i will have to define so many functions.What really disturbs me is that i have seen 'event.GetId()' used in other programs but it doesn't seem to work in mine.

Ok. That sounds smart. Here's what you're looking for:

import wx
import os
import re
 
# Don't hard code ID nubbers! Use NewID()!
[wxID_FRAME1, wxID_BUTTON1, wxID_BUTTON2,
] = [wx.NewId() for _init_ctrls in range(3)]
 
 
 
class Mine(wx.Frame):
    def __init__(self, parent, title, pos, size,):
        wx.Frame.__init__(self, parent, wxID_FRAME1, title, pos, size)
        self.InputTextCtrl = wx.TextCtrl(self,1,'type here')
        self.Button1 = wx.Button(self, wxID_BUTTON1, '1', pos=(50,50))
        # Need to Bind() to the event
        self.Button1.Bind(wx.EVT_BUTTON, self.OnAnyButton, id=wxID_BUTTON1)
 
        self.Button2 = wx.Button(self, wxID_BUTTON2, '2', pos=(120,50))
        # Need to Bind() to the event
        self.Button2.Bind(wx.EVT_BUTTON, self.OnAnyButton, id=wxID_BUTTON2)
 
 
        # just one way to give a button a certain value
        self.buttonDict = {self.Button1:1, self.Button2:2}
 
    def OnAnyButton(self, event):
        thisButton = event.GetEventObject()
        print self.buttonDict[thisButton]
 
 
 
if __name__ == "__main__":
    app = wx.PySimpleApp()
    frame = Mine(None, 'filefinder', pos=wx.DefaultPosition, size=wx.DefaultSize)
    frame.Show(True)
    app.MainLoop()
 

[dynamo]

Ok. That sounds smart. Here's what you're looking for:

import wx
import os
import re
 
# Don't hard code ID nubbers! Use NewID()!
[wxID_FRAME1, wxID_BUTTON1, wxID_BUTTON2,
] = [wx.NewId() for _init_ctrls in range(3)]
 
 
 
class Mine(wx.Frame):
    def __init__(self, parent, title, pos, size,):
        wx.Frame.__init__(self, parent, wxID_FRAME1, title, pos, size)
        self.InputTextCtrl = wx.TextCtrl(self,1,'type here')
        self.Button1 = wx.Button(self, wxID_BUTTON1, '1', pos=(50,50))
        # Need to Bind() to the event
        self.Button1.Bind(wx.EVT_BUTTON, self.OnAnyButton, id=wxID_BUTTON1)
 
        self.Button2 = wx.Button(self, wxID_BUTTON2, '2', pos=(120,50))
        # Need to Bind() to the event
        self.Button2.Bind(wx.EVT_BUTTON, self.OnAnyButton, id=wxID_BUTTON2)
 
 
        # just one way to give a button a certain value
        self.buttonDict = {self.Button1:1, self.Button2:2}
 
    def OnAnyButton(self, event):
        thisButton = event.GetEventObject()
        print self.buttonDict[thisButton]
 
 
 
if __name__ == "__main__":
    app = wx.PySimpleApp()
    frame = Mine(None, 'filefinder', pos=wx.DefaultPosition, size=wx.DefaultSize)
    frame.Show(True)
    app.MainLoop()
 

So for 'event' to be recognized you have to bind the object to the appropriate event.Thanks for saving me again

[bartonc]

So for 'event' to be recognized you have to bind the object to the appropriate event.Thanks for saving me again

You are quite welcome.

Keep posting,
Barton