September 29, 2021 by
Mike When you first get started as a programmer or software developer, you usually start by writing code that prints to your console or standard out. A lot of students are also starting out by writing front-end programs, which are typically websites written with HTML, JavaScript and CSS. However, most beginners do not learn how to […]
September 5, 2021 by
Mike When you create a graphical user interface for your amazing program, you want to add a little bit of yourself to the application. One way to do that is to use images as buttons. While some people find these types of buttons unintuitive because they don't look like buttons, it is a legitimate way to […]
September 4, 2021 by
Mike You learned how to create a file search GUI with wxPython in an earlier tutorial. In this article, you will learn how to create a text search utility with wxPython. If you'd like to learn more about creating GUI applications, you should check out my book Creating GUI Applications with wxPython on Leanpub, Gumroad, or […]
September 2, 2021 by
Mike Have you ever needed to search for a file on your computer? Most operating systems have a way to do this. Windows Explorer has a search function and there's also a search built-in to the Start Menu now. Other operating systems like Mac and Linux are similar. There are also applications that you can download […]
A couple of weeks ago, I was on the Talk Python Podcast to talk about creating desktop applications with wxPython. The recording of that talk was released today. We talked about many of the GUI frameworks in Python before turning out attention to my book, Creating GUI Applications with wxPython. You can listen to the […]
Python can be used to read in the common MP4 video format and convert it to an animated GIF. Of course, you can use a pre-built piece of software if you'd rather, but it's fun (and a good learning experience) to do it yourself. In this tutorial, you will learn the following: How to extract […]
