Still no wxPython for Python 3 (or 3.3) yet?

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I wanted to start working with wxPython, but I found out that it isn't updated for Python 3. I'm using the newest verion of Python, 3.3 that is.

So I started looking on the web and found some people who said there wasn't, but these threads were like 3 years old.

So my question: Is there still no wxPython update for Python 3? Python 3 has been out for a couple of years now! There should be, right?

Thanks

Mike Driscoll · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-04T21:14:27.343

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wxPython 4 is here and supports Python 2.7 and 3.5. It can be found on PyPI - https://pypi.python.org/pypi/wxPython and is installed via pip:

pip install wxPython

If you want to try the bleeding edge, there are snapshot builds here:

http://wxpython.org/Phoenix/snapshot-builds/

You will also want to check out the Migration Guide and the Classic vs Phoenix documentation page for more information about the changes to wxPython

edited May 04 '17 at 21:14

answered Dec 16 '13 at 15:36

Mike Driscoll

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Thanks! I'll go and check it out. – PenguinCake Dec 16 '13 at 15:39
If you don't like what you see, you can use Pyside/pyQT, kivy, or Tkinter in Python 3 – Mike Driscoll Dec 16 '13 at 15:45
Well, the main problem I'm having right now is that I can't seem to install it ... :p There isn't a setup.py file in these snapshots. – PenguinCake Dec 16 '13 at 16:07
You might have to grab that from trunk: http://trac.wxwidgets.org/browser/wxPython/Phoenix/trunk – Mike Driscoll Dec 16 '13 at 16:10
Sorry, kind of new to this. So I just grab the whole code of setup.py from this trunk you mentioned and just run it? – PenguinCake Dec 16 '13 at 16:15
I believe so. If it doesn't work, then check out trunk and run it against that – Mike Driscoll Dec 16 '13 at 16:28
Doesn't seem to work though ... It requires some modules I do not have. – PenguinCake Dec 16 '13 at 16:45
You should ask on the wxPython Google group then – Mike Driscoll Dec 16 '13 at 16:56
Grab the `wxPython_Phoenix-3.0.0.0-r75338-win32-py3.3.tar.gz`, unpack `wx` directory and put it in `c:\Python33\Lib\site-packages`. That worked for me on Windows. Should be similar on another platforms. – Fenikso Dec 17 '13 at 11:46
`ERROR: Failed building wheel for wxPython` It's giving me above error. – Pygirl Nov 08 '19 at 08:17

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 16 '13 at 15:34

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ProjectPhoenix is in development and will allow wxpython to work with python3. I couln't tell you how long it will be till it is released but i think it can be used already to a certain extent.

How "stable" is Phoenix

Phoenix status

answered Dec 16 '13 at 15:34

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Thanks! Yeah, and I'm just starting GUI. Won't do anything too special yet ;) – PenguinCake Dec 16 '13 at 15:42

Still no wxPython for Python 3 (or 3.3) yet?

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