How do I get the screen DPI using wxPython?

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I can get the screen resolution in with

wx.DisplaySize()

but I don't see a method which gives me the DPI.

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 19 '11 at 22:00

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An easier solution may be:

import wx
app = wx.App(0)
print wx.ScreenDC().GetPPI()

I tested it on Windows XP and it indeed prints (96, 96) with the default DPI-setting and (120, 120) with 120 DPI-setting.

answered Nov 19 '11 at 22:00

Frank Niessink

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This prints 96 on a monitor that definitely is higher than 96. Qt works for me: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/54271887/calculate-screen-dpi – eric Jan 22 '19 at 03:34

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 09 '10 at 14:15

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I don't think there is any such function in wxPython, what you can do instead is, by using ctypes call win32api function GetDeviceCaps and get LOGPIXELSX/LOGPIXELSY

answered Jul 09 '10 at 14:15

Anurag Uniyal

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`ctypes` is still uncharted waters for me, but thanks for the tip! – Kit Jul 10 '10 at 13:03

How do I get the screen DPI using wxPython?

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