iPython wx support?

Question

This question is very similar to one I recently asked: Python threading- returning control to the terminal while keeping a frame open except I'd like to know how to use iPython interactively with wxPython.

For example, I'd like this little script to return control to the terminal after it's opened up a frame:

from wxPython.wx import *

class MyApp(wxApp):
    def OnInit(self):
        frame = wxFrame(NULL, -1, "Hello from wxPython")
        frame.Show(true)
        self.SetTopWindow(frame)
        return true

app = MyApp(0)
app.MainLoop()

Using "ipython -pylab" works brilliantly with plt.show() but it does not return control to the terminal with frame.Show(True).

I understand that iPython 0.11 will have a magic interface for this, but what are people using to have an interactive session with wxPython in the meantime?

Thanks! --Erin

Did you try the `-wthread` and `-wxversion` commandline options to IPython? — Sven Marnach, May 12 '11 at 14:31
Yes, I have. Neither return control to the terminal in this example. — , May 12 '11 at 14:58

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 10 '11 at 15:46

A few modifications to the script needed to be made:

import wx

class MyApp(wx.App):
    def OnInit(self):
        frame = wx.Frame(None, -1, "Hello from wxPython")
        frame.Show(True)
        self.SetTopWindow(frame)
        return True

app = MyApp(0)
app.MainLoop()

Note the difference in how wx is imported- the rest of the changes just support the newer statement. Run with ipython -pylab -wthread and it works fine :)

iPython wx support?

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