Index

A

• appearance, of widgets
  • defining / Relief, sunken, and raised appearance of widgets, How to do it..., How it works...

B

• bitmaps
  • using / Using bitmaps to make our GUI pretty, Getting ready, How to do it..., How it works...
• buttons
  • creating / Getting ready, How to do it..., How it works...
  • text property, changing / Getting ready, How to do it..., How it works...

C

• callback functions
  • writing / Writing callback functions, How to do it...
• canvas widget
  • using / How to use the canvas widget
• chart
  • creating / Creating our first chart, How to do it..., How it works...
  • labels, placing on / Placing labels on charts, How to do it..., How it works...
  • legend, adding to / How to give the chart a legend, How to do it..., How it works...
• charts
  • creating, Matplotlib used / Creating beautiful charts using Matplotlib, How to do it..., How it works...
  • scaling / Scaling charts, Getting ready, How to do it..., How it works...
• check button
  • creating, with different initial states / Creating a check button with different initial states, How it works...
• Classic
  • about / Introduction
• code naming convention
  • using / Using a code naming convention, How to do it...
• code readability
  • about / How to do it…
• combo box widgets
  • defining / Combo box widgets, How it works...
• complexity
  • avoiding / Avoiding complexity, How to do it..., How it works...
• controls
  • adding, wxPython used / Quickly adding controls using wxPython, How to do it..., How it works...
• Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)
  • about / How to do it...
• CRUD (Create, Read, Update, and Delete)
  • defining / Introduction

D

• data
  • obtaining, from widget / How to get data from a widget, How to do it..., How it works...
  • storing, from MySQL database / Storing and retrieving data from our MySQL database, How to do it…
  • retrieving, from MySQL database / Storing and retrieving data from our MySQL database, How to do it…
• debug output levels
  • configuring / Configuring different debug output levels, How to do it..., How it works...
• debug watches
  • setting / Setting debug watches, How to do it..., How it works...
• design patterns
  • using / How to use design patterns successfully, How to do it...
• dialog widgets
  • used, for copying files to network / Using dialog widgets to copy files to your network, How to do it..., How it works...
• Don't Repeat Yourself
  • about / How it works...
• DRY principle
  • about / How it works...

E

• Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
  • about / How to do it...
• Eclipse PyDev IDE
  • used, for writing unit tests / How to write unit tests using the Eclipse PyDev IDE, Getting ready, How to do it...

F

• fall-down
  • and OOP coding, mixing / Mixing fall-down and OOP coding, How to do it..., How it works...
• fixtures
  • about / How to do it...
  • references / How to do it...

G

• grid layout manager
  • using / Using the grid layout manager, How to do it..., How it works...
• GUI
  • preventing, from resizing / Getting ready, How it works...
  • improving, by coding in classes / How coding in classes can improve the GUI, How to do it...
  • localizing / Localizing the GUI, How to do it...
  • preparing, for internationalization / Preparing the GUI for internationalization, How to do it...
  • designing, in agile software development / How to design a GUI in an agile fashion, How to do it...
  • creating, unit tests used / Creating robust GUIs using unit tests, How to do it...
  • creating, in wxPython / How to create our GUI in wxPython, How to do it..., How it works...
  • defining, in 3D / Our GUI in 3D!, How to do it...
  • defining, into amazing colors / Our GUI in amazing colors, How to do it..., How it works...
• GUI code
  • testing / Do we need to test the GUI code?, How to do it...
• GUI form
  • label, adding to / Getting ready, How it works...
• GUI frameworks
  • controlling, Python used / How to use Python to control two different GUI frameworks, How to do it...
• GUI language
  • changing / Changing the entire GUI language all at once, How to do it..., How it works...
• GUI widgets
  • aligning, by embedding frames within frames / Aligning the GUI widgets by embedding frames within frames, How to do it..., How it works...

I

• icon, of main root window
  • changing / Changing the icon of the main root window, How it works...
• independent message boxes
  • creating / How to create independent message boxes, How to do it..., How it works...
• Integrated Development Environments (IDEs)
  • about / Setting debug watches
• Inter-Process-Communication (IPC)
  • about / Introduction
• Inter Process Communication (IPC)
  • about / Introduction

L

• label frame widget
  • labels, arranging within / Arranging several labels within a label frame widget, How to do it..., How it works..., There's more...
• labels
  • arranging, within label frame widget / Arranging several labels within a label frame widget, How to do it..., How it works..., There's more...
• loop
  • several widgets, adding / Getting ready, How to do it...

M

• Matplotlib
  • used, for creating charts / Creating beautiful charts using Matplotlib, How to do it..., How it works...
  • URL / Creating beautiful charts using Matplotlib
• menu bars
  • creating / Creating menu bars, How to do it..., How it works...
• message boxes
  • creating / Creating message boxes – information, warning, and error, How to do it..., How it works...
• module-level global variables
  • using / Using module-level global variables, How to do it..., How it works...
• modules
  • queues, passing among / Passing queues among different modules, How to do it..., How it works...
  • connecting, __init__ used / Using __init__ to connect modules, How to do it...
• multiple threads
  • creating / How to create multiple threads, How to do it...
• MySQL connection
  • configuring / Configuring the MySQL connection, How to do it…, How it works…
• MySQL database
  • connecting, from Python / Connecting to a MySQL database from Python, How to do it…, How it works…
  • data, storing from / Storing and retrieving data from our MySQL database, How to do it…
  • data, retrieving from / Storing and retrieving data from our MySQL database, How to do it…
• MySQL website
  • URL / Getting ready

N

• network
  • dialog widgets used, for copying files to / Using dialog widgets to copy files to your network, How to do it..., How it works...
• networks
  • TCP/IP used, for communicating via / Using TCP/IP to communicate via networks, How to do it..., How it works...
• Numpy
  • about / How to do it...
  • URL / How to do it...

O

• object-oriented-programming (OOP)
  • about / How to do it...
• object-oriented programming (OOP)
  • about / Introduction
• OOP
  • using / When not to use OOP, How to do it..., How it works...
• OOP methodology
  • about / How to do it...

P

• padding
  • used, for adding space around widgets / Using padding to add space around widgets, How it works...
• Phoenix
  • about / Introduction
• pip
  • used, for downloading Python modules / Matplotlib – downloading modules using pip, How to do it..., How it works...
• PyDev
  • URL / How to do it...
• PyGLet GUI development framework
  • used, for creating GUIs / PyGLet transforms our GUI more easily than PyOpenGL, How to do it..., How it works...
  • reference / How to do it...
• PyOpenGL modules
  • importing / PyOpenGL transforms our GUI, How to do it..., How it works...
• Python
  • used, for creating tooltips / Creating tooltips using Python, How to do it..., How it works...
  • MySQL database, connecting from / Connecting to a MySQL database from Python, How to do it…, How it works…
  • used, for controlling two different GUI frameworks / How to use Python to control two different GUI frameworks, How to do it...
• Python 3
  • URL / Getting ready
• Python connector driver
  • URL / How to do it…
• Python Enhancement Proposal (PEP)
  • URL / Matplotlib – downloading modules with whl extensions
• Python exception handling
  • URL / How to do it...
• Python GUI
  • creating / Creating our first Python GUI, How it works..., There's more...
• Python GUI database
  • designing / Designing the Python GUI database, How to do it…, How it works…
• Python modules
  • downloading, pip used / Matplotlib – downloading modules using pip, How to do it..., How it works...
  • downloading, with whl extensions / Matplotlib – downloading modules with whl extensions, How to do it...
  • installing, URL / How to do it...
• Python package installer website
  • URL / How to do it...

Q

• queues
  • using / How to use queues, How to do it...
  • passing, among different modules / Passing queues among different modules, How to do it..., How it works...

R

• radio button widgets
  • using / Using radio button widgets, How to do it..., How it works..., There's more...
• reusable GUI components
  • creating / Creating reusable GUI components, How to do it...

S

• scale of charts
  • adjusting / Adjusting the scale of charts dynamically, Getting ready, How to do it...
• scrolled text widgets
  • using / Using scrolled text widgets, How to do it..., How it works...
• self-testing code
  • creating, __main__ section used / Creating self-testing code using Python's __main__ section, How to do it...
• single-threaded application
  • about / Introduction
• slideshow
  • creating, tkinter used / Creating a slideshow using tkinter, How to do it...
• snapshot-builds
  • URL / How to do it...
• spaghetti code
  • avoiding / Avoiding spaghetti code, How to do it..., How it works...
  • about / Avoiding spaghetti code
• spin box control
  • using / Using a spin box control, How to do it..., How it works...
• SQL DELETE command
  • using / Using the SQL DELETE command, How to do it…, How it works…
• SQL INSERT command
  • using / Using the SQL INSERT command, How to do it…
• SQL UPDATE command
  • using / Using the SQL UPDATE command, How to do it…, How it works…
• Stack Overflow
  • URL / Trying to embed a main wxPython app in a main tkinter app
• Standard Time (EST)
  • about / How to do it...
• StringVar()
  • using / How to use StringVar(), How to do it..., How it works...

T

• tabbed widgets
  • creating / Creating tabbed widgets, How to do it...
• tcl manual page
  • URL / There's more...
• TCP/IP
  • used, for communicating via networks / Using TCP/IP to communicate via networks, How to do it..., How it works...
• Test-Driven-Development (TDD)
  • about / How to do it...
• text box widgets
  • defining / Text box widgets, How to do it..., How it works...
• thread
  • starting / Starting a thread, Getting ready, How to do it..., How it works...
  • stopping / Stopping a thread, How to do it...
• threads
  • URL / Introduction
• tkinter
  • coding, defining / Getting ready
  • used, for creating slideshow / Creating a slideshow using tkinter, How to do it...
• tkinter app
  • wxPython app, embedding in / Trying to embed a main wxPython app in a main tkinter app, How to do it..., How it works...
• tkinter GUI code
  • embedding, into wxPython / Trying to embed our tkinter GUI code into wxPython, How to do it..., How it works...
• tkinter widgets
  • URL / How it works...
• tkinter window form title
  • creating / How to create the title of a tkinter window form, How it works...
• tooltips
  • creating, Python used / Creating tooltips using Python, How to do it..., How it works...
• two GUIs
  • communicating between / How to communicate between the two connected GUIs, How to do it...

U

• unit tests
  • used, for creating robust GUIs / Creating robust GUIs using unit tests, How to do it...
  • writing, Eclipse PyDev IDE used / How to write unit tests using the Eclipse PyDev IDE, Getting ready, How to do it...
• URLOpen
  • used, for reading data from websites / Using URLOpen to read data from websites, How to do it..., How it works...

W

• websites
  • URLOpen used, for reading data from / Using URLOpen to read data from websites, How to do it..., How it works...
• wheels, Python distribution
  • URL / How to do it...
• whl extensions
  • used, for downloading Python modules / Matplotlib – downloading modules with whl extensions, How to do it...
• widget
  • focus, setting to / Setting the focus to a widget and disabling widgets, How to do it...
  • disabling / Setting the focus to a widget and disabling widgets, How to do it...
  • data, obtaining from / How to get data from a widget, How to do it..., How it works...
• widgets
  • adding, in loop / Adding several widgets in a loop, How to do it...
  • used, for expanding GUI / How widgets dynamically expand the GUI, How to do it..., How it works...
• widget text
  • displaying, in different languages / Displaying widget text in different languages, How to do it...
• wxPython
  • about / Introduction
  • URL / How to do it..., How it works...
  • GUI, creating / How to create our GUI in wxPython, How to do it..., How it works...
  • used, for adding controls / Quickly adding controls using wxPython, How to do it..., How it works...
  • reference / How to do it...
• wxPython/Phoenix website
  • URL / How to do it...
• wxPython app
  • embedding, in tkinter app / Trying to embed a main wxPython app in a main tkinter app, How to do it..., How it works...
• wxPython GUI toolkit
  • URL / How to do it...
• wxPython library
  • installing / How to install the wxPython library, How to do it..., How it works...