ANN: wxPython 2.9.5.0

wxPython Users
1

Announcing

···

----------

wxPython 2.9.5.0 (classic) has been released and is now available for
download at http://wxpython.org/download.php. There have been a few
enhancements and additions, and lots of bugs fixed. More details are
below.

Various binaries are available for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows, and also
for OSX using the Carbon and Cocoa APIs, for Python 2.6 and 2.7.
Source code is also available at http://wxpython.org/download.php of
course, for building your own.

What is wxPython?
-----------------

wxPython is a GUI toolkit for the Python programming language. It
allows Python programmers to create programs with a robust, highly
functional graphical user interface, simply and easily. It is
implemented as a set of Python extension modules that wrap the GUI
components of the popular wxWidgets cross platform library, which is
written in C++.

wxPython is a cross-platform toolkit. This means that the same program
will usually run on multiple platforms without modifications.
Currently supported platforms are 32-bit and 64-bit Microsoft Windows,
most Linux or other Unix-like systems using GTK2, and Mac OS X 10.4+.
In most cases the native widgets are used on each platform to provide
a 100% native look and feel for the application.

Changes in 2.9.5.0
------------------

wx.media.MediaCtrl on OSX-cocoa now has a functioning back-end using
the QTKit framework, so it works when running in either 32-bit or
64-bit mode.

Printing triggered from a Javascript window.print() statement will now
work on OSX when using the old wx.webkit or the new wx.html2 browser
controls.

Updated Scintilla code to verison 3.21

Lots of fixes and improvements in the wxWidgets code.

Changed the wx.DateTime.Parse* methods to work like they did in
wxPython 2.8, they now return an integer indicating how far in to
the string that the parser parsed, or -1 on error.

Updated wx.lib.pdfviewer with patches from David Hughes.

--
Robin Dunn
Software Craftsman
http://wxPython.org

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Wooooooot!

3

While ‘We’ are here. Users should make suggestions/TODO for Robins next release.

This should be a TODO.txt/Wishlist.txt list for Robin included in src or where-ever.
For Users suggestion and sutch…

~Professionalism-1stAndForemost
Trim Trailing Space(On Everything.-Yes You Reading This!).
Trim Trailing Space Again(On Everything.-Yes You Reading This!).
Update Readmes.
DEV: Update Changelog More(We like the nitty details).
Try to PEP8 everything(as you go…) for Zen: Readability.
Keep consistent with the codeing guidelines.txt. Grammar and Punctuation. Periods REQUIRED for comment lines.
Set a standard for comments.
I’ll think of it now(later).
~Fixes
Thumbnailer lowercasing issue(If not already fixed).
PlateButton Issues(Update from Editra lib).
~Updates
Update Scintilla. This keeps Devs wxDevving.
PDF Stuff.
Media/ActiveX Stuff

Thanks for the RELz Robin!

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To Add to the TODO.txt/Wishlist.txt…

~Verified OS’s (minimum)
[ ] Win 2000
[ ] Win XP Pro 32 bit
[ ] Macintosh(Stick the least req ver) / OSX
[ ] Ubuntu/Kubuntu/Mandriva/Mageia/OtherLinux(Stick the least req ver)
[ ] Other. Add Here.

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Hi

Any chance to obtain an Ubuntu package?

Saludos / Best regards

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El 02/09/13 22:14, Robin Dunn escribió:

Announcing
----------

wxPython 2.9.5.0 (classic) has been released and is now available for
download at Redirecting.... There have been a few
enhancements and additions, and lots of bugs fixed. More details are
below.

Various binaries are available for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows, and also
for OSX using the Carbon and Cocoa APIs, for Python 2.6 and 2.7.
Source code is also available at Redirecting... of
course, for building your own.

What is wxPython?
-----------------

wxPython is a GUI toolkit for the Python programming language. It
allows Python programmers to create programs with a robust, highly
functional graphical user interface, simply and easily. It is
implemented as a set of Python extension modules that wrap the GUI
components of the popular wxWidgets cross platform library, which is
written in C++.

wxPython is a cross-platform toolkit. This means that the same program
will usually run on multiple platforms without modifications.
Currently supported platforms are 32-bit and 64-bit Microsoft Windows,
most Linux or other Unix-like systems using GTK2, and Mac OS X 10.4+.
In most cases the native widgets are used on each platform to provide
a 100% native look and feel for the application.

Changes in 2.9.5.0
------------------

wx.media.MediaCtrl on OSX-cocoa now has a functioning back-end using
the QTKit framework, so it works when running in either 32-bit or
64-bit mode.

Printing triggered from a Javascript window.print() statement will now
work on OSX when using the old wx.webkit or the new wx.html2 browser
controls.

Updated Scintilla code to verison 3.21

Lots of fixes and improvements in the wxWidgets code.

Changed the wx.DateTime.Parse* methods to work like they did in
wxPython 2.8, they now return an integer indicating how far in to
the string that the parser parsed, or -1 on error.

Updated wx.lib.pdfviewer with patches from David Hughes.

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Metallicow wrote:

To Add to the TODO.txt/Wishlist.txt....

~Verified OS's (minimum)
Win 2000
Win XP Pro 32 bit

Windows 2000 is simply no longer relevant for new releases. If you're
running Windows 2000, you can live with an older wx release. After all,
do you expect Robin to issue verified releases for Linux 2.0.37? That's
the Linux equivalent of Windows 2000.

Sadly, Windows XP is just about to fall into the "no longer relevant"
category as well.

···

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No, I don’t expect it to work on every OS. Basically just a user reference checklist of OS’s that have been tested in a virtual machine. If wx version release #.#.# works on OS name add a check to the list.
For example if a simple 2.9.5 frame app fires up on win98, add a Win98 checkmark box to the verified OS’s.
I routinely check my app on various OS and place that info with my documentation.
Sorry if that came across as ‘it absolutely needs to work on OS’. Not the intention. Just for reference.

Well, as far as XP, I think most user’s still using XP won’t care to switch for at least 10 more years or maybe more, Even if MS is retiring it.
Until the last piece of CPU that can run it is tossed in the landfill, it will always be around, in one form or another(virtual). But Yes, it is sad that it’s support life will be dead next year.

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On Tuesday, September 3, 2013 12:55:20 PM UTC-5, Tim Roberts wrote:

Windows 2000 is simply no longer relevant for new releases. If you’re

running Windows 2000, you can live with an older wx release. After all,

do you expect Robin to issue verified releases for Linux 2.0.37? That’s

the Linux equivalent of Windows 2000.

Sadly, Windows XP is just about to fall into the “no longer relevant”

category as well.

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It’s true. Windows XP is the new MS-DOS 6.22 :slight_smile:

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On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 1:37 PM, Metallicow metaliobovinus@gmail.com wrote:

On Tuesday, September 3, 2013 12:55:20 PM UTC-5, Tim Roberts wrote:

Windows 2000 is simply no longer relevant for new releases. If you’re

running Windows 2000, you can live with an older wx release. After all,

do you expect Robin to issue verified releases for Linux 2.0.37? That’s

the Linux equivalent of Windows 2000.

Sadly, Windows XP is just about to fall into the “no longer relevant”

category as well.

No, I don’t expect it to work on every OS. Basically just a user reference checklist of OS’s that have been tested in a virtual machine. If wx version release #.#.# works on OS name add a check to the list.

For example if a simple 2.9.5 frame app fires up on win98, add a Win98 checkmark box to the verified OS’s.
I routinely check my app on various OS and place that info with my documentation.
Sorry if that came across as ‘it absolutely needs to work on OS’. Not the intention. Just for reference.

Well, as far as XP, I think most user’s still using XP won’t care to switch for at least 10 more years or maybe more, Even if MS is retiring it.
Until the last piece of CPU that can run it is tossed in the landfill, it will always be around, in one form or another(virtual). But Yes, it is sad that it’s support life will be dead next year.

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No, not quite; But it gets a point for a nostalgia laugh.

I still have the oldie rigs laying around, and yes, it is still operational(setting next to the OrangeBox). Classic Win 3.1. Time to fire that puppy up again…
I still put old HDs/Hardware to use. And last I checked, Museums/Educational Institutions/Recycling Centers do also.
:slight_smile:

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On Wednesday, September 4, 2013 9:05:25 PM UTC-5, edoxtator wrote:

It’s true. Windows XP is the new MS-DOS 6.22 :slight_smile:

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Wow. Vibration Silicone-like Stuff wrapping the HDD.
Cant read it much of the label…, but I have another 4GB like it and they will last(almost forever).
Too bad they don’t make HDD like that nowadays.
The only things that could be improved upon them are HDDspeed, HDDsize, and connectors(IDE, SATA, etc) for the most part.
Geez, where did they manufacture this stuff at… might be a home-brew mold also…
:slight_smile:

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On Thursday, September 5, 2013 2:46:08 AM UTC-5, Metallicow wrote:

On Wednesday, September 4, 2013 9:05:25 PM UTC-5, edoxtator wrote:

It’s true. Windows XP is the new MS-DOS 6.22 :slight_smile:

No, not quite; But it gets a point for a nostalgia laugh.

I still have the oldie rigs laying around, and yes, it is still operational(setting next to the OrangeBox). Classic Win 3.1. Time to fire that puppy up again…
I still put old HDs/Hardware to use. And last I checked, Museums/Educational Institutions/Recycling Centers do also.
:slight_smile:

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when I close my application I get this (win7-64, py2.7, wxpy 2.9.5-32bit). Didn’t happen with wxpy 2.9.4

swig/python detected a memory leak of type ‘wxPyXmlSubclassFactory *’, no destru
ctor found.
Error in atexit._run_exitfuncs:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File “C:\Program Files (x86)\Python27\lib\atexit.py”, line 24, in _run_exitfun
cs
func(*targs, **kargs)
PyAssertionError: C++ assertion “GetEventHandler() == this” failed at …..\src
common\wincmn.cpp(468) in wxWindowBase::~wxWindowBase(): any pushed event handle
rs must have been removed
Error in sys.exitfunc:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File “C:\Program Files (x86)\Python27\lib\atexit.py”, line 24, in _run_exitfun
cs
func(*targs, **kargs)
wx._core.PyAssertionError: C++ assertion “GetEventHandler() == this” failed at .
...\src\common\wincmn.cpp(468) in wxWindowBase::~wxWindowBase(): any pushed eve
nt handlers must have been removed

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On Tuesday, September 3, 2013 5:14:17 AM UTC+2, Robin Dunn wrote:

Announcing

wxPython 2.9.5.0 (classic) has been released and is now available for

download at http://wxpython.org/download.php. There have been a few

enhancements and additions, and lots of bugs fixed. More details are

below.

Various binaries are available for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows, and also

for OSX using the Carbon and Cocoa APIs, for Python 2.6 and 2.7.

Source code is also available at http://wxpython.org/download.php of

course, for building your own.

What is wxPython?

wxPython is a GUI toolkit for the Python programming language. It

allows Python programmers to create programs with a robust, highly

functional graphical user interface, simply and easily. It is

implemented as a set of Python extension modules that wrap the GUI

components of the popular wxWidgets cross platform library, which is

written in C++.

wxPython is a cross-platform toolkit. This means that the same program

will usually run on multiple platforms without modifications.

Currently supported platforms are 32-bit and 64-bit Microsoft Windows,

most Linux or other Unix-like systems using GTK2, and Mac OS X 10.4+.

In most cases the native widgets are used on each platform to provide

a 100% native look and feel for the application.

Changes in 2.9.5.0

wx.media.MediaCtrl on OSX-cocoa now has a functioning back-end using

the QTKit framework, so it works when running in either 32-bit or

64-bit mode.

Printing triggered from a Javascript window.print() statement will now

work on OSX when using the old wx.webkit or the new wx.html2 browser

controls.

Updated Scintilla code to verison 3.21

Lots of fixes and improvements in the wxWidgets code.

Changed the wx.DateTime.Parse* methods to work like they did in

wxPython 2.8, they now return an integer indicating how far in to

the string that the parser parsed, or -1 on error.

Updated wx.lib.pdfviewer with patches from David Hughes.

–
Robin Dunn

Software Craftsman

http://wxPython.org

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Thanks for the new version!

I fond a small issue:

python2.7/win32

swig/python detected a memory leak of type 'wxPyXmlSubclassFactory *', no destructor found.

regards,

Niki

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niki wrote:

Thanks for the new version!

I fond a small issue:

python2.7/win32

swig/python detected a memory leak of type 'wxPyXmlSubclassFactory *',
no destructor found.

Yep, this is known. It is safe to ignore for now, and there will be a proper fix before the next release.

···

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Software Craftsman

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Hi Robin,

I have the same issue as Niki,

“swig/python detected a memory leak of type ‘wxPyXmlSubclassFactory *’, no destructor found”

Any update on the solution?

I’m not sure what you mean by ‘safe to ignore for now’ - how would I go about ignoring this error?

Thanks,
aaron

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I am not sure but wouldn't be surprised if 3.0 has resolved this issue.

Can you upgrade to 3.0.1 or even better to 3.0.2 and test it.

Werner

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On 12/13/2014 17:30, Aaron O'leary wrote:

Hi Robin,

I have the same issue as Niki,

"swig/python detected a memory leak of type 'wxPyXmlSubclassFactory *', no destructor found"

Any update on the solution?

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I am not sure but wouldn’t be surprised if 3.0 has resolved this issue.

Can you upgrade to 3.0.1 or even better to 3.0.2 and test it.

3.0.2 fixes the issue.

I’m using Anaconda, which comes with a build of 3.0.0, so I was looking for a workaround.

I’ve now worked out how to build my own 3.0.2.0 for anaconda and have put the build on binstar:

https://binstar.org/aaren/wxpython

My build recipe is here:

(used with conda build)

I’ve detailed the build in the pull-request: update wxpython recipe to 3.0.2.0 by aaren · Pull Request #217 · conda-archive/conda-recipes · GitHub

Notably, there was some weirdness related to g++44 (which I had to pretend was on my system by symlinking it to g++).

Now that I’ve got 3.0.2.0 running on linux I am getting the same error with my code as with my Windows install, which I’m taking as reassurance that I’ve got the build right!

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You are awesome, thanks! I need OS-X, but really wanted a recipe to start
with, so I didn't have to start from scratch!

-Chris

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On Sun, Dec 14, 2014 at 10:47 AM, Aaron O'leary <aaron.oleary@gmail.com> wrote:

I've now worked out how to build my own 3.0.2.0 for anaconda and have put

the build on binstar:

https://binstar.org/aaren/wxpython

My build recipe is here:

conda-recipes/wxpython at wxpython-3.0.2 · aaren/conda-recipes · GitHub

(used with `conda build`)

I've detailed the build in the pull-request:
update wxpython recipe to 3.0.2.0 by aaren · Pull Request #217 · conda-archive/conda-recipes · GitHub

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Does this fix the drag-and-drop problem in OSX-cocoa from 2.9.4?

thanks,
Nat

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On Mon, Sep 2, 2013 at 8:14 PM, Robin Dunn robin@alldunn.com wrote:

Announcing

wxPython 2.9.5.0 (classic) has been released and is now available for

download at http://wxpython.org/download.php. There have been a few

enhancements and additions, and lots of bugs fixed. More details are

below.

Various binaries are available for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows, and also

for OSX using the Carbon and Cocoa APIs, for Python 2.6 and 2.7.

Source code is also available at http://wxpython.org/download.php of

course, for building your own.

What is wxPython?

wxPython is a GUI toolkit for the Python programming language. It

allows Python programmers to create programs with a robust, highly

functional graphical user interface, simply and easily. It is

implemented as a set of Python extension modules that wrap the GUI

components of the popular wxWidgets cross platform library, which is

written in C++.

wxPython is a cross-platform toolkit. This means that the same program

will usually run on multiple platforms without modifications.

Currently supported platforms are 32-bit and 64-bit Microsoft Windows,

most Linux or other Unix-like systems using GTK2, and Mac OS X 10.4+.

In most cases the native widgets are used on each platform to provide

a 100% native look and feel for the application.

Changes in 2.9.5.0

wx.media.MediaCtrl on OSX-cocoa now has a functioning back-end using

the QTKit framework, so it works when running in either 32-bit or

64-bit mode.

Printing triggered from a Javascript window.print() statement will now

work on OSX when using the old wx.webkit or the new wx.html2 browser

controls.

Updated Scintilla code to verison 3.21

Lots of fixes and improvements in the wxWidgets code.

Changed the wx.DateTime.Parse* methods to work like they did in

wxPython 2.8, they now return an integer indicating how far in to

the string that the parser parsed, or -1 on error.

Updated wx.lib.pdfviewer with patches from David Hughes.

–

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Software Craftsman

http://wxPython.org

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Hi Robin,

Great to see this, it is JIT for me:-) .

Noticed on install that the Copyright notices are out of date:
Copyright (c) 1998-2005 Julian Smart, Robert Roebling et al

Should this be reported to wxWidget or is it just in wxP?

Only did some casual testing so far and so far only found an issue in my stuff related to matplotlib which is probably unrelated to 2.9.5.

In the demo I see:
- agw.RibbonBar, throws an import exception on "from agw import ribbon as RB" is failing.
- HTML2_WebView, throws an AttributeError on "EVT_WEB_VIEW_NAVIGATING"

and on closing it I see a wxWidgets Debug Alert:
..\..\src\common\module.cpp(195): assert "module->m_state==State_Initialzed" failed in wx.Module::DoCleanUpModules().........

This is on Windows 7, Python 2.7.5.

See you
Werner

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Nat Echols wrote:

Does this fix the drag-and-drop problem in OSX-cocoa from 2.9.4?

Part of it has been fixed, but I think that the issues related to trying to set a drop target on a native widget that already has its own native DnD implementations (like wx.TextCtrl) have not been fixed yet.

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