[wxPython] One billion seconds

wxPython Users
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If you would like to watch you computer count up to one billion seconds
since the epoch here is a little gizmo to help you do it. My kids got a
kick out of it.

--Robin

import time
from wxPython.wx import *

WHEN = 1000000000 # one billion

class MyFrame(wxFrame):
    def __init__(self):
        wxFrame.__init__(self, None, -1, "time.time()", size=(100, 75))

        p = wxPanel(self, -1)
        self.st = st = wxStaticText(p, -1, str(WHEN),
                              style=wxALIGN_CENTRE|wxST_NO_AUTORESIZE)
        st.SetFont(wxFont(16, wxSWISS, wxNORMAL, wxBOLD))
        st.SetSize(st.GetBestSize())

        box = wxBoxSizer(wxHORIZONTAL)
        box.Add(st, 1, wxALIGN_CENTER_VERTICAL)

        p.SetAutoLayout(true)
        p.SetSizer(box)
        p.Fit()
        self.Fit()

        EVT_CLOSE(self, self.OnCloseWindow)
        EVT_TIMER(self, -1, self.OnTimeout)
        self.timer = wxTimer(self)
        self.timer.Start(1000)

        self.OnTimeout(None)

    def OnCloseWindow(self, evt):
        self.timer.Stop()
        del self.timer
        self.Destroy()

    def OnTimeout(self, evt):
        t = time.time()
        if t >= WHEN:
            self.st.SetForegroundColour("RED")
        self.st.SetLabel(str(int(t)))
        self.st.Refresh()

app = wxPySimpleApp()
frame = MyFrame()
frame.Show(true)
app.MainLoop()