wxPython: Using ObjectListView instead of a ListCtrl

The wxPython ListCtrl is a very handy widget. Unfortunately, it can be a pain to use as well. This discovery caused Phillip Piper, missionary to Mozambique, to write ObjectListView, a wrapper for the wx.ListCtrl. ObjectListView actually adds functionality because it uses objects to create its rows and thus, it makes gettings information from multiple columns […]

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The “Book” Controls of wxPython (Part 1 of 2)

If you’re new to GUI programming (and wxPython in particular), you may not know what a “book” control is. It may be that other languages call this control something different too. In wxPython, a book control allows the user to switch between various panels. The most common examples are browsers and system option dialogs with

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Using Multiple Databases in TurboGears 2

Last week, I embarked on an adventure into the world of web application programming. Since my work place uses Python as much as possible and my boss likes TurboGears, I chose it for this endeavor. I have worked through various TurboGears tutorials and thought it looked pretty cool. However, it doesn’t take long to discover

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Recording a Pyowa Meeting

This month, I finished uploading the videos I had recorded for May’s Pyowa meeting. I thought it would be relatively easy to do some recording and uploading, but I think I made it harder than I needed when I bought an HD camera. Here’s my story of how I go about recording our meetings right

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