keep wxpython from 'not responding'

[ihatehippies]

How do you keep a wx frame from not responding while the code is running in the background? ie a search or other demanding function.

[jlm699]

How do you keep a wx frame from not responding while the code is running in the background? ie a search or other demanding function.

You can use a busy cursor so that the user can't click on anything within the application:

wx.BeginBusyCursor()
# Do all the stuff here
# Once complete:
wx.EndBusyCursor()

[ihatehippies]

thanks for the post.. that definitely helps, the prog still goes non responsive sometimes tho.

[jlm699]

thanks for the post.. that definitely helps, the prog still goes non responsive sometimes tho.

Ah I misread your question. I thought you were asking how to make the frame unresponsive (as in don't allow the user to give input).

The answer lies in spawning a thread to do your intensive processing and just allow your frame to hang out and wait for the thread to return a result.

[ihatehippies]

Sweetness, I googled threading and came up with this for anyone else searching for a similar answer.
http://wiki.wxpython.org/index.cgi/LongRunningTasks
-thanks for the help

[mack00234]

Sweetness, I googled threading and came up with this for anyone else searching for a similar answer.
http://wiki.wxpython.org/index.cgi/LongRunningTasks
-thanks for the help

Thanks, ihatehippies. That was really helpful.
Why do you hate hippies? :P

[ihatehippies]

Thanks, ihatehippies. That was really helpful.
Why do you hate hippies? :P

Because they're hypocrites. They believe in freedom only as long as you agree with them.(ie guns) They overturn cars and assault police officers at peace rallies. And they smell bad