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>>> import sys
>>> sys.path.append("/Users/smtuttle/Humboldt/to-back-up/f06cis180py/180py_lectures/180py_lect10")

>>> # a little TASTE of GUI's and Python...

>>> # first: there are MANY GUI Toolkits for Python, at a variety
>>> #    of levels, from simple to sophisticated;

>>> # to find links to MANY,
>>> #    go to www.python.org,
>>> #    look on the lower right, under "Using Python For...",
>>> #    and click on "GUI Development"

>>> # some of the "big names": Tkinter, wxPython, PyQT;
>>> # but some are also supposed to be easier to learn/use:
>>> #    EasyGui, PythonCard, Anygui, Boa Constructor

>>> # note: to play with GUI's, run the python LOCALLY on your
>>> #    machine; remote-login/ssh doesn't usually work for
>>> #    these... 8-)

>>> # let's play a little with EasyGui, whose .py script is
>>> #    available from http://www.ferg.org/easygui/
>>> # (it is built atop Tkinter, which tends to come with the
>>> #    python standard installation, which means installing
>>> #    it can be as easy as copying easygui.py into your
>>> #    working directory --- although it would be more general
>>> #    to somehow get it into a directory in your PYTHONPATH... 8-) )

>>> from easygui import *

>>> # to get a simple message dialog box:

>>> msgbox("Hello, EasyGui World!")
'OK'

>>> # to get a choice box, where the user's choice is returned
>>> #    as its return value:

>>> msg = "What is your favorite flavor?"
>>> title = "Ice Cream Survey"
>>> choices = ["Vanilla", "Chocolate", "Strawberry", "Spam"]
>>> choice = choicebox(msg, title, choices)
>>> choice
'Spam'

>>> # to get a confirmation/cancel box, where user can indicate
>>> #    which option and 1 or 0 is returned accordingly:

>>> msg = "Do you want to continue?"
>>> title = "Please confirm"
>>> result = ccbox(msg, title)
>>> result
1

>>> # (and easygui.py uses __name__ to run a test-GUI when executed
>>> #    from the command line --- so you can see examples of the
>>> #    other components supported:
>>> #    cmd-line> python easygui.py

>>> # easyguiEx1.py (posted with this script) includes an example
>>> #    from the EasyGui web site, showing how you can build a
>>> #    simple GUI application using EasyGui
>>> # (don't worry about the exception below -- that's just how it
>>> #    ended after I clicked Cancel in the last displayed component)

>>> import easyguiEx1

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<pyshell#13>", line 1, in <module>
    import easyguiEx1
  File "/Users/smtuttle/Humboldt/to-back-up/f06cis180py/180py_lectures/180py_lect10/easyguiEx1.py", line 39, in <module>
    sys.exit(0)  # user chose Cancel
SystemExit: 0

>>> # this one works from the command line, too
>>> # cmd-line> python easyguiEx1.py

>>> # adding saving the ice-cream survey results to a file...
>>> import easyguiEx2

>>> # wxpython: some examples with a more high-powered GUI toolkit
>>> # check out: http://www.wxpython.org/

>>> # below are some examples from the wxpython site (and these
>>> #    scripts are posted along with this session, too)

>>> # a simple frame

>>> import wxpython_ex1

>>> # a simple frame class

>>> import wxpython_ex2

>>> # adding some menu items to a menu in a menubar

>>> import wxpython_ex3

>>> # add a little event handling (some menu items DO something
>>> #    when selected...)

>>> import wxpython_ex4

>>> # includes an example of a file-selection dialog box

>>> import wxpython_ex5

>>> # adding some (non-functional) buttons across the bottom

>>> import wxpython_ex6

>>> # an example showing more components: text box, radio buttons,
>>> #    check box, and more

>>> import wxpython_ex7