Rapid Application Development with Python

Course details

Developing graphical user interfaces (GUIs) in Python traditionally involves a lot of manual coding. wxGlade, a GUI designer written in Python for the wxPython GUI toolkit, was designed to help simplify this process. In this course, learn how to quickly develop Python GUI apps using the wxPython library—which brings the wxWidgets capability to Python—and the wxGlade tool. To lend each concept a real-world context, instructor Malcom Shore steps through how to build a cybersecurity compliance app based on the NIST Cybersecurity Framework. Malcom begins by detailing how to create a simple wxPython application. He then shows how to construct a user interface for your application using wxGlade and add functional application code to put the finishing touches on your project.

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Rapid development of Python GUI apps with wxGlade
02 - What you should know

1. Setting the Scene

03 - Understanding widgets
04 - Developing a cybersecurity compliance app
05 - Preparing the development environment
06 - Accessing Excel files with openpyxl

2. Using Widgets in wxPython

07 - Introducing wxPython
08 - Class-based skeleton
09 - Labels and buttons
10 - More on buttons
11 - Checkboxes and radio buttons
12 - Text entry controls
13 - Use spinners to set values
14 - Create lists to select from
15 - Use combo boxes
16 - Compose a menu bar
17 - Challenge
18 - Solution

3. Constructing the App with wxGlade

19 - What is wxGlade
20 - Design the application user interface
21 - Construct the application skeleton
22 - Configure the listbox
23 - The application skeleton
24 - Construct the audit tab sheet
25 - Challenge
26 - Solution

4. Adding Functional Application Code

27 - Generate code for the app
28 - Add Excel sheetnames to a listbox
29 - Link an edit field to a data source
30 - Add event handlers in wxPython
31 - Complete the main tab sheet
32 - Build and using tree controls
33 - Link edit fields to the tree
34 - Save data into the worksheet
35 - Review Python RAD with wxGlade

Conclusion

36 - What's next