As stated in the on-line WalkThrough, the information there was written for an older version of the program.
"Deltones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Hi all, > > I'm just getting into Python/wxPython/Pythoncard and I'm trying the > tutorial from this page: > http://pythoncard.sourceforge.net/walkthrough1.html > > Is it me who's totally dense or there's some sort of confusion with > this tutorial? > > Here's what is said in the tutorial: > > Open the file starter1.py in your Python-aware editor of choice. The > Python script is, as you'd expect, brief and to the point. Here's the > important part to focus on: > > def on_menuFileExit_select(self, event): > pass > > > But here's the starter1.py code: > > #!/usr/bin/python > > from PythonCard import model > > class Minimal(model.Background): > pass > > if __name__ == '__main__': > app = model.Application(Minimal) > app.MainLoop() > > > As you can see, the on_menu line is not in the starter1.py original > script, so I guessed that it should be a part of the Minimal class. > > Then the tutorial ask me to replace the on_menu "pass" line with: > > result = dialog.alertDialog(self, 'It works!', 'Showing Off') > > but when you run the script, it runs, but clicking on Exit does not > display any dialog box. I did change the import line to include > dialog. > > Is there something I'm not seeing here or there is really a mistake > with the walkthrough? > > Thanks > > Denis -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list