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wxPython – EnableTool() function in wx.Toolbar

In this article we are going to learn EnableTool() function of class wx.ToolBar of wxPython. EnableTool is used to enable or disable(make clickable and unclickable) the tool present in toolbar.

Syntax :

wx.ToolBar.EnableTool(self, toolid, enable)

Parameters :

Parameter Input Type Description
toolid int ID of the tool to enable or disable, as passed to AddTool .
enable bool If True, enables the tool, otherwise disables it.

Code Example: 

Python3




import wx
 
 
class Example(wx.Frame):
 
    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
        super(Example, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
 
        self.InitUI()
 
    def InitUI(self):
        pnl = wx.Panel(self)
        self.toolbar = self.CreateToolBar()
        qtool = self.toolbar.AddTool(12, 'Quit', wx.Bitmap('/Desktop/wxPython/signs.png'))
        self.toolbar.Realize()
 
        self.Bind(wx.EVT_TOOL, self.OnQuit, qtool)
 
        self.SetSize((350, 250))
        self.SetTitle('Simple toolbar')
        self.Centre()
        self.btn = wx.Button(pnl, label ='Disable', pos =(20, 20))
 
        self.btn.Bind(wx.EVT_BUTTON, self.Onclick)
 
        self.SetSize((350, 250))
        self.SetTitle('wx.Button')
        self.Centre()
 
 
    def OnQuit(self, e):
        self.Close()
 
    def Onclick(self, e):
        # disable tool using EnableTool
        self.toolbar.EnableTool(12, False)
 
 
def main():
 
    app = wx.App()
    ex = Example(None)
    ex.Show()
    app.MainLoop()
 
 
if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()


Output :

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