wxPython blocks in thread?

[Cliff Wells]

On 27 Feb 2002 19:08:44 +0100
Arnaud de La Fortelle wrote:

> 
> I am a beginner with wxPython and tried to embed a GUI within a
> thread.  So I came with a simple implementation, but it does not work.
> I do not understand why the following application blocks. What the
> matter?

> import threading
> class GUIThread(threading.Thread,object):
>   def __init__(self):
>     threading.Thread.__init__(self,target=self.loop)
>     self.start()
>   def loop(self):
>     print gui_thr
>     self.app = MyApp(0)
>     self.app.MainLoop() # if I comment out this line, it works
>     print "Ending wxLoop", self.isAlive()

wxApp.MainLoop() doesn't return until the last wxWindow is destroyed.  

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