wxPython demo Bind error on debian

[John fabiani]

John Kinson wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I'm trying to get the wxPython demo to run on a Debian sarge testing 
> installation, but encounter the following error when I run the demo script:
> 
> # ./demo.py
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "./demo.py", line 4, in ?
>     Main.main()
>   File "/root/Python/wxPython-2.5.1.5/demo/Main.py", line 946, in main
>     app = MyApp(0) ##wx.Platform == "__WXMAC__")
>   File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/wxPython/wx.py", line 1951, in 
> __init__
>     _wxStart(self.OnInit)
>   File "/root/Python/wxPython-2.5.1.5/demo/Main.py", line 931, in OnInit
>     splash = MySplashScreen()
>   File "/root/Python/wxPython-2.5.1.5/demo/Main.py", line 907, in __init__
>     self.Bind(wx.EVT_CLOSE, self.OnClose)
> AttributeError: MySplashScreen instance has no attribute 'Bind'
> 
> I installed wxPython using:
> 
>    apt-get install libwxgtk2.4-python
> 
> and am running python2.3.4.
> 
> Trying to invoke any one of the individual demos encounters the same error.
> 
> Running my own sample app works, however.
> 
> The full list of python modules installed is as follows:
> 
> # apt-show-versions  | grep -i python
> python2.3-gtk2/testing uptodate 2.2.0-1
> idle-python2.3/testing uptodate 2.3.4-2
> python-doc/testing uptodate 2.3.4-1
> python-extclass/testing uptodate 1.2.0zope-2.5.1-1.3
> python/testing uptodate 2.3.4-1
> python2.3-extclass/testing uptodate 1.2.0zope-2.5.1-1.3
> python-gtk2/testing uptodate 2.2.0-1
> python-xml/testing uptodate 0.8.3-5
> libwxgtk2.4-python/testing uptodate 2.4.2.4
> python2.3-dev/testing uptodate 2.3.4-2
> python2.3-tk/testing uptodate 2.3.4-2
> python2.3-examples/testing uptodate 2.3.4-2
> python2.3-htmlgen/testing uptodate 2.2.2-9.1
> python-gendoc/testing uptodate 0.73-10
> python2.3-xml/testing uptodate 0.8.3-5
> python-examples/testing uptodate 2.3.4-1
> python2.3-doc/testing uptodate 2.3.4-2
> python2.3/testing uptodate 2.3.4-2
> python-dev/testing uptodate 2.3.4-1
> python2.3-numeric/testing uptodate 23.1-3
> python-gdbm/testing uptodate 2.3.4-1
> python2.3-ldap/testing uptodate 1.9.999.pre19-1
> python-ldap/testing uptodate 1.9.999.pre19-1
> python2.3-iconvcodec/testing uptodate 1.1.2-1
> python-htmlgen/testing uptodate 2.2.2-9.1
> python2.3-imaging/testing uptodate 1.1.4-3
> python2.3-gdbm/testing uptodate 2.3.4-2
> 
> Anyone got any ideas?  I'm just starting out with wxPython...
> 
> Cheers
> 
> JK
Got to have Wxpython 2.5 - which breaks other stuff.  Use the old demo.
John