wx Python event question

[dudds]

Thanks Steve.

On Jan 27, 8:01 pm, "Steve" <stephen... at gmail.com> wrote:
> use wx.Timer - you bind a method to a timer event and define the
> timer's interval when you start it
>
> timer = wx.Timer(self, -1)
> self.Bind(wx.EVT_TIMER, self.timerMethod, timer)
> timer.Start(500)
>
> On Jan 27, 5:56 pm, "dudds" <d... at netspace.net.au> wrote:
>
> > Hi I really haven't used wxPython before and I was just wondering if
> > there was some sort of timer event that can be used. For example if I
> > have a database that I want to query at regular intervals and display
> > the results in a window is that possibly to do under a wx Python
> > program?
>
> > So far I have come across certain event handlers, but they all seem to
> > wait for something to happen, like moving the mouse, clicking on a
> > button etc. I just want to display the results of a query every so
> > often automatically without having to press a button to do so.
>
> > I'm not looking for a complete solution as I'm doing this so I can
> > teach myself Python, but a bit of a hint or a nudge in the right
> > direction would be great.