wxPython – GetHelp() function in wx.MenuItem

In this article we are going to learn about GetHelp() function associated with the wx.MenuItem class of wxPython. GetHelp() function simply returns the help string associated with the menu item.
No parameters are required in GetHelp() function.

Syntax:

wx.GetHelp(self)

Parameters:

No parameters are required in GetHelp() function.

Return Type:

string

Code Example:

import wx


class Example(wx.Frame):

    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
        super(Example, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)

        self.InitUI()

    def InitUI(self):
        self.locale = wx.Locale(wx.LANGUAGE_ENGLISH)

        self.menubar = wx.MenuBar()
        self.fileMenu = wx.Menu()
        self.item = wx.MenuItem(self.fileMenu, 1, '&Check', helpString ="Check Help")
        self.item.SetBitmap(wx.Bitmap('right.png'))
        self.fileMenu.Append(self.item)
        self.menubar.Append(self.fileMenu, '&File')
        self.SetMenuBar(self.menubar)
        # help string associated with menuitem
        f = self.item.GetHelp()
        # print help string
        print(f)
        self.SetSize((350, 250))
        self.SetTitle('Icons and shortcuts')
        self.Centre()


def main():
    app = wx.App()
    ex = Example(None)
    ex.Show()
    app.MainLoop()


if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()

Output:

Check Help