wxPython – DeleteTool() function in wx.ToolBar

In this article we are going to learn about the DeleteTool() function of wx.ToolBar class of wxPython. DeleteTool() removes the specified tool from the toolbar and deletes it. It specifies a tool using a tool identifier.

Syntax : wx.toolbar.DeleteTool(self, toolid)

Returns: True if the tool was deleted, False otherwise.

Parameter :

Parameter	Input Type	Description
toolid	int	An integer by which the tool may be identified in subsequent operations.

Example:

import wx


class Example(wx.Frame):
    global count
    count = 0;
    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
        super(Example, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)

        self.InitUI()

    def InitUI(self):
        pnl = wx.Panel(self)
        self.toolbar = self.CreateToolBar()
        self.ptool = self.toolbar.AddTool(12,
                                          'oneTool',
                                          wx.Bitmap('path/ wxPython / right.png'),
                                          shortHelp ="Simple Tool")
        self.ptool = self.toolbar.AddTool(13,
                                          'oneTool',
                                          wx.Bitmap('path / wxPython / wrong.png'),
                                          shortHelp ="Simple Tool")

        self.btn = wx.Button(pnl, label ='Delete', pos =(20, 20))

        self.btn.Bind(wx.EVT_BUTTON, self.Onclick)
        self.toolbar.Realize()
        self.SetSize((350, 250))
        self.SetTitle('Control')
        self.Centre()

    def Onclick(self, e):
        # delete tool using DeleteTool() function
        self.toolbar.DeleteTool(12)


def main():

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


if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()

Output :
On Starting Application :

On button clicked: