wxPython – Enable() function in wx.RadioButton

In this article we will learn about Enable() function associated with wx.RadioButton class of wxPython. Enable() function is simply used to enable or disable the Radio Button for user input. It takes a boolean argument True to Enable and False to disable.

Syntax: wx.RadioButton.Enable(self, enable=True)

Parameters:

Parameter	Input Type	Description
enable	bool	If True, enables the window for input. If False, disables the window.

Return Type: bool

Returns: True if the window has been enabled or disabled, False if nothing was done, i.e. if the window had already been in the specified state.

Code Example:

import wx

APP_EXIT = 1


class Example(wx.Frame):

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

        self.InitUI()

    def InitUI(self):
        self.pnl = wx.Panel(self)

        # create radio button at position (30, 10)
        self.rb1 = wx.RadioButton(self.pnl, label ='Btn1',
                             pos =(30, 10), size =(100, 20))


        # disable the radio button using Enable() function
        self.rb1.Enable(False)


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


if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()