wxPython – Enable() method in wx.StaticBox

In this article we are going to learn about Enable() method associated with wx.StaticBox class of wxPython. Enable() function is simply used in order to enable or disable the box without affecting its label window, if any.
It takes a boolean ‘enable’ parameter if True enables the window else disables it.

Syntax: wx.StaticBox.Enable(Self, enable=True)

Parameters

Parameter	Input Type	Description
enable	bool	True enable the window else disables it

Code Example:

import wx


class FrameUI(wx.Frame):

    def __init__(self, parent, title):
        super(FrameUI, self).__init__(parent, title = title, size =(300, 200))

        # function for in-frame components
        self.InitUI()

    def InitUI(self):
        # parent panel for radio box
        pnl = wx.Panel(self)


        # create static box
        self.sb = wx.StaticBox(pnl, 2, label ="Static Box",
                               pos =(20, 20), size =(100, 100))

        # disable static box
        self.sb.Enable(False)

        # set frame in centre
        self.Centre()
        # set size of frame
        self.SetSize((400, 250))
        # show output frame
        self.Show(True)



# wx App instance
ex = wx.App()
# Example instance
FrameUI(None, 'RadioButton and RadioBox')
ex.MainLoop()

Output Window: