wxPython – SetAuthNeeded() function in wx.Button

In this article we are going to learn about SetAuthNeeded() function associated with wx.Button class of wxPython. SetAuthNeeded() function is used to set whether an authentication needed symbol should be displayed on the button.

It takes only boolean argument, that is, needed or not.

Syntax: wx.Button.SetAuthNeeded(self, needed=True)

Parameters:

Parameter	Input Type	Description
needed	bool	True for needed and False for not needed.

Return Type: bool

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

        # SET NEEDED AS TRUE
        self.btn.SetAuthNeeded(True)
        self.SetSize((350, 250))
        self.SetTitle('wx.Button')
        self.Centre()

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


if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()

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