wxPython – SetFont() function in wx.MenuItem

In this article we are going to learn about SetFont() function associated with wx.MenuItem class of wxPython. SetFont() function is used to set the font associated with the menu item.
It takes font as parameter which is wx.Font object.

Syntax:

wx.MenuItem.SetFont(self, font)

Parameters:

Parameter	Input Type	Description
font	wx.Font	font to be set for menu item.

Code Example:

import wx


class Example(wx.Frame):

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

        self.InitUI()

    def InitUI(self):
        # CREATE FONT
        fnt = wx.Font(pointSize = 8, family = wx.FONTFAMILY_MODERN, style = wx.FONTSTYLE_ITALIC, weight = wx.FONTWEIGHT_BOLD)
        self.locale = wx.Locale(wx.LANGUAGE_ENGLISH)
        self.menubar = wx.MenuBar()
        self.fileMenu = wx.Menu()
        self.item = wx.MenuItem(self.fileMenu, 1, '&Radio', helpString ="Check Help", kind = wx.ITEM_CHECK)
        # SET FONT FOR MENU ITEM self.item
        self.item.SetFont(fnt)
        self.item.Enable(False)
        self.fileMenu.Append(self.item)
        self.menubar.Append(self.fileMenu, '&File')
        self.SetMenuBar(self.menubar)
        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: