wxPython – SetItemHelpText() method in wx.RadioBOx

In this article we are going to learn about SetItemHelpText() method associated with wx.RadioBox class of wxPython. SetItemHelpText() method is simply used to set the helptext for an item. Empty string erases any existing helptext.

Syntax: wx.RadioBox.SetItemHelpText(self, item, helptext)

Parameters

Parameter	Input Type	Description
item	int	The zero-based item index.
helptext	string	The help text to set for the item.

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)

        # list of choices
        lblList = ['Radio One', 'Radio Two']

        # create radio box containing above list
        self.rbox = wx.RadioBox(pnl, label ='RadioBox', pos =(80, 10), choices = lblList,
                              majorDimension = 1, style = wx.RA_SPECIFY_ROWS)

        # set help text for item at index 0
        self.rbox.SetItemHelpText(0, "First Item")

        # print helptext associated with item
        print (self.rbox.GetItemHelpText(0))

        # 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()

Console Output:

First Item

Output Window: