wxPython – SetLabel() function in wx.StaticText

In this article we are going to learn about SetLabel() function associated with wx.StaticText class of wxPython. SetLabel() function is used to set the string label for the Static Text.

It takes a string parameter that is used as label for Static Text.

Syntax: wx.StaticText.SetLabel(self, label)

Parameters:

Parameter	Input Type	Description
label	string	The label to set.

Code Example:

Python3

import wx


class Example(wx.Frame):

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

    def InitUI(self):
        self.locale = wx.Locale(wx.LANGUAGE_ENGLISH)
        self.pnl = wx.Panel(self)

        bmp = wx.Bitmap('right.png')
        # CREATE STATICTEXT AT POINT (20, 20)
        self.st = wx.StaticText(self.pnl, id = 1, label ="Old Label.", pos =(0, 0),
                                size = wx.DefaultSize, style = 0, name ="statictext")

        # NEW LABEL
        self.st.SetLabel("New Label.")

        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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