pyvguicom 1.4.4

High power secure 'V' server GUI utility helpers.

pyvguicom PyV GUI Common utilities

Common GUI routines and classes

These classes are for python PyGobject (Gtk) development. They are used in several projects. They act as a simplification front end for the PyGtk / PyGobject classes.

A sampler of what is in there (pasted from code, in no particular order):

class CairoHelper():
class TextTable(Gtk.Table):
class TextRow(Gtk.HBox):
class RadioGroup(Gtk.Frame):
class Led(Gtk.DrawingArea):
class SeparatorMenuItem(Gtk.SeparatorMenuItem):
class Menu():
class MenuButt(Gtk.DrawingArea):
class Lights(Gtk.Frame):
class WideButt(Gtk.Button):
class ScrollListBox(Gtk.Frame):
class FrameTextView(Gtk.TextView):
class Label(Gtk.Label):
class Logo(Gtk.VBox):
class xSpacer(Gtk.HBox):
class ListBox(Gtk.TreeView):

... and a lot more ...

Also includes Some Python / Gtk primitives:

def get_screen_wh():
def get_screen_xy():
def print_exception(xstr):
def message(strx, parent = None, title = None, icon = Gtk.MessageType.INFO):
def usleep(msec):
def tmpname(indir, template):
def mainloop():
def time_n2s(ttt):
def time_s2n(sss):
def yes_no_cancel(title, message, cancel = True, parent = None):
def yn_key(win, event, cancel):
def opendialog(parent=None):
def savedialog(resp):
def leadspace(strx):

 ... and a lot more ...

Example:

The Label Button (SmallButt) takes a constructor, and feeds the arguments with defaults as one would expect.

 def __init__(self, textm="", widget=None, tooltip=None, font=None):

The simplification effect allows one to create a Label Button with no arguments, and still have a somewhat reasonable outcome. The label example is trivial, the simplification takes a new dimension with classes like SimpleTree.

The defaults are set to a reasonable value, and the named argument(s) can be set on one line. This makes the code look more compact and maintainable.

Tests:

The test utilities can confirm correct operation; however being a visual set of classes, the real test is seeing the generated UI. The test utilities can also be found in the project install directory, starting with the text* prefix.

See descendent projects for more examples. (pyedpro; pycal; pyvserv; ...)

History:

Sun 28.Dec.2025     --  Corrected icon size warning
Wed 10.Dec.2025     --  Added docs, demos, more pip features
Sat 08.Nov.2025     --  Simplified pyutils
Tue 11.Nov.2025     --  No default frame for radio buttons

Peter Glen

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