Printing is an essential feature in many applications, and wxPython provides a powerful printing framework through its wx.Printer class. The wx.Printer class allows you to manage and control the printing process, making it straightforward to handle printing tasks in your Python applications.

Getting Started

To use the wx.Printer class in your wxPython application, you need to follow these steps:

1. Create a wx.Printer instance: First, create an instance of the wx.Printer class, which represents the printer device.

import wx

printer = wx.Printer()

1. Define print data: Next, define the print data, such as the document to print, the page range, and other options. The wx.PrintData class holds this information.

print_data = wx.PrintData()
print_data.SetPrintMode(wx.PRINT_MODE_PRINTER)
print_data.SetPaperId(wx.PAPER_A4)
# Set additional print options
print_data.SetQuality(wx.PRINT_QUALITY_HIGH)
print_data.SetOrientation(wx.PORTRAIT)

printer.Print(printout, print_data)

1. Create a wx.Printout object: In order to render the document for printing, you need to create a subclass of wx.Printout and override its methods such as OnPrintPage, HasPage, and GetPageInfo.

class MyPrintout(wx.Printout):
    def OnPrintPage(self, page):
        # Render the content for the given page
        # ...

    def HasPage(self, page):
        # Return True if the page is valid
        # ...

    def GetPageInfo(self):
        # Return total number of pages
        # ...

1. Print the document: Finally, print the document using the Print method of the wx.Printer instance.

printout = MyPrintout()

if printer.Print(printout):
    # Successfully printed
else:
    # Failed to print

Conclusion

Using the wx.Printer class in wxPython, you can easily manage and control the printing process in your Python applications. By following the steps outlined above, you can create customized printouts and handle the printing functionality effortlessly.

Please refer to the wxPython documentation for more information and additional methods available in the wx.Printer class.

Happy printing with wxPython!