[wxPython-users] Re: EVT_PAINT handler raising excption, gets called repeatedly

[Christopher Barker]

Charl P. Botha wrote:
>  I'm
> curious as to what wxPython's event handling does with this handler,
> as it does not exit normally, due to the exception raised by the
> method it calls. 

Is that before you create a PaintDC? I think it's required that an 
EVT_PAINT handler create a PaintDC -- if that doesn't happen perhaps the 
system thinks the screen still needs to be painted (which is does!), and 
raised the event again.

-Chris


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