[wxPython-users] XRC and subclassing ... prevents app from closing?

[Werner F. Bruhin]

Paul,

Paul Melis wrote:
> Robin Dunn wrote:
> ...
>>
>> By default the MainLoop function won't terminate while there are any 
>> top-level windows in existence.  So I expect that you are creating an 
>> instance of the dialog, even when you are not using it, so it still 
>> exists after the main frame closes, and so the MainLoop doesn't exit. 
>> Try instead to delay creating the dialog until you actually need it.
>
> Would destroying the instance with Destroy overcome this problem? Say 
> in the File -> Quit handler? I kind of like the idea of creating 
> dialogs at startup and cleaning them up at program quit. I makes the 
> other code a little easier as I can assume the dialog is always 
> available.
I have certain dialogs (which take long to create) which I create on 
first use and don't destroy until the app closes.  In my app Frame's 
close handler I just destroy all these dialogs (using try: as I don't 
know if they exist).

I don't use XRC, but I would guess this would work anyhow.

Werner