[wxpython-users] BitmapFromBuffer deadlock

[Christopher Barker]

Conrado PLG wrote:
> Does anyone have any idea on what's going on? Is it safe to call
> BitmapFromBuffer from non GUI threads?

apparently not. IN general, wx.Bitmap manipulation is considered GUI, 
and thus not thread safe -- very little in wx is considered thread safe.

Could you do the actual call in the main thread , triggered by a 
wx.CallAfter or something?

-Chris



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