Getting GTK to work with python

crazyjimbo · 11-25-2006, 07:04 AM

Hi all,

I've been trying to learn how to use GTK in Python, but haven't managed to get past the 'Hello World' Example yet. Using the code below, I get the error:

'AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'Window''

Code:

#!/usr/bin/env python

# example base.py

import pygtk
pygtk.require('2.0')
import gtk

class Base:
    def __init__(self):
        self.window = gtk.Window(gtk.WINDOW_TOPLEVEL)
        self.window.show()

    def main(self):
        gtk.main()

print __name__
if __name__ == "__main__":
    base = Base()
    base.main()

I'm pretty sure I've got all the libraries I need installed (python-gtk2, all the gtk development libraries (I've coded in C with no problem), etc). I'm really stumped as to what is causing this error.

I'm using Debian Etch for the record.

Many Thanks,
James

ghostdog74 · 11-25-2006, 08:50 AM

How about this?

Code:

 #!/usr/bin/env python
 import gtk
 class Base:
     def __init__(self):
         self.window = gtk.GtkWindow(gtk.WINDOW_TOPLEVEL)
         self.window.show()
 def main():
     gtk.mainloop()
  
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     base = Base()
     main()

Andrew Benton · 11-25-2006, 09:10 AM

crazyjimbo, your code works for me without error, it opens a little window. It would seem you need to install a python package. This is the list of python packages I have installed, perhaps you need to install one of them?
pycairo-1.2.0.tar.gz
pygobject-2.11.1.tar.bz2
pygtk-2.9.0.tar.bz2
pyorbit-2.14.1.tar.bz2
PyPanel-2.4.tar.gz
Python-2.4.3.tar.bz2
python-xlib-0.12.tar.gz
PyXML-0.8.4.tar.gz

crazyjimbo · 11-27-2006, 11:35 AM

ghostdog74: I have tried your code and I get the same error (except it complains about GtkWindow instead of Window).

Andrew Benton: The code SHOULD work, I lifted it straight form the pygtk tutorial, but for some reason it doesn't work for me. As I said, I'm pretty sure I have all the required packages. Although, where you have pygtk, I have a package that apt (I'm in Debian Etch) calls 'python-gtk2'. I had assumed this was the same thing, as it comes up when I search for pygtk.

At this stage, I have no idea what is going on and don't know where to turn to find an answer which is most frustrating!

Many thanks,

James

crazyjimbo · 11-27-2006, 12:14 PM

I've installed pygtk from source from the pygtk website and everything works now. I don't whether I didn't actually have pygtk or if the Debian version just wasn't working. Anyway, problem solved, thanks for the help!