wxPython | EnableTool() function in wxPython

Last Updated : 02 Mar, 2023

In this article we are going to learn about EnableTool() function of wx.ToolBar class of wxPython. It is another important function in wx.Toolbar class. EnableTool() function is used to enable or disable a particular tool in Toolbar. It takes 'enable' bool parameter which is when true enable the tool and disable it while it is false.

Syntax:
wx.toolbar.EnableTool(self, toolid, enable)
Parameters :

Parameter Input Type Description
toolid int An integer by which the tool may be identified in subsequent operations.
enable bool If True, enables the tool, otherwise disables it.

Parameter	Input Type	Description
toolid	int	An integer by which the tool may be identified in subsequent operations.
enable	bool	If True, enables the tool, otherwise disables it.

Code Example 1:

Python3

import wx


class Example(wx.Frame):
    global count
    count = 0;

    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
        super(Example, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)

        self.InitUI()

    def InitUI(self):
        self.locale = wx.Locale(wx.LANGUAGE_ENGLISH)
        pnl = wx.Panel(self)
        self.toolbar = self.CreateToolBar()
        # Add Tools Using AddTool function
        rtool = self.toolbar.AddTool(13, 'twoTool', wx.Bitmap('wrong.png'), shortHelp =&quot;Simple Tool2&quot;)

        self.toolbar.Realize()
        self.SetSize((350, 250))
        self.SetTitle('Control')
        self.Centre()

        # disable tool in toolbar
        self.toolbar.EnableTool(13, False)


def main():
    app = wx.App()
    ex = Example(None)
    ex.Show()
    app.MainLoop()


if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()

Output Window: Code Example 2:

Python3

import wx


class Example(wx.Frame):
    global count
    count = 0;

    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
        super(Example, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)

        self.InitUI()

    def InitUI(self):
        self.locale = wx.Locale(wx.LANGUAGE_ENGLISH)
        pnl = wx.Panel(self)
        self.toolbar = self.CreateToolBar()
        # Add Tools Using AddTool function
        rtool = self.toolbar.AddTool(13, 'twoTool', wx.Bitmap('user.png'), shortHelp =&quot;Simple Tool2&quot;)
        stool = self.toolbar.AddTool(14, 'twoTool', wx.Bitmap('right.png'), shortHelp =&quot;Simple Tool2&quot;)

        self.toolbar.Realize()
        self.SetSize((350, 250))
        self.SetTitle('Control')
        self.Centre()

        # disable tool in toolbar
        self.toolbar.EnableTool(13, False)


def main():
    app = wx.App()
    ex = Example(None)
    ex.Show()
    app.MainLoop()


if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()