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wxPython – Change Cursor on hover on Button

In this article we will learn that how can we change cursor when it hovers on Button present in frame. We need to follow some steps as followed.
 

Step 1- Create a wx.Image object with image you want to use as cursor image. 
Step 2- Create a wx.Cursor object and pass wx.Image object above created. 
Step 3- Set the cursor using SetCursor() function.
 

 

Syntax: wx.Button.SetCursor(cursor)
Parameters: 

 

Parameter Input Type Description
cursor wx.Cursor cursor to be set.

 

Code Example: 
 

Python3




import wx
 
 
class Example(wx.Frame):
 
    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
        super(Example, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
        self.InitUI()
 
    def InitUI(self):
        self.locale = wx.Locale(wx.LANGUAGE_ENGLISH)
        self.pnl = wx.Panel(self)
 
 
        # CREATE BUTTON AT POINT (20, 20)
        self.st = wx.Button(self.pnl, id = 1, label ="Button", pos =(20, 20),
                                size = wx.DefaultSize,  name ="button")
        # CREATE CURSOR OBJECT
        c = wx.Cursor(wx.Image('pointer.png'))
        # SET c AS CURSOR
        self.st.SetCursor(c)
        self.SetSize((350, 250))
        self.SetTitle('wx.Button')
        self.Centre()
 
def main():
    app = wx.App()
    ex = Example(None)
    ex.Show()
    app.MainLoop()
 
 
if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()


Output Window: 
 

 

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