How to Install WxPython Python 3 on Ubuntu 18.10 Cosmic Easy Guide

wxPython Python 3 Ubuntu 18.10 Installation Guide

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Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install wxPython Python 3 for Ubuntu 18.10 Cosmic GNU/Linux Desktop.

Especially relevant: an Equivalent wxPython Ubuntu Setup may be achieved on Anaconda Python instead that for the System one like here!

And wxPython for Ubuntu 18.10 is the Best and Most Mature Python Cross-Platform GUI Toolkit, given a number of constraints.
The only reason wxPython isn’t the Standard Python GUI Toolkit is that Tkinter was there first.

Finally, the wxPython Python3 Release is Now Available under the PyPi Packages Repository.

1. Open a Command Line Session
   Ctrl+Alt+t
   (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)

   

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2. Install Python 3 PIP for Ubuntu

   Python 3 PIP Quick Start Guide

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   Python 3 pip

3. Installing some Required Packages.

   sudo apt install make gcc libgtk-3-dev libwebkitgtk-dev libwebkitgtk-3.0-dev libgstreamer-gl1.0-0 freeglut3 freeglut3-dev python-gst-1.0 python3-gst-1.0 libglib2.0-dev ubuntu-restricted-extras libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-dev

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4. Installing wxPython Python 3.

   pip3 install -v --user wxPython

   Take into account that to complete the Installation will take some minutes…

5. Finally, to Test WxPython Installation on Python 3:

   python3

   And then on Python 3 Prompt Import it with:

   import wx

   Congratulations! Now you can be able to Develop Python 3 WxPython UIs :)