Keyboard

Key Codes

Key	wxPython constant
key.BACKSPACE	wx.WXK_BACK
key.TAB	wx.WXK_TAB
key.ENTER	wx.WXK_RETURN
key.ESCAPE	wx.WXK_ESCAPE
key.SPACE	wx.WXK_SPACE
key.DELETE	wx.WXK_DELETE
key.SHIFT	wx.WXK_SHIFT
key.ALT	wx.WXK_ALT
key.CONTROL	wx.WXK_CONTROL
key.CAPSLOCK	wx.WXK_CAPITAL
key.END	wx.WXK_END
key.HOME	wx.WXK_HOME
key.LEFT_ARROW	wx.WXK_LEFT
key.UP_ARROW	wx.WXK_UP
key.RIGHT_ARROW	wx.WXK_RIGHT
key.DOWN_ARROW	wx.WXK_DOWN
key.PRINT	wx.WXK_PRINT
key.INSERT	wx.WXK_INSERT
key.DIGITS_0	48
key.DIGITS_1	49
key.DIGITS_2	50
key.DIGITS_3	51
key.DIGITS_4	52
key.DIGITS_5	53
key.DIGITS_6	54
key.DIGITS_7	55
key.DIGITS_8	56
key.DIGITS_9	57
key.NUMPAD_0	wx.WXK_NUMPAD0
key.NUMPAD_1	wx.WXK_NUMPAD1
key.NUMPAD_2	wx.WXK_NUMPAD2
key.NUMPAD_3	wx.WXK_NUMPAD3
key.NUMPAD_4	wx.WXK_NUMPAD4
key.NUMPAD_5	wx.WXK_NUMPAD5
key.NUMPAD_6	wx.WXK_NUMPAD6
key.NUMPAD_7	wx.WXK_NUMPAD7
key.NUMPAD_8	wx.WXK_NUMPAD8
key.NUMPAD_9	wx.WXK_NUMPAD9
key.MULTIPLY	wx.WXK_MULTIPLY
key.ADD	wx.WXK_ADD
key.SEPARATOR	wx.WXK_SEPARATOR
key.SUBTRACT	wx.WXK_SUBTRACT
key.DECIMAL	wx.WXK_DECIMAL
key.DIVIDE	wx.WXK_DIVIDE
key.F1	wx.WXK_F1
key.F2	wx.WXK_F2
key.F3	wx.WXK_F3
key.F4	wx.WXK_F4
key.F5	wx.WXK_F5
key.F6	wx.WXK_F6
key.F7	wx.WXK_F7
key.F8	wx.WXK_F8
key.F9	wx.WXK_F9
key.F10	wx.WXK_F10
key.F11	wx.WXK_F11
key.F12	wx.WXK_F12
key.NUMLOCK	wx.WXK_NUMLOCK
key.PAGEUP	wx.WXK_PAGEUP
key.PAGEDOWN	wx.WXK_PAGEDOWN
key.NUMPAD_ENTER	wx.WXK_NUMPAD_ENTER
key.NUMPAD_HOME	wx.WXK_NUMPAD_HOME
key.NUMPAD_LEFT	wx.WXK_NUMPAD_LEFT
key.NUMPAD_UP	wx.WXK_NUMPAD_UP
key.NUMPAD_RIGHT	wx.WXK_NUMPAD_RIGHT
key.NUMPAD_DOWN	wx.WXK_NUMPAD_DOWN
key.NUMPAD_PAGEUP	wx.WXK_NUMPAD_PAGEUP
key.NUMPAD_PAGEDOWN	wx.WXK_NUMPAD_PAGEDOWN
key.NUMPAD_END	wx.WXK_NUMPAD_END
key.NUMPAD_BEGIN	wx.WXK_NUMPAD_BEGIN
key.NUMPAD_INSERT	wx.WXK_NUMPAD_INSERT
key.NUMPAD_DELETE	wx.WXK_NUMPAD_DELETE
key.NUMPAD_EQUAL	wx.WXK_NUMPAD_EQUAL
key.NUMPAD_MULTIPLY	wx.WXK_NUMPAD_MULTIPLY
key.NUMPAD_ADD	wx.WXK_NUMPAD_ADD
key.NUMPAD_SEPARATOR	wx.WXK_NUMPAD_SEPARATOR
key.NUMPAD_SUBTRACT	wx.WXK_NUMPAD_SUBTRACT
key.NUMPAD_DECIMAL	wx.WXK_NUMPAD_DECIMAL
key.NUMPAD_DIVIDE	wx.WXK_NUMPAD_DIVIDE
key.COMMA	44
key.PERIOD	46
key.FORWARD_SLASH	47
key.LEFT_BRACKET	91
key.RIGHT_BRACKET	93
key.BACKWARD_SLASH	92
key.MINUS	45
key.EQUAL	43
key.BACKTICK	126

Keydown

This condition is satisfied when a key in the keyboard is pressed.

# Set circle1's velocity when RIGHT_ARROW key is pressed down.
circle1.bind(KEYDOWN, system.evtHandler, key.RIGHT_ARROW, SETVELOCITY,
             **{'vx': 5, 'vy': 0, 'vr': 0})

Manually created code (equivalent to the automatically generated code shown above):

def setVelocity(event, source):
    source.vx = 5
    source.vy = 0
    source.vr = 0

circle1.bind(KEYDOWN, setVelocity, key.RIGHT_ARROW)

Note

If you keep the key pressed down, keydown event keeps firing.

Keyup

This condition is satisfied when a key in the keyboard is released.

# Set circle1's velocity when RIGHT_ARROW key is released.
circle1.bind(KEYUP, system.evtHandler, key.RIGHT_ARROW, SETVELOCITY,
             **{'vx': 0, 'vy': 0, 'vr': 0})

Manually created code (equivalent to the automatically generated code shown above):

def setVelocity(event, source):
    source.vx = 0
    source.vy = 0
    source.vr = 0

circle1.bind(KEYUP, setVelocity, key.RIGHT_ARROW)