wxPython – GetBackgroundColour() function in wx.StaticText

In this article, we are going to learn about GetBackgroundColor() function associated with wx.StaticText class of wxPython. GetBackgroundColor() function returns the colour that is used for background of statictext. Colour is in the format of (R, G, B, A). No parameters are required in GetBackgroundColor() function.

Syntax: wx.StaticText.GetBackgroundColor(self) Parameters: No parameters are required in GetBackgroundColor() function. Return Type: wx.Colour

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)

        # create parent panel
        self.pnl = wx.Panel(self)

        # create statictext at point (20, 20)
        self.st = wx.StaticText(self.pnl, id = 1, label ="Button")

        # change background colour of statictext
        self.st.SetBackgroundColour((10, 20, 255, 255))

        # get background colour
        bc = self.st.GetBackgroundColour()

        # print background colour
        print(bc)

        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()

Console Output: (10, 20, 255, 255) Output Window: