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<h1>The Python X Library</h1>

<strong>Peter Liljenberg</strong><br>

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<td valign="middle" align="left">[<a href="python-xlib_toc.html#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents">Contents</a>]</td>

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<h1 class="top">Introduction</h1>

<p>The Python X Library is a complete library for writing X Windows client

applications in Python. It implements the entire X11R6 protocol and

some extensions, and also some supplementary functionality such as a

resource database. It is written entirely in Python, and is therefore

entirely independent of the traditional C Xlib; it only requires a

Python installation with network support.

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<p>Although the X11R6 protocol is the basis of all X client applications,

it is a little too low-level to be useful for writing advanced graphical

interfaces. To this end, many different widget sets has been developed,

a few of the more popular are Motif, Qt and Gtk. The Python X Library

is not compatible with any of these, as they are based on the C Xlib.

As a result the Python X Library isn’t in itself very useful for writing

GUIs, but is eminent for writing small X applications with no advanced

GUI, e.g. simple monitor programs, or for that matter more advanced

background applications such as window managers.

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<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="python-xlib_1.html#Basic-X-Concepts">1 Basic X Concepts</a></td><td>  </td><td align="left" valign="top"> The fundamental X Windows concepts.

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<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="python-xlib_2.html#Package-Layout">2 Package Layout</a></td><td>  </td><td align="left" valign="top"> The layout of the Python Xlib package.

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<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="python-xlib_3.html#Connect-to-a-Display">3 Connect to a Display</a></td><td>  </td><td align="left" valign="top"> Connecting to a X server display.

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<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="python-xlib_6.html#Error-Handling">4 Error Handling</a></td><td>  </td><td align="left" valign="top"> Handling X errors.

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<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="python-xlib_9.html#Event-Handling">5 Event Handling</a></td><td>  </td><td align="left" valign="top"> Handling X events.

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<tr><td align="left" valign="top"><a href="python-xlib_14.html#X-Objects">6 X Objects</a></td><td>  </td><td align="left" valign="top"> X objects and their operations.

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