Retrive date from DateTimeCtrl WXPython - python-3.x

Question

Hey all im having a difficult time with something I believe should be rather simple. Im using WXpython(3.X) to make my GUI and i'm using DatePickerCtrl to form my control. All im trying to do is retrieve the value when I change it. I used the GetValue() method but that only returns the date that currently shows not the one that I changed it to. Then I tried using DateEvent.GetDate but I keep getting an error.
def getStartDate(self):
a = wx.adv.DateEvent(self, self.date_Begin.GetValue(), Event.SetTimestamp()).GetDate
print(a)
return a
and the error that shows up is
**Event.SetTimestamp(): first argument of unbound method must have type 'Event'**

Answer 1

You have declared def getStartDate(self): rather than def getStartDate(self,event):, so you aren't allowing for the event sent to the function.
There is only one event emitted by this function EVT_DATE_CHANGED.
import wx
import datetime
import wx.adv
#----------------------------------------------------------------------
class TestPanel(wx.Frame):
def __init__(self):
wx.Frame.__init__(self,None)
sizer = wx.BoxSizer(wx.VERTICAL)
self.SetSizer(sizer)
dpc1 = wx.adv.DatePickerCtrl( self, wx.ID_ANY, wx.DefaultDateTime)
self.Bind(wx.adv.EVT_DATE_CHANGED, self.OnDateChanged, dpc1)
sizer.Add(dpc1, 0, wx.ALL, 50)
# In some cases the widget used above will be a native date
# picker, so show the generic one too.
dpc2 = wx.adv.GenericDatePickerCtrl(self, size=(120,-1),
style = wx.TAB_TRAVERSAL
| wx.adv.DP_DROPDOWN
| wx.adv.DP_SHOWCENTURY
| wx.adv.DP_ALLOWNONE )
self.Bind(wx.adv.EVT_DATE_CHANGED, self.OnDateChanged, dpc2)
sizer.Add(dpc2, 0, wx.LEFT, 50)
now = wx.DateTime.Now()
print (wx.DateTime.FormatISODate(now))
print (wx.DateTime.Format(now))
dpc2.SetValue(wx.DateTime.Now())
def OnDateChanged(self, evt):
sel_date = evt.GetDate()
print (sel_date.Format("%d-%m-%Y"))
#----------------------------------------------------------------------
if __name__ == '__main__':
app = wx.App()
frame = TestPanel()
frame.Show()
app.MainLoop()
Above I reformat the date to dd/mm/yyyy, as I am not from the USA.
If you want more control use wx.adv.CalendarCtrl

Answer 2

You should be able to bind your DatePickerCtrl widget to wx.adv.EVT_DATE_CHANGED
Then in your event handler, you would do something like this:
def OnDateChanged(self, evt):
new_date = evt.GetDate()
print(new_date)
return new_date
Check out the wxPython demo as it has a good example of this widget as well as most of the others.