example of wx.TextCtrl with a hyperlink

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wxtextwithurl.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

import re
import wx.html
import webbrowser

msg = """
<p>
PDFgui has encountered a problem. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
</p><p>
You can view current bug reports and feature requests at
<a href="https://github.com/diffpy/diffpy.pdfgui/issues">
https://github.com/diffpy/diffpy.pdfgui/issues</a>.
</p><p>
Discuss PDFgui and learn about new developments and features at
<a href="https://groups.google.com/d/forum/diffpy-users">
https://groups.google.com/d/forum/diffpy-users</a>.
</p>
""".strip()


class MyFrame(wx.Frame):
    """ We simply derive a new class of Frame. """
    def __init__(self, parent, title):
        wx.Frame.__init__(self, parent, title=title, size=(500,400))
        self.label_header = wx.html.HtmlWindow(self, style=wx.TE_READONLY |
                                               wx.TE_MULTILINE | wx.TE_NO_VSCROLL | wx.BORDER_NONE)
        self.label_header.SetPage(msg)
        self.label_header.Bind(wx.html.EVT_HTML_LINK_CLICKED, self.onURL)
        self.Show(True)


    def onURL(self, evt):
        link = evt.GetLinkInfo()
        webbrowser.open(link.GetHref())
        return


app = wx.App(False)
frame = MyFrame(None, "Problem Report for PDFgui")
app.MainLoop()