import wx class MainWindow(wx.Frame): def __init__(self, parent, title): wx.Frame.__init__(self, parent, title=title, size=(200,100)) self.control = wx.TextCtrl(self, style=wx.TE_MULTILINE) self.CreateStatusBar() # A Statusbar in the bottom of the window self.Show(True) app = wx.App(False) frame = MainWindow(None, "Sample editor") app.MainLoop()