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How to install wxPython 2.9.4 on Fedora

Install the dependencies

sudo yum install make automake gcc gcc-c++ kernel-devel gtk2-devel gtkglext-devel gstreamer-plugins-base-devel python-devel webkitgtk

Download the source

wget http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/wxpython/wxPython/2.9.4.0/wxPython-src-2.9.4.0.tar.bz2
tar xvjf wxPython-src-2.9.4.0.tar.bz2

Download and apply the wxPython 2.9.4.1 patch

http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/wxpython/wxPython/2.9.4.0/wxPython-src-2.9.4.1.patch
patch -p 0 -d wxPython-src-2.9.4.0/ < wxPython-src-2.9.4.1.patch

Configure and Build wxWidgets

cd ~/wxPython-src-2.9.4.0/bld
../configure --prefix=/usr/local

Build wxPython

sudo python build-wxpython.py --build_dir=../bld --wxpy_installdir=/usr --installdir=/usr

Set your PYTHONPATH variable to ~/wxPython-src-2.9.4.0/wxPython
Set your LD_LIBRARY_PATH to ~/wxPython-src-2.9.4.0/bld/lib

Note: This setup has been tested to work on Fedora 17.