Goal for this part
Star words into a favorites list.
Treat 07-Favorites as the source of truth for this checkpoint. If your local tree drifted, re-clone that folder rather than mixing files from neighbors.
What you should already know
You do not need prior wxPython experience for part 1. Later parts assume you finished the earlier snapshots on the same machine.
- You can open a terminal and run
python3 - You are comfortable editing a
.pyfile and saving it - You have a desktop session (not a headless SSH box without display forwarding)
Why wxPython fits Wordwell
wxPython gives native-feeling widgets on multiple platforms. A dictionary is a focused search + detail UI.
Typeahead list plus definition pane teaches filtering large lists without a full database server.
After you run the snapshot, you should recognize the behavior described in the goal—before you move on. If the window (or server) never appears, stop and fix the run steps.
Code shape
Snapshots stay small on purpose. Look for this kind of core call as you read the folder:
data = json.load(open("words.json"))How to run it
Clone the teaching repo, open 07-Favorites, install what the README asks for, then run python app.py.
git clone https://github.com/michaeldunga1/fcc-wxpython-dictionary.git
cd fcc-wxpython-dictionary/07-Favorites
python3 -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
pip install -r ../requirements.txt
python app.pyCommon mistakes
- Ignoring platform-specific install notes in the snapshot README
- Hard-coding paths that only work on your machine
- Skipping confirmation on destructive actions
- Mixing secondary-model IDs with primary ones