#!/usr/bin/env python-32

import wx

try:
    with open('mydata.txt', 'r+') as data:
        myData = data.read()
except IOError:
    data = open('mydata.txt','w')
    myData = ''
    data.close()

def save(event):
    with open('mydata.txt', 'w') as data:
        data.write(textArea.GetValue())

app = wx.App()

frame = wx.Frame(None, title="hello world!", size=(400,400))
frame.Show()

helloButton = wx.Button(frame, label="save", pos=(160,20),size=(80,20))
helloButton.Bind(wx.EVT_BUTTON, save)

textArea = wx.TextCtrl(frame, style=wx.TE_MULTILINE, pos=(20,100), size=(360,250))
textArea.SetValue(myData)

app.MainLoop()