diff --git a/gooey/gui/components/footer.py b/gooey/gui/components/footer.py
index 478851a..14df838 100644
--- a/gooey/gui/components/footer.py
+++ b/gooey/gui/components/footer.py
@@ -102,16 +102,16 @@ class Footer(wx.Panel):
         self.progress_bar.Hide()
 
         h_sizer.AddStretchSpacer(1)
-        h_sizer.Add(self.cancel_button, 0, wx.ALIGN_RIGHT | wx.RIGHT, 20)
-        h_sizer.Add(self.start_button, 0, wx.ALIGN_RIGHT | wx.RIGHT, 20)
-        h_sizer.Add(self.stop_button, 0, wx.ALIGN_RIGHT | wx.RIGHT, 20)
+        h_sizer.Add(self.cancel_button, 0,wx.RIGHT, 20)
+        h_sizer.Add(self.start_button, 0, wx.RIGHT, 20)
+        h_sizer.Add(self.stop_button, 0, wx.RIGHT, 20)
 
         v_sizer.AddStretchSpacer(1)
-        v_sizer.Add(h_sizer, 0, wx.ALIGN_CENTER_VERTICAL | wx.EXPAND)
+        v_sizer.Add(h_sizer, 0, wx.EXPAND)
 
-        h_sizer.Add(self.edit_button, 0, wx.ALIGN_RIGHT | wx.RIGHT, 10)
-        h_sizer.Add(self.restart_button, 0, wx.ALIGN_RIGHT | wx.RIGHT, 10)
-        h_sizer.Add(self.close_button, 0, wx.ALIGN_RIGHT | wx.RIGHT, 20)
+        h_sizer.Add(self.edit_button, 0, wx.RIGHT, 10)
+        h_sizer.Add(self.restart_button, 0, wx.RIGHT, 10)
+        h_sizer.Add(self.close_button, 0, wx.RIGHT, 20)
         self.edit_button.Hide()
         self.restart_button.Hide()
         self.close_button.Hide()
diff --git a/gooey/gui/components/header.py b/gooey/gui/components/header.py
index 1868726..32dd5a7 100644
--- a/gooey/gui/components/header.py
+++ b/gooey/gui/components/header.py
@@ -73,12 +73,12 @@ class FrameHeader(wx.Panel):
         sizer = wx.BoxSizer(wx.HORIZONTAL)
         headings_sizer = self.build_heading_sizer()
         sizer.Add(headings_sizer, 1,
-                  wx.ALIGN_LEFT | wx.ALIGN_CENTER_HORIZONTAL | wx.EXPAND | wx.LEFT,
+                  wx.ALIGN_LEFT | wx.EXPAND | wx.LEFT,
                   PAD_SIZE)
-        sizer.Add(self.settings_img, 0, wx.ALIGN_RIGHT | wx.EXPAND | wx.RIGHT, PAD_SIZE)
-        sizer.Add(self.running_img, 0, wx.ALIGN_RIGHT | wx.EXPAND | wx.RIGHT, PAD_SIZE)
-        sizer.Add(self.check_mark, 0, wx.ALIGN_RIGHT | wx.EXPAND | wx.RIGHT, PAD_SIZE)
-        sizer.Add(self.error_symbol, 0, wx.ALIGN_RIGHT | wx.EXPAND | wx.RIGHT, PAD_SIZE)
+        sizer.Add(self.settings_img, 0, wx.EXPAND | wx.RIGHT, PAD_SIZE)
+        sizer.Add(self.running_img, 0, wx.EXPAND | wx.RIGHT, PAD_SIZE)
+        sizer.Add(self.check_mark, 0, wx.EXPAND | wx.RIGHT, PAD_SIZE)
+        sizer.Add(self.error_symbol, 0, wx.EXPAND | wx.RIGHT, PAD_SIZE)
         self.running_img.Hide()
         self.check_mark.Hide()
         self.error_symbol.Hide()
diff --git a/gooey/gui/events.py b/gooey/gui/events.py
index beabc8c..c57c3e5 100644
--- a/gooey/gui/events.py
+++ b/gooey/gui/events.py
@@ -7,20 +7,20 @@ that tie everything together.
 
 import wx
 
-WINDOW_STOP     = wx.NewId()
-WINDOW_CANCEL   = wx.NewId()
-WINDOW_CLOSE    = wx.NewId()
-WINDOW_START    = wx.NewId()
-WINDOW_RESTART  = wx.NewId()
-WINDOW_EDIT     = wx.NewId()
+WINDOW_STOP     = wx.Window.NewControlId()
+WINDOW_CANCEL   = wx.Window.NewControlId()
+WINDOW_CLOSE    = wx.Window.NewControlId()
+WINDOW_START    = wx.Window.NewControlId()
+WINDOW_RESTART  = wx.Window.NewControlId()
+WINDOW_EDIT     = wx.Window.NewControlId()
 
-WINDOW_CHANGE   = wx.NewId()
-PANEL_CHANGE    = wx.NewId()
-LIST_BOX        = wx.NewId()
+WINDOW_CHANGE   = wx.Window.NewControlId()
+PANEL_CHANGE    = wx.Window.NewControlId()
+LIST_BOX        = wx.Window.NewControlId()
 
-CONSOLE_UPDATE  = wx.NewId()
-EXECUTION_COMPLETE = wx.NewId()
-PROGRESS_UPDATE = wx.NewId()
+CONSOLE_UPDATE  = wx.Window.NewControlId()
+EXECUTION_COMPLETE = wx.Window.NewControlId()
+PROGRESS_UPDATE = wx.Window.NewControlId()
 
-USER_INPUT = wx.NewId()
+USER_INPUT = wx.Window.NewControlId()
 
diff --git a/gooey/gui/seeder.py b/gooey/gui/seeder.py
index cf8e79a..6add706 100644
--- a/gooey/gui/seeder.py
+++ b/gooey/gui/seeder.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ def fetchDynamicProperties(target, encoding):
     Sends a gooey-seed-ui request to the client program it retrieve
     dynamically generated defaults with which to seed the UI
     """
+    # TODO: this needs to apply the same argpase_to_json data cleaning rules
     cmd = '{} {}'.format(target, 'gooey-seed-ui --ignore-gooey')
     proc = subprocess.Popen(cmd, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE, shell=True)
     if proc.returncode != 0:
diff --git a/gooey/python_bindings/argparse_to_json.py b/gooey/python_bindings/argparse_to_json.py
index 52c3c99..9b6c104 100644
--- a/gooey/python_bindings/argparse_to_json.py
+++ b/gooey/python_bindings/argparse_to_json.py
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ def handle_default(action, widget):
     handlers = [
         [textinput_with_nargs_and_list_default, coerse_nargs_list],
         [is_widget('Listbox'), clean_list_defaults],
-        [is_widget('Dropdown'), safe_string],
+        [is_widget('Dropdown'), coerce_str],
         [is_widget('Counter'), safe_string]
     ]
     for matches, apply_coercion in handlers:
@@ -555,7 +555,8 @@ def clean_default(default):
 
 def safe_string(value):
     """
-    Coerce a type to string as long as it isn't None
+    Coerce a type to string as long as it isn't None or Boolean
+    TODO: why do I have this special boolean case..?
     """
     if value is None or isinstance(value, bool):
         return value
@@ -563,6 +564,14 @@ def safe_string(value):
         return str(value)
 
 
+def coerce_str(value):
+    """
+    Coerce the incoming type to string as long as it isn't None
+    """
+    return str(value) if value is not None else value
+
+
+
 def this_is_a_comment(action, widget):
     """
     TODO:
diff --git a/gooey/tests/test_dropdown.py b/gooey/tests/test_dropdown.py
index 97d5f43..c65a730 100644
--- a/gooey/tests/test_dropdown.py
+++ b/gooey/tests/test_dropdown.py
@@ -28,6 +28,14 @@ class TestGooeyDropdown(unittest.TestCase):
             [['1', '2'], '1', '1', ['1', '2','3'], '1'],
             # dynamic updates removed our selected value; defaults back to placeholder
             [['1', '2'], '2', '2', ['1', '3'], 'Select Option'],
+            # TODO: this test case is currently passing wrong data for the dynamic
+            # TODO: update due to a bug where Gooey doesn't apply the same ingestion
+            # TODO: rules for data received dynamically as it does for parsers.
+            # TODO: In short, Gooey should be able to handle a list of bools [True, False]
+            # TODO: from dynamics just like it does in parser land. It doesn't currently
+            # TODO: do this, so I'm manually casting it to strings for now.
+            [[True, False], True, 'True', ['True', 'False'], 'True']
+
         ]
 
         for choices, default, initalSelection, dynamicUpdate, expectedFinalSelection in testcases:
diff --git a/gooey/tests/test_parent_inheritance.py b/gooey/tests/test_parent_inheritance.py
index b53d711..13d733e 100644
--- a/gooey/tests/test_parent_inheritance.py
+++ b/gooey/tests/test_parent_inheritance.py
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ class TestParentInheritance(unittest.TestCase):
             elif action.dest == "b_file":
                 found += 1
 
-        self.assertEquals(2, found, "Did not find 2 expected arguments, found " + str(found))
-        self.assertEquals(parser.widgets["a_file"], "FileChooser")
-        self.assertEquals(parser.widgets["b_file"], "DirChooser")
+        self.assertEqual(2, found, "Did not find 2 expected arguments, found " + str(found))
+        self.assertEqual(parser.widgets["a_file"], "FileChooser")
+        self.assertEqual(parser.widgets["b_file"], "DirChooser")
 
     def test_parent_arguments_are_not_overridden(self):
         """
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class TestParentInheritance(unittest.TestCase):
         action2 = parser.add_argument("a_file", widget="DirChooser", default="b")
 
         self._verify_duplicate_parameters(action1, action2, parser)
-        self.assertEquals(parser.widgets["a_file"], "FileChooser")
+        self.assertEqual(parser.widgets["a_file"], "FileChooser")
 
     def test_duplicates_on_same_parser_are_ignored(self):
         """
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ class TestParentInheritance(unittest.TestCase):
         action2 = parser.add_argument("a_file", default="b", widget="DirChooser")
 
         self._verify_duplicate_parameters(action1, action2, parser)
-        self.assertEquals(parser.widgets["a_file"], "FileChooser")
+        self.assertEqual(parser.widgets["a_file"], "FileChooser")
 
     def _verify_duplicate_parameters(self, action1, action2, parser):
         """
@@ -81,6 +81,6 @@ class TestParentInheritance(unittest.TestCase):
         for action in parser._actions:
             if action.dest == "a_file":
                 found += 1
-        self.assertEquals(2, found, "Expected a both actions handling a_file but got " + str(found))
-        self.assertEquals(parser.get_default("a_file"), "a")
+        self.assertEqual(2, found, "Expected a both actions handling a_file but got " + str(found))
+        self.assertEqual(parser.get_default("a_file"), "a")
         self.assertNotEqual(action1, action2)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/gooey/tests/test_processor.py b/gooey/tests/test_processor.py
index 27618f4..c0a7530 100644
--- a/gooey/tests/test_processor.py
+++ b/gooey/tests/test_processor.py
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ class TestProcessor(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_extract_progress(self):
         # should pull out a number based on the supplied
         # regex and expression
-        processor = ProcessController("^progress: (\d+)%$", None, False, 'utf-8')
+        processor = ProcessController(r"^progress: (\d+)%$", None, False, 'utf-8')
         self.assertEqual(processor._extract_progress(b'progress: 50%'), 50)
 
-        processor = ProcessController("total: (\d+)%$", None, False, 'utf-8')
+        processor = ProcessController(r"total: (\d+)%$", None, False, 'utf-8')
         self.assertEqual(processor._extract_progress(b'my cool total: 100%'), 100)
 
 
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index f50e308..0e71166 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-RXPY>=0.1.0
-wxpython>=4.0.0b1
+wxpython>=4.1.0
 Pillow>=4.3.0
 psutil>=5.4.2
 colored>=1.3.93
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 685b5cf..7bac161 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ deps = [
 ]
 
 if sys.version[0] == '3':
-    deps.append('wxpython==4.0.7')
+    deps.append('wxpython==4.1.0')
 
 
 setup(