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How can i disable mouse press event for special widget?

I tried to disable it by using attribute QtCore.Qt.WA_TransparentForMouseEvents, also I tried to disable my frame, but ef mousePressEvent(self, event) is still working
import sys
from b import *
from PyQt5 import QtCore, QtGui, QtWidgets
class main_interface(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
def __init__(self, parent=None):
QtWidgets.QWidget.__init__(self, parent)
self.ui = Ui_Form()
self.ui.setupUi(self)
self.setWindowFlag(QtCore.Qt.FramelessWindowHint)
self.setAttribute(QtCore.Qt.WA_TranslucentBackground)
self.ui.frame.setAttribute(QtCore.Qt.WA_TransparentForMouseEvents)
def mousePressEvent(self, event):
print('pressed')
if __name__ == "__main__":
app = QtWidgets.QApplication(sys.argv)
myapp = main_interface()
myapp.show()
sys.exit(app.exec_())

Python: Drag from pyqt5 to folder/desktop

I have this script that allows dragging a file to a pyqt5 gui and receiving its path:
import sys
from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QApplication, QMainWindow
from idna import unicode
class MainWidget(QMainWindow):
def __init__(self, parent=None):
super(MainWidget, self).__init__(parent)
self.setWindowTitle("Drag to here")
self.resize(720, 480)
self.setAcceptDrops(True)
def dragEnterEvent(self, event):
if event.mimeData().hasUrls():
event.accept()
else:
event.ignore()
def dropEvent(self, event):
files = [unicode(u.toLocalFile()) for u in event.mimeData().urls()]
for f in files:
print(f)
if __name__ == '__main__':
app = QApplication(sys.argv)
demo = MainWidget()
demo.show()
sys.exit(app.exec_())
The only problem is that I would like to drag a file from the pyqt5 gui to the desktop/folder. Is there any way to do this?

How to run .py file that is using Qt codes?

I am new to Python GUI programming and Qt. I have learnt that if I create a GUI app in Qt Designer (with extension .ui), I need to convert it. But What if I write an app like the following one in, suppose, Notepad++ , then how can I run the file?
import sys
from PyQt4 import QtGui
class Example(QtGui.QWidget):
def __init__(self):
super(Example, self).__init__()
self.initUI()
def initUI(self):
self.setGeometry(300, 300, 250, 150)
self.setWindowTitle('Message box')
self.show()
def closeEvent(self, event):
reply = QtGui.QMessageBox.question(self, 'Message',
"Are you sure to quit?", QtGui.QMessageBox.Yes |
QtGui.QMessageBox.No, QtGui.QMessageBox.No)
if reply == QtGui.QMessageBox.Yes:
event.accept()
else:
event.ignore()
def main():
app = QtGui.QApplication(sys.argv)
ex = Example()
sys.exit(app.exec_())
if __name__ == '__main__':
main()
How can I run this script and get the GUI ?
Thanks

just save it as a ".py" file and run it the same way that you run all of your normal python scripts. Just because it imports the qt libraries does not change that.

PyQt: clicking X doesn't trigger closeEvent

I'm a total newbie in PyQt trying to develop simple application. I have designed simple ui with Qt-designer. I want extra confirmation if the user really want to exit application when clicking X or ,,Exit'' button or choosing Exit from menu.
Here's the code:
import sys
from PyQt4 import QtGui, QtCore, uic
class MainWindow(QtGui.QMainWindow):
def __init__(self):
QtGui.QMainWindow.__init__(self)
self.ui = uic.loadUi('main_window.ui')
self.ui.show()
self.ui.btnExit.clicked.connect(self.close)
self.ui.actionExit.triggered.connect(self.close)
def closeEvent(self, event):
print("event")
reply = QtGui.QMessageBox.question(self, 'Message',
"Are you sure to quit?", QtGui.QMessageBox.Yes, QtGui.QMessageBox.No)
if reply == QtGui.QMessageBox.Yes:
event.accept()
else:
event.ignore()
def main():
app = QtGui.QApplication(sys.argv)
win = MainWindow()
sys.exit(app.exec_())
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()
The problem is that:
When I click X on main window the closeEvent function doesn't trigger
When I click Exit button or choose ,,Exit'' from menu, the function
is called, but clicking Yes doesn't close application.
I have found some questions on SO and searched for tutorials, but nothing covered such problem. What am I doing wrong?

Note that you're doing:
self.ui = uic.loadUi('main_window.ui')
self.ui.show()
Your actual window is an instance attribute (ui) inside win. Not the win itself. And it doesn't have closeEvent implemented.
loadUi can load the .ui file inside an instance.
PyQt4.uic.loadUi(uifile[, baseinstance=None[, package='']])
You should use that. With that, your code would be:
import sys
from PyQt4 import QtGui, QtCore, uic
class MainWindow(QtGui.QMainWindow):
def __init__(self):
QtGui.QMainWindow.__init__(self)
uic.loadUi('main_window.ui', self)
self.btnExit.clicked.connect(self.close)
self.actionExit.triggered.connect(self.close)
def closeEvent(self, event):
print("event")
reply = QtGui.QMessageBox.question(self, 'Message',
"Are you sure to quit?", QtGui.QMessageBox.Yes, QtGui.QMessageBox.No)
if reply == QtGui.QMessageBox.Yes:
event.accept()
else:
event.ignore()
def main():
app = QtGui.QApplication(sys.argv)
win = MainWindow()
win.show()
sys.exit(app.exec_())
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()
Note: I'm not a fan of showing the window in __init__. Explicit is better. So, I moved that to main. Feel free to modify it.

it works for me, just adding this line
self.ui.closeEvent = self.closeEvent
so your code would be:
import sys
from PyQt4 import QtGui, QtCore, uic
class MainWindow(QtGui.QMainWindow):
def __init__(self):
QtGui.QMainWindow.__init__(self)
self.ui = uic.loadUi('main_window.ui')
self.ui.closeEvent = self.closeEvent
self.ui.show()
self.ui.btnExit.clicked.connect(self.close)
self.ui.actionExit.triggered.connect(self.close)
def closeEvent(self, event):
print("event")
reply = QtGui.QMessageBox.question(self, 'Message',
"Are you sure to quit?", QtGui.QMessageBox.Yes, QtGui.QMessageBox.No)
if reply == QtGui.QMessageBox.Yes:
event.accept()
else:
event.ignore()
def main():
app = QtGui.QApplication(sys.argv)
win = MainWindow()
sys.exit(app.exec_())
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()

Another simple solution for this is using the app.aboutToQuit.connect(self.close_event) to run the code in the closeEvent function whenever the user clicks the close button.
Sample code here
class Ui_MainWindow(object):
def setupUi(self, MainWindow):
MainWindow.setObjectName("MainWindow")
self.retranslateUi(MainWindow)
QtCore.QMetaObject.connectSlotsByName(MainWindow)
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
app.aboutToQuit.connect(self.closeEvent) #this line is what ur looking for !!!!!!
#--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
def retranslateUi(self, MainWindow):
MainWindow.setWindowTitle('Demo')
#{______________________________________
def closeEvent(self):
#Your code here
print('User has pressed the close button')
import sys
sys.exit(0)
#}______________________________________
if __name__ == "__main__":
import sys
app = QtGui.QApplication(sys.argv)
MainWindow = QtGui.QMainWindow()
ui = Ui_MainWindow()
ui.setupUi(MainWindow)

From the designer you can connect events to the main window, and add new slots to it in the designer, then just implement the methods in python and the event->slot connection will be done automatically.

PyQt4 Minimize to Tray

Is there a way to minimize to tray in PyQt4? I've already worked with the QSystemTrayIcon class, but now I would like to minimize or "hide" my app window, and show only the tray icon.
Has anybody done this? Any direction would be appreciated.
Using Python 2.5.4 and PyQt4 on Window XP Pro

It's pretty straightforward once you remember that there's no way to actually minimize to the system tray.
Instead, you fake it by doing this:
Catch the minimize event on your window
In the minimize event handler, create and show a QSystemTrayIcon
Also in the minimize event handler, call hide() or setVisible(false) on your window
Catch a click/double-click/menu item on your system tray icon
In your system tray icon event handler, call show() or setVisible(true) on your window, and optionally hide your tray icon.

Code helps, so here's something I wrote for an application, except for the closeEvent instead of the minimize event.
Notes:
"closeEvent(event)" is an overridden Qt event, so it must be put in the class that implements the window you want to hide.
"okayToClose()" is a function you might consider implementing (or a boolean flag you might want to store) since sometimes you actually want to exit the application instead of minimizing to systray.
There is also an example of how to show() your window again.
def __init__(self):
traySignal = "activated(QSystemTrayIcon::ActivationReason)"
QtCore.QObject.connect(self.trayIcon, QtCore.SIGNAL(traySignal), self.__icon_activated)
def closeEvent(self, event):
if self.okayToClose():
#user asked for exit
self.trayIcon.hide()
event.accept()
else:
#"minimize"
self.hide()
self.trayIcon.show() #thanks #mojo
event.ignore()
def __icon_activated(self, reason):
if reason == QtGui.QSystemTrayIcon.DoubleClick:
self.show()

Just to add to the example by Chris:
It is crucial that you use the Qt notation when declaring the signal, i.e.
correct:
self.connect(self.icon, SIGNAL("activated(QSystemTrayIcon::ActivationReason)"), self.iconClicked)
and not the PyQt one
incorrect and won't work:
self.connect(self.icon, SIGNAL("activated(QSystemTrayIcon.ActivationReason)"), self.iconClicked)
Note the :: in the signal string. This took me about three hours to figure out.

Here's working code..Thanks Matze for Crucial, the SIGNAL took me more hours of curiosity.. but doing other things. so ta for a #! moment :-)
def create_sys_tray(self):
self.sysTray = QtGui.QSystemTrayIcon(self)
self.sysTray.setIcon( QtGui.QIcon('../images/corp/blip_32.png') )
self.sysTray.setVisible(True)
self.connect(self.sysTray, QtCore.SIGNAL("activated(QSystemTrayIcon::ActivationReason)"), self.on_sys_tray_activated)
self.sysTrayMenu = QtGui.QMenu(self)
act = self.sysTrayMenu.addAction("FOO")
def on_sys_tray_activated(self, reason):
print "reason-=" , reason

This was an edit of vzades response, but it was rejected on a number of grounds. It does the exact same thing as their code but will also obey the minimize event (and run without syntax errors/missing icons).
import sys
from PyQt4 import QtGui, QtCore
class Example(QtGui.QWidget):
def __init__(self):
super(Example, self).__init__()
self.initUI()
def initUI(self):
style = self.style()
# Set the window and tray icon to something
icon = style.standardIcon(QtGui.QStyle.SP_MediaSeekForward)
self.tray_icon = QtGui.QSystemTrayIcon()
self.tray_icon.setIcon(QtGui.QIcon(icon))
self.setWindowIcon(QtGui.QIcon(icon))
# Restore the window when the tray icon is double clicked.
self.tray_icon.activated.connect(self.restore_window)
def event(self, event):
if (event.type() == QtCore.QEvent.WindowStateChange and
self.isMinimized()):
# The window is already minimized at this point. AFAIK,
# there is no hook stop a minimize event. Instead,
# removing the Qt.Tool flag should remove the window
# from the taskbar.
self.setWindowFlags(self.windowFlags() & ~QtCore.Qt.Tool)
self.tray_icon.show()
return True
else:
return super(Example, self).event(event)
def closeEvent(self, event):
reply = QtGui.QMessageBox.question(
self,
'Message',"Are you sure to quit?",
QtGui.QMessageBox.Yes | QtGui.QMessageBox.No,
QtGui.QMessageBox.No)
if reply == QtGui.QMessageBox.Yes:
event.accept()
else:
self.tray_icon.show()
self.hide()
event.ignore()
def restore_window(self, reason):
if reason == QtGui.QSystemTrayIcon.DoubleClick:
self.tray_icon.hide()
# self.showNormal will restore the window even if it was
# minimized.
self.showNormal()
def main():
app = QtGui.QApplication(sys.argv)
ex = Example()
ex.show()
sys.exit(app.exec_())
if __name__ == '__main__':
main()

This is the correct way to handle double click on a tray icon for PyQt5.
def _create_tray(self):
self.tray_icon = QSystemTrayIcon(self)
self.tray_icon.activated.connect(self.__icon_activated)
def __icon_activated(self, reason):
if reason in (QSystemTrayIcon.Trigger, QSystemTrayIcon.DoubleClick):
pass

This is the code and it does help i believe in show me the code
import sys
from PyQt4 import QtGui, QtCore
from PyQt4.QtGui import QDialog, QApplication, QPushButton, QLineEdit, QFormLayout, QSystemTrayIcon
class Example(QtGui.QWidget):
def __init__(self):
super(Example, self).__init__()
self.initUI()
def initUI(self):
self.icon = QSystemTrayIcon()
r = self.icon.isSystemTrayAvailable()
print r
self.icon.setIcon(QtGui.QIcon('/home/vzades/Desktop/web.png'))
self.icon.show()
# self.icon.setVisible(True)
self.setGeometry(300, 300, 250, 150)
self.setWindowIcon(QtGui.QIcon('/home/vzades/Desktop/web.png'))
self.setWindowTitle('Message box')
self.show()
self.icon.activated.connect(self.activate)
self.show()
def closeEvent(self, event):
reply = QtGui.QMessageBox.question(self, 'Message', "Are you sure to quit?", QtGui.QMessageBox.Yes |
QtGui.QMessageBox.No, QtGui.QMessageBox.No)
if reply == QtGui.QMessageBox.Yes:
event.accept()
else:
self.icon.show()
self.hide()
event.ignore()
def activate(self, reason):
print reason
if reason == 2:
self.show()
def __icon_activated(self, reason):
if reason == QtGui.QSystemTrayIcon.DoubleClick:
self.show()
def main():
app = QtGui.QApplication(sys.argv)
ex = Example()
sys.exit(app.exec_())
if __name__ == '__main__':
main()