[PySide] simple QTableView example

Frank Rueter | OHUfx frank at ohufx.com
Sun Oct 13 14:01:20 CEST 2013


aaah, clouds are slowly parting in my head :)
thanks!

On 13/10/13 1:16 PM, Sebastian Elsner wrote:
> This is correct.  From the docs: Editable models need to implement 
> setData 
> <http://harmattan-dev.nokia.com/docs/library/html/qt4/qabstractitemmodel.html#setData>(), 
> and implement flags 
> <http://harmattan-dev.nokia.com/docs/library/html/qt4/qabstractitemmodel.html#flags>() 
> to return a value containing Qt::ItemIsEditable 
> <http://harmattan-dev.nokia.com/docs/library/html/qt4/qt.html#ItemFlag-enum>.
>
> http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11736560/edit-table-in-pyqt-using-qabstracttablemodel
>
>
> Am 13.10.2013 12:57, schrieb Frank Rueter | OHUfx:
>> Thanks Sebastian,
>>
>> I don't see en editor in this though, so the result for me in PySide 
>> (after removing the QVariant references) is a static, non-ediablte 
>> table.
>>
>>
>> On 13/10/13 12:43 AM, Sebastian Elsner wrote:
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> the approach I like most is described in this blog entry: 
>>> http://www.saltycrane.com/blog/2007/06/pyqt-42-qabstracttablemodelqtableview/ 
>>>
>>> I think this is what you want.
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>>
>>> Sebastian
>>>
>>>
>>> Am 12.10.2013 22:49, schrieb Frank Rueter | OHUfx:
>>>> Is this the best way to do it though? I.e. having one item per 
>>>> cell? s there another way at all?
>>>> I'm still a bit lost in the model/view design and can't find the 
>>>> answer online.
>>>>
>>>> I'm simply trying to have each row represent a "task" with a 
>>>> title/description (string), a status (boolean) and a priority 
>>>> (integer). For the integer I need a spin box and for the boolean I 
>>>> need a checkbox. The examples I found online all seem to be doing 
>>>> something slightly different and often use different ways which 
>>>> makes matters more confusing.
>>>>
>>>> Here is what I have at the moment:
>>>> http://pastebin.com/H3GD0xVB
>>>>
>>>> The "status" and "priority" values don't display currnelty as I 
>>>> haven't figured out how to properly assign a delegate to just those 
>>>> cells. At the top I tried to define a n item delegete for a spin 
>>>> box but I'm not sure how to properly assign it.
>>>>
>>>> Do I have to make the delegate draw different widgets (spin box / 
>>>> checkbox) depending on data type, or can/should I use a different 
>>>> delegate for each cell?
>>>>
>>>> I'm sure the answer is right in front of me, could you please help 
>>>> one more time please?!
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> frank
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 11/10/13 4:00 PM, Tibold Kandrai wrote:
>>>>> If you mean to use a QStandardItem per cell then yes.
>>>>> Also for storing values that you want to display, use the 
>>>>> Qt.DisplayRole as role.
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>> Tibold Kandrai
>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
>>>>>
>>>>> From: Frank Rueter | OHUfx <mailto:frank at ohufx.com>
>>>>> Sent: ?11/?10/?2013 14:35
>>>>> To: Tibold Kandrai <mailto:kandraitibold at gmail.com>
>>>>> Cc: pyside at qt-project.org <mailto:pyside at qt-project.org>
>>>>> Subject: Re: [PySide] simple QTableView example
>>>>>
>>>>> one more silly question if I may:
>>>>> So if I have a task like this:
>>>>>         newTask = {'title':'new task', 'priority':1, 'status':False}
>>>>>
>>>>> and need to store the data in one row in the model I should use 
>>>>> three different items, one for each value, right?!
>>>>>
>>>>> e.g.:
>>>>>
>>>>>         newTask = {'title':'new task', 'priority':1, 'status':False}
>>>>>         row = self.model.rowCount()
>>>>>         for column, attr in enumerate(['title', 'priority', 
>>>>> 'status']):
>>>>>             newItem = QtGui.QStandardItem(newTask[attr])
>>>>>             self.model.setItem(row, column, newItem)
>>>>>
>>>>> then juggle delegates or widgets to use a spin box for the integer 
>>>>> and a checkbox for the boolean...
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks for the help!
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>> frank
>>>>>
>>>>> On 10/10/13 11:44 PM, Tibold Kandrai wrote:
>>>>>> Hey,
>>>>>> I'm not sure I understand the problem correctly.
>>>>>> If you want to store data in a cell or a QStandardItem, then you 
>>>>>> need to use setData() and data().
>>>>>> Generally you shouldn't need to subclass QStandardItem or 
>>>>>> QStandardItemModel.
>>>>>> Here is an example how:
>>>>>> # Define roles
>>>>>> FINISHED_ROLE = QtCore.Qt.UserRole + 1
>>>>>> PRIORITY_ROLE = QtCore.Qt.UserRole + 2
>>>>>> # Create model
>>>>>> model = QtGui.QStandardItemModel()
>>>>>> item = QtGui.QStandarItem()
>>>>>> model.appendRow(item)
>>>>>> item_index = item.index()
>>>>>> # Store data using the item
>>>>>> item.setData(finished, FINISHED_ROLE)
>>>>>> item.setData(priority, PRIORITY_ROLE)
>>>>>> # Store data using the model
>>>>>> model.setData(item_index, finished, FINISHED_ROLE)
>>>>>> model.setData(item_index, priority, PRIORITY_ROLE)
>>>>>> # Retrieve data using the item
>>>>>> finished = item.data(FINISHED_ROLE)
>>>>>> priority = item.data(PRIORITY_ROLE)
>>>>>> # Retrieve data using the model
>>>>>> finished = model.data(item_index, FINISHED_ROLE)
>>>>>> priority = model.data(item_index, PRIORITY_ROLE)
>>>>>> In some cases like click event handlers, you have the model and 
>>>>>> the item index, there it's easier to use the model methods 
>>>>>> instead of finding the item and then getting the data. ?
>>>>>> Hope it helps.
>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>> Tibold
>>>>>> *From:* Frank Rueter | OHUfx
>>>>>> *Sent:* ?2013? ?October? ?10?, ?Thursday ?19?:?37
>>>>>> *To:* pyside at qt-project.org
>>>>>> After looking at some more examples I think my approach of 
>>>>>> storing multiple values in one item is fundamentally flawed.
>>>>>> Instead I should be using one item per cell and assign the 
>>>>>> respective data, right?!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I shall re-write the example accordingly, sorry for the noise.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> frank
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 10/10/13 6:34 PM, Frank Rueter | OHUfx wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>     I meant QTableView not QStandardTableView :/
>>>>>>
>>>>>>     On 10/10/13 6:33 PM, Frank Rueter | OHUfx wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>         Hi all,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>         after a bit of a break from PySide I am trying to wrap my
>>>>>>         head around the model/view stuff again and am trying to
>>>>>>         understand how a very simple example would work where a
>>>>>>         QStandarItem has properties "title", "priority" and
>>>>>>         "finished" which are displayed via a QStandardTableView.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>         I am struggling with understanding how to properly display
>>>>>>         the above three properties in the table's columns. I tried
>>>>>>         setting the data() method on the model like this:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>         /    def data(self, index, role=QtCore.Qt.DisplayRole)://
>>>>>>         //        '''Return data based on index and role'''//
>>>>>>         //        item = self.itemFromIndex(index)//
>>>>>>         //        if index.column() == 0://
>>>>>>         //            return item.title//
>>>>>>         //        elif index.column() == 1://
>>>>>>         //            return item.finished//
>>>>>>         //        elif index.column() == 2://
>>>>>>         //            return item.priority/
>>>>>>
>>>>>>         but for some reason it errors saying item does not have
>>>>>>         attribute "finished" even though my item object s declared
>>>>>>         like this:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>         /class TaskItem(QtGui.QStandardItem)://
>>>>>>         //    '''Item to hold a task for the todo list'''//
>>>>>>         ////
>>>>>>         //    def __init__(self, title, finished=False, 
>>>>>> priority=1)://
>>>>>>         //        super(TaskItem, self).__init__(title)//
>>>>>>         //        self.title = title//
>>>>>>         //        self.finished = finished//
>>>>>>         //        self.priority = priority/
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>         When printing the item's attributes via dir() I see that,
>>>>>>         when the model is populated, the last item it attempts to
>>>>>>         call is not my custom item object, but something else with
>>>>>>         less attributes and methods. Clearly there is something I
>>>>>>         haven't quite understood about this process.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>         Also, if I use the models data() method as pointed out 
>>>>>> above,
>>>>>>         I get checkboxes in the cells which I don't want at this 
>>>>>> stage.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>         Can somebody please help me understand where I go wrong?
>>>>>>         Attached is the whole test code.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>         Cheers,
>>>>>>         frank
>>>>>>
>>>>>>         P.S.: I am aware that the controller code shouldn't
>>>>>>         necessarily live in the QWidget's methods, this is just for
>>>>>>         testing which I will clean up once I get how it all connects
>>>>>>         again
>>>>>>
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