Displaying real-time data on a 2nd window

SGaist

I may sound harsh but: proper architecture.

I would suggest to start with something really minimal to just learn to use signals and slots properly, how to manage multiple different complex widgets that are only linked together by signals and slots.

john_hobbyist

I am trying! How can I call a method before declaring it?

SGaist

You just don't.

As I already suggested: start with Qt's basics.

Single widget with signals and slots within it.
Second widget completely unrelated to the first one
Connect them only after they both properly work independently
While doing that: write unit tests

john_hobbyist

@SGaist Thank you, I will try it.

Please tell me a reason that the code runs commands such as open/make a widget + QLinedit + QLabels (I checked it with print commands) but I see only the widget (window) and nothing inside... What is wrong?

jsulm

@john_hobbyist said in Displaying real-time data on a 2nd window:

What is wrong?

Please show the code, else only guessing is possible!
Did you add these widgets to your container widget (main window or whatever)?

john_hobbyist

I am trying to embed a grid layout to the right side of the mainwidget. Imagine that I have divided the mainwidget area into 2 areas, left and side. I get this error though:

File "code.py", line 1643, in __init__
  mylayout.addWidget(self.imageviewer, 1, 1)
TypeError: addWidget(self, QWidget, stretch: int = 0, alignment: Union[Qt.Alignment, Qt.AlignmentFlag] = Qt.Alignment()): argument 3 has unexpected type 'int'

What did I do wrong?

SGaist

Are you sure mylayout is a QGridLayout ?

john_hobbyist

I have it like this:

mylayout = QHBoxLayout()

SGaist

So since it's a QHBoxLayout, why are you trying to use it like a grid layout ?

The error message tells you exactly the problem you have. If you read the method documentation, you'll see that the second parameter shall be a value from the Alignment enum.

john_hobbyist

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JonB

@john_hobbyist said in Displaying real-time data on a 2nd window:

mylayout.addWidget(self.imageviewer, 1, 1)

You're not reading @SGaist's replies and understanding/acting on them. Anyway, what do you intend this line to do?

john_hobbyist

@SGaist @JonB: You are right!!!! Thanks!

john_hobbyist

I call the above class each time the mouse pointer changes position. The problem is that nothing is shown..but the print commands that I have embed between the below commands work!
Why?
I call it like this:

w = Town()
w.show()

This is the class that I call

class Town(QWidget):
    def __init__(self):
        super().__init__()
        import sys
        from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QWidget,QPushButton,QApplication,QListWidget,QGridLayout,QLabel
        from PyQt5.QtCore import QTimer,QDateTime
        from PyQt5 import QtWidgets
        from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QApplication, QMainWindow
        from PyQt5 import QtCore
        
        win = QWidget()
        grid=QGridLayout()
       
        import pandas
        ct = pandas.read_csv('CurrentTown.csv')
        town = QLabel("town:")
        town.setStyleSheet("border: 1px solid black; background-color: yellow")  
        grid.addWidget(town, 1,1)
        textEdit_1 = QLineEdit(ct)
        textEdit_1.setReadOnly(True)
        grid.addWidget(textEdit_1,1,2)

        
        import os
        os.remove('CurrentTown.csv')
    
        self.setLayout(grid)
        win.setGeometry(100,100,200,100)
        win.setWindowTitle("Test")
        win.show()
        win.update()

jsulm

@john_hobbyist said in Displaying real-time data on a 2nd window:

I call it like this:

Where?
Please show that part of your code.
Also, why do you create a new QWidget in Town which does not contain anything? Town is already a QWidget.

john_hobbyist

@jsulm said in Displaying real-time data on a 2nd window:

@john_hobbyist said in Displaying real-time data on a 2nd window:

I call it like this:

Where?
Please show that part of your code.
Also, why do you create a new QWidget in Town which does not contain anything? Town is already a QWidget.

You mean this (?) :

win = QWidget()
. . . 
win.setGeometry(100,100,200,100)
win.setWindowTitle("Test")
win.show()
win.update()

So, class Town(QWidget): makes a widget before the previous code...(?)

jsulm

@john_hobbyist said in Displaying real-time data on a 2nd window:

You mean this

Yes. Why do you need win?
All other widgets you create in Town are added to Town.

john_hobbyist

@jsulm said in Displaying real-time data on a 2nd window:

@john_hobbyist said in Displaying real-time data on a 2nd window:

You mean this

Yes. Why do you need win?
All other widgets you create in Town are added to Town.

And what I do with these?

win.setGeometry(100,100,200,100)
win.setWindowTitle("Test")
win.show()
win.update()

I call them with self???

jsulm

@john_hobbyist said in Displaying real-time data on a 2nd window:

And what I do with these?

I don't know what you want to do with this.
You simply create a widget without parent and show it - it will be a stand-alone WINDOW.

"I call them with self???" - what does this mean? If you're asking me how you should change it: then I repeat my question "Why do you need it at all"?! Can you first answer this question?

john_hobbyist

I call the class (from another class) like this:

w = Town()
w.show()

how could the Qwidget be displayed if I do not include these (?) :

win.setGeometry(100,100,200,100)
win.setWindowTitle("Test")
win.show()
win.update()

Especially win.show

Update: I removed the above mentioned lines. I put a sleep method for 10 sec. The code opens a window but it does not have something inside...and looks like it "stucks".

jsulm

@john_hobbyist I really have no idea what you want to do!
If you want to show Town all you need is

w = Town()
w.show()

So, once more: why do you need win? win is ANOTHER widget, it is not Town! If you refuse to answer this simple question I'm out of this thread.
"but it does not have something inside...and looks like it "stucks"." - this is also something I already told you: you are showing a widget (win) which has no parent, so it is shown as a window. And since win does not contain any other widgets it is an empty window.