<![CDATA[How can I call the const method variant on a Qt object from Python?]]>Hi,

I'm trying to use a Qt API from PySide6 that has two overloaded methods with the same C++ signature except for the const specifier.
In C++ the compiler picks the correct variant of the method based on the const-ness of the object.
But Python doesn't have const objects so I am trying to figure out is there another way to call the const variant of the method as the non-const method doesn't do what I need and Python seems to always call this variant.

The specific Qt class I am having the issue with is QDBusArgument.
It has "void beginMapEntry()" and "void beginMapEntry() const" signatures in C++.
The non-const variant is used for marshalling objects into a QDBusArgument object.
The const variant is used for de-marshalling objects out of a QDBusArgument (what I need).

Note that the QDBusArgument class has many method signatures which differ only in their const-ness.

Any insights would be appreciated!

Regards James

]]>https://forum.qt.io/topic/163670/how-can-i-call-the-const-method-variant-on-a-qt-object-from-pythonRSS for NodeMon, 04 May 2026 12:12:17 GMTFri, 07 Nov 2025 10:02:18 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to How can I call the const method variant on a Qt object from Python? on Fri, 07 Nov 2025 21:20:05 GMT]]>Thanks for clarifying. I suspected this would be the case but I thought it was worth asking the question.

]]>https://forum.qt.io/post/833426https://forum.qt.io/post/833426Fri, 07 Nov 2025 21:20:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How can I call the const method variant on a Qt object from Python? on Fri, 07 Nov 2025 20:35:22 GMT]]>This is not possible, currently. The function would have to be added under a different name.

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