Newbie question: PyQt & Form::init() SOLVED

[Sven Ehret]

Diez B. Roggisch wrote:

> Sven Ehret wrote:
> 
>> Diez B. Roggisch wrote:
>> 
>>> Sven Ehret wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Hello List,
>>>> 
>>>> I am trying to learn Python and followed the tutorial at
>>>> http://www.cs.usfca.edu/~afedosov/qttut/. Being happy that it works, I
>>>> am now trying to do my own project, but I am having problems with
>>>> initialization of my form.
>>>> 
>>>> I want to automatically fill a couple of comboboxes upon starting the
>>>> program. I read on the net that I simply have to add a function
>>>> called »Form1.Init()« with the content I wish to have executed at start
>>>> time. However, it never gets executed, so it seems. When I re-write the
>>>> application to have the code executed at the press of a button, it
>>>> works. What am I doing wrong?
>>> 
>>> Show us more code, and we show you the problem. At least we can try
>>> then, until someone finally implements
>>> 
>>> from __future__ import mindreading
>>> 
>>> Diez
>> 
>> Oh, sorry. *blush*
>> here is my code (two files):
>> 
>> form1.py:
>> # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
>> 
>> # Form implementation generated from reading ui file 'form1.ui'
>> #
>> # Created: Mo Sep 25 15:38:56 2006
>> #      by: The PyQt User Interface Compiler (pyuic) 3.14.1
>> #
>> # WARNING! All changes made in this file will be lost!
>> 
>> 
>> from qt import *
>> 
>> 
>> class Form1(QDialog):
>>     def __init__(self,parent = None,name = None,modal = 0,fl = 0):
>>         QDialog.__init__(self,parent,name,modal,fl)
>> 
>>         if not name:
>>             self.setName("Form1")
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>         self.pushButton1 = QPushButton(self,"pushButton1")
>>         self.pushButton1.setGeometry(QRect(410,340,80,30))
>> 
>>         self.comboBox1 = QComboBox(0,self,"comboBox1")
>>         self.comboBox1.setGeometry(QRect(310,10,120,31))
>>         self.comboBox1.setSizeLimit(12)
>>         self.comboBox1.setMaxCount(12)
>> 
>>         self.comboBox2 = QComboBox(0,self,"comboBox2")
>>         self.comboBox2.setGeometry(QRect(431,10,60,31))
>> 
>>         self.buttonGroup1 = QButtonGroup(self,"buttonGroup1")
>>         self.buttonGroup1.setGeometry(QRect(10,50,480,200))
>> 
>>         self.pushButton3 = QPushButton(self,"pushButton3")
>>         self.pushButton3.setGeometry(QRect(200,320,101,24))
>> 
>>         self.textLabel1 = QLabel(self,"textLabel1")
>>         self.textLabel1.setGeometry(QRect(71,10,160,30))
>> 
>>         self.languageChange()
>> 
>>         self.resize(QSize(504,380).expandedTo(self.minimumSizeHint()))
>>         self.clearWState(Qt.WState_Polished)
>> 
>>         self.connect(self.pushButton1,SIGNAL("clicked()"),self.close)
>>         self.connect(self.comboBox1,SIGNAL("activated(const
>> QString&)"),self.AddMonthsToCombo)
> 
> When you just invoke
>         
> 
>           self.AddMonthsToCombo()
> 
> here, things should work.
> 
> Diez


thank you, but,

I think I was able to sort it out for myself. I had to add the function
using the QtDesigner GUI (Add Slot). Then it gets recognised as
initialization module.