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Python pyqt (gui) example 'concentriccircles'
concentriccircles
Python pyqt example: concentriccircles
#!/usr/bin/env python
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from PyQt5.QtCore import QRect, QRectF, QSize, Qt, QTimer
from PyQt5.QtGui import QColor, QPainter, QPalette, QPen
from PyQt5.QtWidgets import (QApplication, QFrame, QGridLayout, QLabel,
QSizePolicy, QWidget)
class CircleWidget(QWidget):
def __init__(self, parent=None):
super(CircleWidget, self).__init__(parent)
self.floatBased = False
self.antialiased = False
self.frameNo = 0
self.setBackgroundRole(QPalette.Base)
self.setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy.Expanding, QSizePolicy.Expanding)
def setFloatBased(self, floatBased):
self.floatBased = floatBased
self.update()
def setAntialiased(self, antialiased):
self.antialiased = antialiased
self.update()
def minimumSizeHint(self):
return QSize(50, 50)
def sizeHint(self):
return QSize(180, 180)
def nextAnimationFrame(self):
self.frameNo += 1
self.update()
def paintEvent(self, event):
painter = QPainter(self)
painter.setRenderHint(QPainter.Antialiasing, self.antialiased)
painter.translate(self.width() / 2, self.height() / 2)
for diameter in range(0, 256, 9):
delta = abs((self.frameNo % 128) - diameter / 2)
alpha = 255 - (delta * delta) / 4 - diameter
if alpha > 0:
painter.setPen(QPen(QColor(0, diameter / 2, 127, alpha), 3))
if self.floatBased:
painter.drawEllipse(QRectF(-diameter / 2.0,
-diameter / 2.0, diameter, diameter))
else:
painter.drawEllipse(QRect(-diameter / 2,
-diameter / 2, diameter, diameter))
class Window(QWidget):
def __init__(self):
super(Window, self).__init__()
aliasedLabel = self.createLabel("Aliased")
antialiasedLabel = self.createLabel("Antialiased")
intLabel = self.createLabel("Int")
floatLabel = self.createLabel("Float")
layout = QGridLayout()
layout.addWidget(aliasedLabel, 0, 1)
layout.addWidget(antialiasedLabel, 0, 2)
layout.addWidget(intLabel, 1, 0)
layout.addWidget(floatLabel, 2, 0)
timer = QTimer(self)
for i in range(2):
for j in range(2):
w = CircleWidget()
w.setAntialiased(j != 0)
w.setFloatBased(i != 0)
timer.timeout.connect(w.nextAnimationFrame)
layout.addWidget(w, i + 1, j + 1)
timer.start(100)
self.setLayout(layout)
self.setWindowTitle("Concentric Circles")
def createLabel(self, text):
label = QLabel(text)
label.setAlignment(Qt.AlignCenter)
label.setMargin(2)
label.setFrameStyle(QFrame.Box | QFrame.Sunken)
return label
if __name__ == '__main__':
import sys
app = QApplication(sys.argv)
window = Window()
window.show()
sys.exit(app.exec_())
Useful links
- Learn PyQt: https://pythonbasics.org/pyqt-hello-world/
- Install PyQt: https://pythonbasics.org/install-pyqt/