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Python pyqt (gui) example 'shapedclock'
shapedclock
Python pyqt example: shapedclock
#!/usr/bin/env python
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from PyQt5.QtCore import QPoint, QSize, Qt, QTime, QTimer
from PyQt5.QtGui import QColor, QPainter, QPolygon, QRegion
from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QAction, QApplication, QWidget
class ShapedClock(QWidget):
hourHand = QPolygon([
QPoint(7, 8),
QPoint(-7, 8),
QPoint(0, -40)
])
minuteHand = QPolygon([
QPoint(7, 8),
QPoint(-7, 8),
QPoint(0, -70)
])
hourColor = QColor(127, 0, 127)
minuteColor = QColor(0, 127, 127, 191)
def __init__(self, parent=None):
super(ShapedClock, self).__init__(parent,
Qt.FramelessWindowHint | Qt.WindowSystemMenuHint)
timer = QTimer(self)
timer.timeout.connect(self.update)
timer.start(1000)
quitAction = QAction("E&xit", self, shortcut="Ctrl+Q",
triggered=QApplication.instance().quit)
self.addAction(quitAction)
self.setContextMenuPolicy(Qt.ActionsContextMenu)
self.setToolTip("Drag the clock with the left mouse button.\n"
"Use the right mouse button to open a context menu.")
self.setWindowTitle(self.tr("Shaped Analog Clock"))
def mousePressEvent(self, event):
if event.button() == Qt.LeftButton:
self.dragPosition = event.globalPos() - self.frameGeometry().topLeft()
event.accept()
def mouseMoveEvent(self, event):
if event.buttons() == Qt.LeftButton:
self.move(event.globalPos() - self.dragPosition)
event.accept()
def paintEvent(self, event):
side = min(self.width(), self.height())
time = QTime.currentTime()
painter = QPainter(self)
painter.setRenderHint(QPainter.Antialiasing)
painter.translate(self.width() / 2, self.height() / 2)
painter.scale(side / 200.0, side / 200.0)
painter.setPen(Qt.NoPen)
painter.setBrush(ShapedClock.hourColor)
painter.save()
painter.rotate(30.0 * ((time.hour() + time.minute() / 60.0)))
painter.drawConvexPolygon(ShapedClock.hourHand)
painter.restore()
painter.setPen(ShapedClock.hourColor)
for i in range(12):
painter.drawLine(88, 0, 96, 0)
painter.rotate(30.0)
painter.setPen(Qt.NoPen)
painter.setBrush(ShapedClock.minuteColor)
painter.save()
painter.rotate(6.0 * (time.minute() + time.second() / 60.0))
painter.drawConvexPolygon(ShapedClock.minuteHand)
painter.restore()
painter.setPen(ShapedClock.minuteColor)
for j in range(60):
if (j % 5) != 0:
painter.drawLine(92, 0, 96, 0)
painter.rotate(6.0)
def resizeEvent(self, event):
side = min(self.width(), self.height())
maskedRegion = QRegion(self.width()/2 - side/2, self.height()/2 - side/2, side, side, QRegion.Ellipse)
self.setMask(maskedRegion)
def sizeHint(self):
return QSize(100, 100)
if __name__ == '__main__':
import sys
app = QApplication(sys.argv)
clock = ShapedClock()
clock.show()
sys.exit(app.exec_())
Useful links
- Learn PyQt: https://pythonbasics.org/pyqt-hello-world/
- Install PyQt: https://pythonbasics.org/install-pyqt/