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Example Python program codeeditor.py This program creates a PyQt GUI

Modules

from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QWidget, QPlainTextEdit, QApplication, QTextEdit
from PyQt5.QtGui import QColor, QTextFormat, QPainter
from PyQt5.QtCore import QRect, pyqtSlot, Qt
import sys

Classes

class LineNumberArea(QWidget):
class CodeEditor(QPlainTextEdit):

Methods

def init(self, editor):
def sizeHint(self):
def paintEvent(self, event):
def init(self, parent=None):
def lineNumberAreaPaintEvent(self, event):
def lineNumberAreaWidth(self):
def resizeEvent(self, event):
def updateLineNumberAreaWidth(self, newBlockCount):
def highlightCurrentLine(self):
def updateLineNumberArea(self, rect, dy):

Code

Example Python PyQt program :

from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QWidget, QPlainTextEdit, QApplication, QTextEdit
from PyQt5.QtGui import QColor, QTextFormat, QPainter
from PyQt5.QtCore import QRect, pyqtSlot, Qt


class LineNumberArea(QWidget):
    def __init__(self, editor):
        QWidget.__init__(self, parent=editor)
        self.codeEditor = editor

    def sizeHint(self):
        return QSize(self.codeEditor.lineNumberAreaWidth(), 0)

    def paintEvent(self, event):
        self.codeEditor.lineNumberAreaPaintEvent(event)

class CodeEditor(QPlainTextEdit):
    def __init__(self, parent=None):
        QPlainTextEdit.__init__(self, parent)
        self.lineNumberArea = LineNumberArea(self)
        self.blockCountChanged.connect(self.updateLineNumberAreaWidth)
        self.updateRequest.connect(self.updateLineNumberArea)
        self.cursorPositionChanged.connect(self.highlightCurrentLine)
        self.updateLineNumberAreaWidth(0)
        self.highlightCurrentLine()

    def lineNumberAreaPaintEvent(self, event):
        painter = QPainter(self.lineNumberArea)
        painter.fillRect(event.rect(), Qt.lightGray)

        block = self.firstVisibleBlock()
        blockNumber = block.blockNumber();
        top = self.blockBoundingGeometry(block).translated(self.contentOffset()).top()
        bottom = top + self.blockBoundingRect(block).height()

        while block.isValid() and top <= event.rect().bottom():
            if block.isVisible() and bottom >= event.rect().top():
                number = str(blockNumber + 1)
                painter.setPen(Qt.black)
                painter.drawText(0, top, self.lineNumberArea.width(), 
                    self.fontMetrics().height(),
                    Qt.AlignRight, number)
            block = block.next()
            top = bottom
            bottom = top + self.blockBoundingRect(block).height()
            blockNumber += 1

    def lineNumberAreaWidth(self):
        digits = len(str(self.blockCount()))
        space = 3 + self.fontMetrics().width('9')*digits
        return space

    def resizeEvent(self, event):
        QPlainTextEdit.resizeEvent(self, event)
        cr = self.contentsRect()
        self.lineNumberArea.setGeometry(QRect(cr.left(), cr.top(), self.lineNumberAreaWidth(), cr.height()))

    @pyqtSlot(int)
    def updateLineNumberAreaWidth(self, newBlockCount):
        self.setViewportMargins(self.lineNumberAreaWidth(), 0, 0, 0);

    @pyqtSlot()
    def highlightCurrentLine(self):
        extraSelections = []
        if not self.isReadOnly():
            selection = QTextEdit.ExtraSelection()
            lineColor = QColor(Qt.blue).lighter(160)
            selection.format.setBackground(lineColor)
            selection.format.setProperty(QTextFormat.FullWidthSelection, True)
            selection.cursor = self.textCursor()
            selection.cursor.clearSelection()
            extraSelections.append(selection)
        self.setExtraSelections(extraSelections)

    @pyqtSlot(QRect, int)
    def updateLineNumberArea(self, rect, dy):
        if dy:
            self.lineNumberArea.scroll(0, dy)
        else:
            self.lineNumberArea.update(0, rect.y(), self.lineNumberArea.width(), rect.height())
        if rect.contains(self.viewport().rect()):
            self.updateLineNumberAreaWidth(0)


if __name__ == '__main__':
    import sys

    app = QApplication(sys.argv)
    w = CodeEditor()
    w.show()
    sys.exit(app.exec_())

Useful Links

Articles: https://python-commandments.org/
PyQt: https://pythonpyqt.com/
Tutorial: https://pythonprogramminglanguage.com/