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Learn how to effectively communicate between two windows in PyQt5 applications using signals and slots. This guide walks you through a practical solution for dynamically updating your main window based on interactions from a settings window.
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How to Affect One Window with Another in PyQt5

When working with graphical user interfaces in Python, particularly with the PyQt5 library, developers often need to manage multiple windows and ensure they communicate effectively. A common problem arises when you want changes in a secondary window, like a settings window, to reflect immediately in your main application window. This post will guide you through the process of achieving this with an easy-to-understand solution.

The Problem

Let’s take a typical scenario: you have a Main Window and a Settings Window that pops up when the user wants to alter some settings. The challenge is to make the changes in the settings window affect the Main Window. The initial implementation might lead to unexpected behavior, such as creating multiple instances of the Main Window instead of modifying the existing one.

Original Implementation

For instance, you might have code like this:

Main Window Code:

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Settings Window Code:

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This code works partially, but instead of updating the existing Main Window, it opens a new one. Thus, the visibility change does not take effect as intended.

The Solution: Using PyQt Signals

To overcome this issue, we can utilize PyQt’s powerful signal and slot mechanism. This allows for a more elegant and efficient way of communicating between windows without creating unwanted instances.

Step-by-Step Implementation

Define Signals in the Settings Window:

We need to create a custom signal that will emit changes made in the settings window.

Connect Signals in the Main Window:

When we open the settings window, we will connect the signal to the respective slot (the method that updates visibility).

Updated Code Examples

Main Window Code (with Signals):

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Settings Window Code (with Signal Definition):

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Explanation of the Changes

Signal Creation: We defined toggle_submitter as a pyqtSignal(int) in the settings window. This will allow us to emit an integer (in this case, a toggle state) when a change occurs.

Signal Emission: In the method change_toggle(), instead of calling the Main Window method directly, we emit the signal with the desired visibility state.

Signal Connection: In the Main Window, we connect this signal to our set_toggle_vis method. This allows the Main Window to receive updates in real-time whenever the settings are changed.

Conclusion

Using signals in PyQt5 allows for a clean and effective way to handle communication between multiple windows in your application. With this approach, you can ensure that changes made in one window immediately reflect in another without unintended consequences like creating duplicate windows.

By following the steps outlined above, you'll be able to create more interactive and responsive GUI applications in Python with PyQt5. Happy coding!