qwidget set position

PyQt5 offers multiple layout strategies including grid layouts, horizontal layouts, and absolute positioning. The choice of layout should be influenced by your application’s requirements and your personal preference.

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PyQt5 Absolute Positioning

Absolute positioning in PyQt5 provides full control over widget placement, requiring you to define the position of each widget explicitly.

Widgets can be positioned absolutely with the move(x,y) method.

All PyQt5 widgets inherit from qwidget.

PyQt5 Widget Positioning Example

The example below demonstrates positioning widgets at specified coordinates using the move() method. The widgets are then added to a PyQt5 window (QMainWindow) with certain properties set within the initUI() method.

import sys
from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QApplication, QWidget, QMainWindow, QLabel
from PyQt5.QtGui import QIcon

class App(QMainWindow):

    def __init__(self):
        super().__init__()
        self.title = 'PyQt absolute positioning - pythonspot.com'
        self.left = 10
        self.top = 10
        self.width = 440
        self.height = 280
        self.initUI()
  
    def initUI(self):
        self.setWindowTitle(self.title)
        self.setGeometry(self.left, self.top, self.width, self.height)
      
        label = QLabel('Python', self)
        label.move(50,50)
      
        label2 = QLabel('PyQt5', self)
        label2.move(100,100)
      
        label3 = QLabel('Examples', self)
        label3.move(150,150)
      
        label4 = QLabel('pythonspot.com', self)
        label4.move(200,200)
      
        self.show()

if __name__ == '__main__':
    app = QApplication(sys.argv)
    ex = App()
    sys.exit(app.exec_())

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