Variables across classes to scale plot in PyQt GUI

Question

I\'m making a GUI which is to have a couple user input boxes and a plot which will use factors in the input boxes to scale data. The GUI will need an apply button and an export

Answer 1

There are several options here:

(a) Peform the work in the main class: Instead of connecting the button in the AppForm to a method in AppForm, do the same in the ApplicationWindow.

self.form = AppForm()
self.sc = MyStaticMplCanvas(....)
self.form.apply_button.clicked.connect(self.applyButton)

def applyButton(self):
    tx = self.form.aFactor.text()
    # do something with tx
    # e.g. call a method from MplCanvas
    self.sc.someMethod(tx)

(b) Use signals and slots: Create a signla in AppForm. Once the button is clicked, applyButton may emit this signal with the relevant content. In ApplicationWindow connect that signal to a method which can use the supplied data in some way. You can also connect it directly to a method of MplCanvas.

class AppForm(QWidget):
    mysignal = pyqtSignal(object)
    def __init__(self):
        ....
        self.apply_button.clicked.connect(self.applyButton)

    def applyButton(self):
        self.mysignalemit((self.aFactor.text(),self.mFactor.text(), self.cZone()) )

class ApplicationWindow(QMainWindow):
    def __init__(self):
        ....
        self.form = AppForm()
        self.sc = MyStaticMplCanvas(....)
        self.form.mysignal.connect(self.useButtonResults)
        self.form.mysignal.connect(self.sc.someMethod)

    def useButtonResults(self, obj):
        a,b,c = obj
        # do something with a, b, c

(c) Use a single class to do everything: Just put everything in a single class and do whatever you like.