PyQt5 QCalendarWidget – Hide based on user

PyQt5 is a python module that helps developers to create desktop applications with graphical user interface using Qt framework. In PyQt5 QCalendarWidget is a widget that enables users to select dates visually. When developing an application, sometimes it is required to hide calendar widget based on user interaction. Here, in this article we will discuss how to hide QCalendarWidget based on user interaction.

Setting up the environment

Before we begin we need to setup the environment. We need PyQt5 module to be installed. In order to install PyQt5 type the following command in the command prompt.

pip install PyQt5

Once the installation is done we can start building our application.

Creating a program to hide QCalendarWidget based on user interaction

Now we will create a python program that will hide the QCalendarWidget based on user interaction.

First, let's create a QCalendarWidget and a QPushButton which will be used to hide the QCalendarWidget.

import sys
from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QApplication, QWidget, QVBoxLayout, QCalendarWidget, QPushButton

class Example(QWidget):
    def __init__(self):
        super().__init__()

        self.initUI()

    def initUI(self):

        # Create calendar widget
        cal = QCalendarWidget(self)

        # Create button widget
        btn_hide = QPushButton('Hide', self)

        # Set layout
        vbox = QVBoxLayout()
        vbox.addWidget(cal)
        vbox.addWidget(btn_hide)
        self.setLayout(vbox)

        # Set button click event
        btn_hide.clicked.connect(cal.hide)

        # Set window size and position
        self.setGeometry(300, 300, 400, 300)
        self.setWindowTitle('QCalendarWidget')
        self.show()

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

In the above code we created a calendar widget and a button widget. We then added both the widgets to a QVBoxLayout and set the layout of our application. When the button is clicked the cal.hide() method is called which hides our calendar widget.

Once you execute the above program, you will see a calendar widget along with a button. When you click on the button, the calendar widget will be hidden.

Conclusion

In this article, we discussed how to hide the QCalendarWidget based on user interaction. By following the above steps, you can create an application that hides widgets based on user interaction.