[PyQt] QSqlTableModel and complex queries

[Scott Frankel]

Hello,

What's the proper way to perform sql SELECT statements to populate a  
table model, when the statement is more complex than select(),  
filters, and order clauses can handle?


According to the Qt documentation, QSqlTableModel.setQuery should  
"normally" not be called on a QSqlTableModel.  Are there circumstances  
when setQuery() should be used?  Is a non-persistent table a germane  
example?  Or is there a better way?

Note that the attached code file creates a simple example with two  
tables, populates them with dummy data, then attempts to perform a  
select on them with a call to setQuery() -- which fails.

 From the documentation and examples, using the table model's  
setTable() method is quite clear for populating the model with data  
from a persistent table.  In my example, I want to populate the model  
with data from multiple fields taken from several tables.  Am I'm  
missing something obvious?  This seems beyond the scope of  
QSqlRelationalTableModel.

Thanks in advance!
Scott


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