[PyQt] Segmentation fault with QFileSystemModel

[Dan Halbert]

On 11/11/2010 3:22 PM, Gaëtan Podevijn wrote:
> When I launch a Python environment in a terminal, and I try to 
> instanciate a QFileSystemModel, I have a segmentation fault:
>
>     >>> model = QFileSystemModel()
>
>     >>> model.setRootPath(QDir.homePath())
>
>     Segmentation fault
>
>
> However, and I really don't understand, the attached file works well !
>
You need to create a QApplication to set up Qt before creating nearly 
all Qt objects except the absolute simplest such as QPoint, etc. The 
example you attached creates a QApplication before creating the 
QFileSystemModel.

Dan
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