PyQt6: setting enum values to properties using keyword args in init.

[Phil Thompson]

On 15/01/2021 17:23, alan moore wrote:
> Hello all,
> 
> I'm starting the process of porting some PyQt5 code to PyQt6, and step
> one is dealing with the namespacing of enums.
> 
> 
> In PyQt5 I could specify certain property values as keyword arguments, 
> e.g.:
> 
> 
>     tab_widget = QtWidgets.QTabWidget(
> 
>         tabPosition=QtWidgets.QTabWidget.West,
> 
>         tabShape=QtWidgets.QTabWIdget.Triangular
> 
>     )
> 
> 
> So converting to PyQt6, I figured I just need to fix the path of the
> enum values:
> 
> 
>     tab_widget = QtWidgets.QTabWidget(
> 
>         tabPosition=QtWidgets.QTabWidget.TabPosition.West,
> 
>         tabShape=QtWidgets.QTabWIdget.TabShape.Triangular
> 
>     )
> 
> 
> However, this gives an error:
> 
> 
>     TypeError: unable to convert a Python 'TabPosition' object to a
> C++ 'TabPosition' instance
> 
> (and likewise with TabShape if I remove the tabPosition argument).
> 
> 
> I *can* set these after the widget is created using the setter:
> 
> 
> tab_widget.setTabPosition(QtWidgets.QTabWidget.TabPosition.West)
> 
> 
> SO I guess this is my long-winded way of asking if this is a bug, if
> I'm just doing it wrong, or if keyword property arguments are no
> longer supported.  Thanks!

A bug - should be fixed the next snapshot.

Thanks,
Phil