Sample Code

All sample codes can be downloaded as a zip file: silx_examples.zip.

silx.gui sample code

silx.gui.icons

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icons.py

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Display icons and animated icons provided by silx.

silx.gui.data and silx.gui.hdf5

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customHdf5TreeModel.py

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Qt Hdf5 widget examples

customDataView.py

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Qt data view example

hdf5widget.py

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Qt Hdf5 widget examples

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This module has a dependency on the h5py library, which is not a mandatory dependency for silx. You might need to install it if you don’t already have it.

silx.gui.dialog

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fileDialog.py

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Example for the use of the ImageFileDialog.

silx.gui.widgets

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periodicTable.py

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This script is a simple example of how to use the periodic table widgets, select elements and connect signals.

simplewidget.py

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This script shows a gallery of simple widgets provided by silx.

It shows the following widgets:

silx.gui.plot sample code

Widgets

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imageview.py

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Example to show the use of ImageView widget.

It can be used to open an EDF or TIFF file from the shell command line.

To view an image file with the current installed silx library: python examples/imageview.py <file to open> To get help: python examples/imageview.py -h

For developers with a git clone you can use it with the bootstrap To view an image file with the current installed silx library:

./bootstrap.py python examples/imageview.py <file to open>

stackView.py

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This script is a simple example to illustrate how to use the StackView widget.

colormapDialog.py

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This script shows the features of a ColormapDialog.

silx.gui.plot.actions.PlotAction

Sample code that adds buttons to the toolbar of a silx plot widget.

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plotClearAction.py

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This script shows how to create a minimalistic PlotAction that clear the plot.

This illustrates how to add more buttons in a plot widget toolbar.

shiftPlotAction.py

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This script is a simple (trivial) example of how to create a PlotWindow, create a custom PlotAction and add it to the toolbar.

The action simply shifts the selected curve up by 1 unit by adding 1 to each value of y.

fftPlotAction.py, fft.png

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This script is a simple example of how to create a PlotWindow with a custom PlotAction added to the toolbar.

The action computes the FFT of all curves and plots their amplitude spectrum. It also performs the reverse transform.

This example illustrates:
  • how to create a checkable action

  • how to store user info with a curve in a PlotWindow

  • how to modify the graph title and axes labels

  • how to add your own icon as a PNG file

See shiftPlotAction.py for a simpler example with more basic comments.

Add features to PlotWidget

Sample code that adds specific tools or functions to plot widgets.

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plotWidget.py

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This script shows how to create a custom window around a PlotWidget.

It subclasses QMainWindow, uses a PlotWidget as its central widget and adds toolbars and a colorbar by using pluggable widgets:

plotContextMenu.py

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This script illustrates the addition of a context menu to a PlotWidget.

This is done by adding a custom context menu to the plot area of PlotWidget: - set the context menu policy of the plot area to Qt.CustomContextMenu. - connect to the plot area customContextMenuRequested signal.

The same method works with PlotWindow, Plot1D and Plot2D widgets as they inherit from PlotWidget.

For more information on context menus, see Qt documentation.

plotItemsSelector.py

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This example illustrates how to use a ItemsSelectionDialog widget associated with a PlotWidget

plotLimits.py

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This script is an example to illustrate how to use axis synchronization tool.

plotUpdateCurveFromThread.py

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This script illustrates the update of a silx.gui.plot widget from a thread.

The problem is that plot and GUI methods should be called from the main thread. To safely update the plot from another thread, one need to execute the update asynchronously in the main thread. In this example, this is achieved with submitToQtMainThread().

In this example a thread calls submitToQtMainThread to update the curve of a plot.

plotUpdateImageFromThread.py

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This script illustrates the update of a silx.gui.plot widget from a thread.

The problem is that plot and GUI methods should be called from the main thread. To safely update the plot from another thread, one need to execute the update asynchronously in the main thread. In this example, this is achieved with submitToQtMainThread().

In this example a thread calls submitToQtMainThread to update the curve of a plot.

plotInteractiveImageROI.py

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This script illustrates image ROI selection in a PlotWidget

It uses RegionOfInterestManager and RegionOfInterestTableWidget to handle the interactive selection and to display the list of selected ROIs.

printPreview.py

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This script illustrates how to add a print preview tool button to any plot widget inheriting PlotWidget.

Three plot widgets are instantiated. One of them uses a standalone PrintPreviewToolButton, while the other two use a SingletonPrintPreviewToolButton which allows them to send their content to the same print preview page.

scatterMask.py

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This example demonstrates how to use ScatterMaskToolsWidget and NamedScatterAlphaSlider with a PlotWidget.

syncaxis.py

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This script is an example to illustrate how to use axis synchronization tool.

silx.gui.plot3d sample code

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plot3dContextMenu.py

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This script adds a context menu to a silx.gui.plot3d.ScalarFieldView.

This is done by adding a custom context menu to the Plot3DWidget:

  • set the context menu policy to Qt.CustomContextMenu.

  • connect to the customContextMenuRequested signal.

For more information on context menus, see Qt documentation.

viewer3DVolume.py

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This script illustrates the use of silx.gui.plot3d.ScalarFieldView.

It loads a 3D scalar data set from a file and displays iso-surfaces and an interactive cutting plane. It can also be started without providing a file.

plot3dSceneWindow.py

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This script displays the different items of SceneWindow.

It shows the different visualizations of SceneWindow and SceneWidget. It illustrates the API to set those items.

It features:

  • 2D images: data and RGBA images

  • 2D scatter data, displayed either as markers, wireframe or surface.

  • 3D scatter plot

  • 3D scalar field with iso-surface and cutting plane.

  • A clipping plane.

plot3dUpdateScatterFromThread.py

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This script illustrates the update of a SceneWindow widget from a thread.

The problem is that GUI methods should be called from the main thread. To safely update the scene from another thread, one need to execute the update asynchronously in the main thread. In this example, this is achieved with submitToQtMainThread().

In this example a thread calls submitToQtMainThread to append data to a 3D scatter.

silx.io sample code

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writetoh5.py

This script is an example of how to use the silx.io.convert module. See the following tutorial for more information: Converting various data files to HDF5