Set the colour of text in a QPushButton in PyQt4 using Python

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I would like to create some clickable blue text on my GUI, kind of like a HTML hyperlink! I am using Python 2.6 and PyQt4. I have managed to set the text colour of a QLabel before, but cannot remember how i did that, even if i did its not clickable. So I have moved onto a QPushButton that I can make flat like so:

testbutton = qt.QPushButton("Test")
testbutton.setFlat(True)

So far all my searches have turned up c++ and c# methods and i cant seem to find a python equivalent!

Any ideas on how to change the text colour or even different ways of accomplishing this entirely would be most welcome!

Stephen Terry · Accepted Answer · 2011-05-31 13:44:33Z

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You can use a Style Sheet.

testbutton.setStyleSheet('QPushButton {color: blue}')

answered May 31, 2011 at 13:44

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Jeannot · Accepted Answer · 2011-05-31 14:08:51Z

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You can use the palette property of your QPushButton and apply your blue color to its ButtonText color role:

testbutton = qt.QPushButton("Test")
testbutton.setFlat(True)

palette = qt.QPalette(testbutton.palette()) # make a copy of the palette
palette.setColor(qt.QPalette.ButtonText, qt.QColor('blue'))
testbutton.setPalette(palette) # assign new palette

answered May 31, 2011 at 14:08

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Ben Over a year ago

Also worked perfectly, but as the other solution was a bit simpler using only one line of code i think i will use that, unless there is a reason why using the palette option is a better idea? or is it just a matter of preference?

Jeannot Over a year ago

I think the palette can be seen as the 'old style' solution. In my opinion, the more flexible way is to use a css file and assign its content to the QApplication: myQApp.setStyleSheet(open(myCssFile).read()). By doing so you can change the look and feel of your application without having to modify a line of code. Qt's Css provides various ways to adress widgets; see Selector Types

user5243788 · Accepted Answer · 2016-03-31 08:41:52Z

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testbutton.setStyleSheet("background-color: #00FF00; color: #00FF00;")

where: "background-color" is color of You button. "color" is color of the text of button.

answered Mar 31, 2016 at 8:41

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