pythonimagepyqtqcursor

Is it possible to create a custom cursor using PyQt?

I wanted to use a bigger version of the crosshair cursor for my program but it seems like i can't change the specs of the standard cursor shapes (e.g. QtCore.Qt.OpenHandCursor). That said, is it possible for me to create a customized version of a cursor instead? Like say, from a png image of a cursor?

Solution

  • The image should be opened first using PIL, converted to bitmap and then instantiated as a cursor. here's the code: 

     from PIL import Image
    from PIL.ImageQt import ImageQt
    img = Image.open('cursor.png')
    imgQ = ImageQt(img)
    cursorBitmap = QtGui.QBitmap.fromImage(imgQ)
    CURSOR_NEW = QtGui.QCursor(cursorBitmap)

    edit: as @ekhumoro pointed out in the comments, it can be achieved by using Pixmap and combining it with QCursor, so it'd look like:

    CURSOR_NEW = QtGui.QCursor(QtGui.QPixmap('cursor.png'))

    if this causes an error it might be because the code cannot find the correct file, so the proper path might need to be added to the code