Create label to label drag and drop effect | PyQt5 Tutorial

In this lesson, we are going to learn how to create the label to label drag and drop effect in PyQt5 in Python.

Drag an drop is a very common feature in many applications. Basically you would “grab” an object[s] with your mouse and drop them to a destination object.

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Source Code:

import sys
from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QApplication, QWidget, QLabel
from PyQt5.QtGui import QDrag, QPixmap, QPainter
from PyQt5.QtCore import Qt, QMimeData

class DragLabel(QLabel):
    def mousePressEvent(self, event):
        if event.button() == Qt.LeftButton:
            self.drag_start_position = event.pos()

    def mouseMoveEvent(self, event):
        if not(event.buttons() & Qt.LeftButton):
            return
        else:
            drag = QDrag(self)

            mimedata = QMimeData()
            mimedata.setText(self.text())

            drag.setMimeData(mimedata)

            # createing the dragging effect
            pixmap = QPixmap(self.size()) # label size

            painter = QPainter(pixmap)
            painter.drawPixmap(self.rect(), self.grab())
            painter.end()

            drag.setPixmap(pixmap)
            drag.setHotSpot(event.pos())
            drag.exec_(Qt.CopyAction | Qt.MoveAction)

class DropLabel(QLabel):
    def __init__(self, label, parent):
        super().__init__(label, parent)

        self.setAcceptDrops(True)

    def dragEnterEvent(self, event):
        if event.mimeData().hasText():
            event.acceptProposedAction()

    def dropEvent(self, event):
        pos = event.pos()
        text = event.mimeData().text()
        self.setText(text)
        event.acceptProposedAction()

class AppDemo(QWidget):
    def __init__(self):
        super().__init__()

        lbl_to_drag = DragLabel('Point A', self)

        lbl_to_drop = DropLabel('Point B', self)
        lbl_to_drop.move(200, 70)

app = QApplication(sys.argv)

demo = AppDemo()
demo.show()

sys.exit(app.exec_())