I am new to PyQtGraph and want to use it for a speedy visualization of my data acquisition. Previously I was using matplotlib where redrawing the figure was my bottleneck. After transitioning to PyQtGraph, I am currently missing only one functionality of matplotlib. Namely, returning the x-, and y-coordinate of my mouse cursor.
How can I call/mimic the return of the x-, and y-coordinates of my mouse cursor in a plot made using PyQtGraph?
EDIT! - After implementing the tips of leongold, the code is able to return the mousecursor position without losing speed. The code is the following:
import numpy
import pyqtgraph as pg
from pyqtgraph.Qt import QtGui, QtCore
def gaussian(A, B, x):
return A * numpy.exp(-(x/(2. * B))**2.)
def mouseMoved(evt):
mousePoint = p.vb.mapSceneToView(evt[0])
label.setText(" x = %0.2f, y = %0.2f" % (mousePoint.x(), mousePoint.y()))
# Initial data frame
x = numpy.linspace(-5., 5., 10000)
y = gaussian(5., 0.2, x)
# Generate layout
win = pg.GraphicsWindow()
label = pg.LabelItem(justify = "right")
win.addItem(label)
p = win.addPlot(row = 1, col = 0)
plot = p.plot(x, y, pen = "y")
proxy = pg.SignalProxy(p.scene().sigMouseMoved, rateLimit=60, slot=mouseMoved)
# Update layout with new data
i = 0
while i < 500:
noise = numpy.random.normal(0, .2, len(y))
y_new = y + noise
plot.setData(x, y_new, pen = "y", clear = True)
p.enableAutoRange("xy", False)
pg.QtGui.QApplication.processEvents()
i += 1
win.close()
解决方案
You need to setup a pyqtgraph.SignalProxy and connect it to a callback:
if p is your plot, it'll look like: pyqtgraph.SignalProxy(p.scene().sigMouseMoved, rateLimit=60, slot=callback)
Whenever the mouse is moved over the plot, the callback is called with an event as an argument, i.e. callback(event). event[0] holds a positional argument you pass to p.vb.mapSceneToView(position).x() for x value and p.vb.mapSceneToView(position).y() for y value.