How to change the image shown by a GtkImage?

Question

in my program I would like to change an image by clicking a button but I can not find the function

class TestGdkPixbuf(Gtk.Window):
    Cover= "image.png"
    Cover2= "image2.png"

    def __init__(self):
        Gtk.Window.__init__(self, title="TestGdkPixbuf")

        mainLayout = Gtk.Box(orientation=Gtk.Orientation.VERTICAL, spacing=6)


        self.image = GdkPixbuf.Pixbuf.new_from_file_at_size(self.Cover, 250, 250)
        image_renderer = Gtk.Image.new_from_pixbuf(self.image)

        button = Gtk.Button(label='Change')
        button.connect('clicked', self.editPixbuf)

        mainLayout.pack_start(image_renderer, True, True, 0)
        mainLayout.pack_start(button, True, True, 0)

        self.add(mainLayout)

    def editPixbuf(self, button):
        self.image = GdkPixbuf.Pixbuf.new_from_file_at_size(self.Cover2, 250, 250)
        print(self.Cover2)

Thank you very much for your help

José Fonte · Accepted Answer · 2017-11-13T17:22:24.890

When you've created the Gtk.Image, image_renderer, you supplied a pixbuf, self.image.

Then on your button callback, you did load an image into a pixbuf but did not update the image_renderer with the new pixbuf. You should use Gtk.Image set_from_pixbuf.

Try:

class TestGdkPixbuf(Gtk.Window):
    Cover= "image.png"
    Cover2= "image2.png"

    def __init__(self):
        Gtk.Window.__init__(self, title="TestGdkPixbuf")

        mainLayout = Gtk.Box(orientation=Gtk.Orientation.VERTICAL, spacing=6)


        self.image = GdkPixbuf.Pixbuf.new_from_file_at_size(self.Cover, 250, 250)
        self.image_renderer = Gtk.Image.new_from_pixbuf(self.image)

        button = Gtk.Button(label='Change')
        button.connect('clicked', self.editPixbuf)

        mainLayout.pack_start(image_renderer, True, True, 0)
        mainLayout.pack_start(button, True, True, 0)

        self.add(mainLayout)

    def editPixbuf(self, button):
        self.image = GdkPixbuf.Pixbuf.new_from_file_at_size(self.Cover2, 250, 250)
        self.image_renderer.set_from_pixbuf (self.image)
        print(self.Cover2)

How to change the image shown by a GtkImage?

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