PyQt: How to move widgets inside QStackedWidget object?

Question

I've created window with button named "First", the window shows me next button named "Second" after clicking on the button "First", but button "Second" isn't moved by:

self.b2.move(50,50)

Whats the problem?

import sys
from PyQt5 import QtWidgets

class Window(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):

   def __init__(self):

       super().__init__()
       self.init_UI()

   def init_UI(self):

       self.Centr= QtWidgets.QWidget()
       self.setCentralWidget(self.Centr)

       self.window = QtWidgets.QStackedWidget(self.Centr)
       self.b1 = self.addButton()
       self.window.addWidget(self.b1)
       self.b2 = self.addButton_2()
       self.b2.move(50,50)
       self.window.addWidget(self.b2)

       self.b1.clicked.connect(self.b1_clk)

       self.currentStack(0)

       self.show()

   def addButton(self): 
       b1 = QtWidgets.QPushButton("First")
       return b1

   def addButton_2(self):  
       b2 = QtWidgets.QPushButton("Second")
       return b2

   def b1_clk(self):
       self.currentStack(1)

   def currentStack(self, index):
      self.window.setCurrentIndex(index)

app = QtWidgets.QApplication(sys.argv)
w = Window()
sys.exit(app.exec_())

Sorry for my English. And thank you for your attention!

Why do you want to place a button in the QStackedWidget? It is normal to place it inside the pages managed by the QStackedWidget. — eyllanesc, Apr 05 '18 at 08:17
In other words: add buttons to a widget, then add this widget to the stack. — p-a-o-l-o, Apr 05 '18 at 08:20

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 05 '18 at 08:19

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The button is moved, but then it's immediately added to the QStackedWidget, which will change the parenting and undo the move. Plus, with a QStackedWidget, the child widgets size and position are controlled by the size and position of the QStackedWidget

answered Apr 05 '18 at 08:19

Brendan Abel

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Thank you! But how can I move button in window? I'm trying by `self.window.b2.move(50,50)` after adding button into window widget and catch: _'QStackedWidget' object has no attribute 'b2'_ – Artem Getmanskiy Apr 05 '18 at 08:28
Will it better tactic to add all buttons in different _CentralWidget_, then add all _CentralWidget_ in _QStackedWidget_ and managing its by _QStackedWidget_ methods? – Artem Getmanskiy Apr 05 '18 at 08:37
@ArtemGetmanskiy You generally shouldn't be using the move command. Very few widgets are hard positioned. People generally use `QLayouts` and spacers to position their widgets. You should probably add a `QWidget` to the stacked widget and position the button inside that with a layout and some spacer items. – Brendan Abel Apr 05 '18 at 17:08
Also, if you find the answer helpful, you should generally upvote. – Brendan Abel Apr 05 '18 at 17:08

PyQt: How to move widgets inside QStackedWidget object?

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