simple_column_view.py

# coding: utf-8
import sys
from PySide import QtGui


class ColumnWidget(QtGui.QWidget):

    def __init__(self, parent=None):
        super(ColumnWidget, self).__init__(parent)

        layout = QtGui.QGridLayout()
        self.setLayout(layout)

        model = QtGui.QDirModel()

        self.column_view = QtGui.QColumnView()
        self.column_view.setModel(model)
        layout.addWidget(self.column_view)


app = QtGui.QApplication(sys.argv)
screen = ColumnWidget()
screen.show()
sys.exit(app.exec_())