[qt5] text area + tool-, status- & menubar

simple_gui.py

__author__ = 'tom'

import sys
from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QMainWindow, QTextEdit, QAction, QApplication
from PyQt5.QtGui import QIcon


class Example(QMainWindow):
    def __init__(self):
        super().__init__()
        self.init_ui()

    def init_ui(self):
        text_edit = QTextEdit()
        self.setCentralWidget(text_edit)  # occupy all space

        exit_action = QAction(QIcon('close.png'), 'Exit', self)
        exit_action.setShortcut('Ctrl+Q')
        exit_action.setStatusTip('Exit application')
        exit_action.triggered.connect(self.close)

        self.statusBar()

        menu_bar = self.menuBar()
        file_menu = menu_bar.addMenu('&File')
        file_menu.addAction(exit_action)

        toolbar = self.addToolBar('Exit')
        toolbar.addAction(exit_action)

        self.setGeometry(300, 300, 350, 250)
        self.setWindowTitle('Main window')
        self.show()


if __name__ == "__main__":
    app = QApplication(sys.argv)
    ex = Example()
    sys.exit(app.exec_())