[FIXED] Can I make a QStandardItem editable from one view but not the other?

Issue

Consider the snippet below that creates two item models and views for a single item:

item = QStandardItem("my item")

item_model_1 = QStandardItemModel()
item_model_1.appendRow(item)

item_model_2 = QStandardItemModel()
item_model_2.appendRow(item)

view_1 = QTreeView()
view_1.setModel(item_model_1)

view_2 = QTreeView()
view_2.setModel(item_model_2)

I would like the user to be able to view the item from either view, but have it editable from only one view. Is this possible?

Solution

Use the same model for both views

item = QStandardItem("my item")

item_model = QStandardItemModel()
item_model.appendRow(item) 

view_1 = QTreeView()
view_1.setModel(item_model)

view_2 = QTreeView()
view_2.setModel(item_model)

and disable the edit trigger for one of the view

view_2.setEditTriggers(QtGui.QAbstractItemView.NoEditTriggers)

You should also read

https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/model-view-programming.html#using-views-with-an-existing-model

Answered By - Marco F.