How to make PyQt window state to maximised in pyqt

Question

I am using PyQt4 for GUI in my application.

I want to know how can make my window maximized by default.

I goggled but did not found an alternate.

I tried using below code, but its not for maximized instead it resizes the window to desktop screen size.

But i need the effect which we will see when we press the maximize button wt right side of the window title bar.

screen = QtGui.QDesktopWidget().screenGeometry()
self.setGeometry(0, 0, screen.width(), screen.height())

score 87 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 06 '13 at 10:10

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From the docs:

self.showMaximized()

answered Feb 06 '13 at 10:10

Blender

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sorry for the delay, even figured out another method `self.setWindowState(QtCore.Qt.WindowMaximized)` this is also working. – Rao Feb 14 '13 at 02:41

score 10 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 14 '18 at 22:04

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In case you want fullscreen, you have to use:

self.showFullScreen()

answered Aug 14 '18 at 22:04

tuddyftw

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This is not the question. This user want to maximize the window. Not fullscreen. – Apitronix Jun 25 '20 at 08:10

score 5 · Answer 3 · answered Nov 02 '17 at 22:48

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based on the above given statement you can use this to switch beween states using the F11 Key (and exit on Esc Key)

def keyPressEvent(self, e):  
    if e.key() == QtCore.Qt.Key_Escape:
        self.close()
    if e.key() == QtCore.Qt.Key_F11:
        if self.isMaximized():
            self.showNormal()
        else:
            self.showMaximized()

answered Nov 02 '17 at 22:48

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[https://doc.qt.io/qt-4.8/qwidget.html#maximized-prop](https://doc.qt.io/qt-4.8/qwidget.html#maximized-prop) – McPeppr Nov 02 '17 at 22:53

How to make PyQt window state to maximised in pyqt

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