How to embed URL link to QLabel

Question

Clicking QLabel should open a default web browser with URL link specified. It is not happening yet. Why? A second question. Would it be possible to override the default blue color of the Label's font with something else?

class Widget(QtGui.QWidget):
    def __init__(self, *args):
        QtGui.QWidget.__init__(self, *args)
        vLayout=QtGui.QVBoxLayout(self)
        self.setLayout(vLayout)
        urlLink="<a href=\"http://www.google.com\">'Click this link to go to Google'</a>" 
        label=QtGui.QLabel(self)
        label.setText(urlLink)
        vLayout.addWidget(label)


if __name__ == "__main__":
    app = QtGui.QApplication(sys.argv)
    w = Widget()
    w.show()
    sys.exit(app.exec_())

score 24 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 28 '15 at 22:02

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The styling of the label's contents can be modified using the standard html syntax.

To automatically open external links:

    label.setOpenExternalLinks(True)

answered Sep 28 '15 at 22:02

ekhumoro

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Thanks Ekhumoro! Here it is colored black: `urlLink=" This is a link " ` – alphanumeric Sep 28 '15 at 22:54
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It should also be noted that `setTextInteractionFlags` must have `LinksAccessibleByMouse` set. https://doc-snapshots.qt.io/qtforpython-5.15/PySide2/QtCore/Qt.html?highlight=textselectablebymouse#PySide2.QtCore.PySide2.QtCore.Qt.TextInteractionFlag – Lorem Ipsum May 26 '21 at 13:27

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 04 '21 at 19:52

In Qt Designer,

Ensure the label object containing the link is selected,
Locate the openExternalLinks property within the QLabel Group in the Property Editor (you can type open into the Property Editor filter field),
Set property openExternalLinks to True (checked). [This property is set to False by default.]

How to embed URL link to QLabel

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