{"id":1971,"date":"2024-03-12T09:01:39","date_gmt":"2024-03-12T09:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-add-a-menu-bar-in-pyqt5\/"},"modified":"2024-03-22T14:50:02","modified_gmt":"2024-03-22T14:50:02","slug":"how-to-add-a-menu-bar-in-pyqt5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-add-a-menu-bar-in-pyqt5\/","title":{"rendered":"How to add a menu bar in PyQt5?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To add a menu bar in PyQt5, you need to use the QMenuBar class and the QMenu class. Here is a simple example:<\/p>\n<pre class=\"post-pre\"><code><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">import<\/span> sys\r\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">from<\/span> PyQt5.QtWidgets <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">import<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/doc.qt.io\/qt-6\/qapplication.html\">QApplication<\/a>, QMainWindow, QAction, QMenu\r\n\r\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">class<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-title class_\">MenuExample<\/span>(<span class=\"hljs-title class_ inherited__\">QMainWindow<\/span>):\r\n    <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">def<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-title function_\">__init__<\/span>(<span class=\"hljs-params\">self<\/span>):\r\n        <span class=\"hljs-built_in\">super<\/span>().__init__()\r\n        \r\n        self.initUI()\r\n        \r\n    <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">def<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-title function_\">initUI<\/span>(<span class=\"hljs-params\">self<\/span>):\r\n        menubar = self.menuBar()\r\n        \r\n        fileMenu = menubar.addMenu(<span class=\"hljs-string\">'File'<\/span>)\r\n        \r\n        newAction = QAction(<span class=\"hljs-string\">'New'<\/span>, self)\r\n        fileMenu.addAction(newAction)\r\n        \r\n        openAction = QAction(<span class=\"hljs-string\">'Open'<\/span>, self)\r\n        fileMenu.addAction(openAction)\r\n        \r\n        saveAction = QAction(<span class=\"hljs-string\">'Save'<\/span>, self)\r\n        fileMenu.addAction(saveAction)\r\n        \r\n        exitAction = QAction(<span class=\"hljs-string\">'Exit'<\/span>, self)\r\n        exitAction.triggered.connect(self.close)\r\n        fileMenu.addAction(exitAction)\r\n        \r\n        self.setGeometry(<span class=\"hljs-number\">300<\/span>, <span class=\"hljs-number\">300<\/span>, <span class=\"hljs-number\">300<\/span>, <span class=\"hljs-number\">200<\/span>)\r\n        self.setWindowTitle(<span class=\"hljs-string\">'Menu Example'<\/span>)\r\n        \r\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">if<\/span> __name__ == <span class=\"hljs-string\">'__main__'<\/span>:\r\n    app = QApplication(sys.argv)\r\n    ex = MenuExample()\r\n    ex.show()\r\n    sys.exit(app.exec_())\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, we created a window class called MenuExample and added a menu bar that includes a menu called File with several actions (New, Open, Save, and Exit). When the Exit menu item is clicked, the window will close.<\/p>\n<p>Running this code will display a window with a menu bar.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>More tutorials<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"LinkSuggestion__Link-sc-1gewdgc-4 cLBplk\" href=\"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/using-classes-in-tkinter-advanced-techniques\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Using Classes in Tkinter Advanced Techniques<span class=\"sc-gswNZR eASTkv\">(Opens in a new browser tab)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"LinkSuggestion__Link-sc-1gewdgc-4 cLBplk\" href=\"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/ios-progress-bar-also-known-as-progress-view\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Progress Bar iOS also known as Progress View<span class=\"sc-gswNZR eASTkv\">(Opens in a new browser tab)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"LinkSuggestion__Link-sc-1gewdgc-4 cLBplk\" href=\"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/the-best-approach-for-reversing-strings-in-python\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Best Approach for Reversing Strings in Python<span class=\"sc-gswNZR eASTkv\">(Opens in a new browser tab)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"LinkSuggestion__Link-sc-1gewdgc-4 cLBplk\" href=\"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-create-a-cpp-file-in-vscode\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to create a cpp file in vscode?<span class=\"sc-gswNZR eASTkv\">(Opens in a new browser tab)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"LinkSuggestion__Link-sc-1gewdgc-4 cLBplk\" href=\"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/creating-an-android-progressbar-utilizing-kotlin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Creating an Android ProgressBar utilizing Kotlin.<span class=\"sc-gswNZR eASTkv\">(Opens in a new browser tab)<\/span><\/a>PyQt5<\/p>\n<p>To add a menu bar in PyQt5, you need to use the QMenuBar class and the QMenu class. 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