PyQt5 – How to set tooltip duration for Label | setToolTipDuration method

In PyQt5, there is an option to set tool tip using setToolTip() method, The tooltip or infotip or a hint is a common graphical user interface element. It is used in conjunction with a cursor, usually a pointer. The user hovers the pointer over an item, without clicking it, and a tooltip may appear as a small “hover box” with information about the item being hovered over.

By default, there is no time limit for tool tip i.e for how much time tip should appear. In this article, we will see how to set tool tip duration for a label. In order to do this we will use setToolTipDuration() method.

Syntax : label.setToolTipDuration(ms)

Argument : It takes integer as argument, which refer to miliseconds.

Action performed : It sets the time duration for label tool tip.

Code :

# importing the required libraries 
  
from PyQt5.QtCore import * 
from PyQt5.QtGui import * 
from PyQt5.QtWidgets import * 
import sys 
  
  
class Window(QMainWindow): 
    def __init__(self): 
        super().__init__() 
  
  
        # set the title 
        self.setWindowTitle("Python") 
  
        # setting geometry 
        self.setGeometry(100, 100, 600, 400) 
        # creating a label widget 
        self.label_1 = QLabel("Label", self) 
  
        # moving position 
        self.label_1.move(0, 0) 
  
        # setting up the border 
        self.label_1.setStyleSheet("border :3px solid black;") 
  
        # setting label tool tip 
        self.label_1.setToolTip("It is for 5 seconds") 
  
        # setting time duration 
        self.label_1.setToolTipDuration(500) 
  
        # show all the widgets 
        self.show() 
  
  
# create pyqt5 app 
App = QApplication(sys.argv) 
  
# create the instance of our Window 
window = Window() 
  
# start the app 
sys.exit(App.exec()) 

Output :
pyqt-tooltip-label

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