PySide6 DataTable

A powerful DataTable widget for PySide6 applications with functionality similar to jQuery DataTable.

Features

• Customizable Table: Easily configure columns, types, and formatting
• Data Type Detection: Automatically detect and handle different data types [NOT-IMPLEMENTED-YET]
• Type-based Sorting: Different column types sort appropriately
• Search Functionality: Global and column-specific search
• Row Collapsing: Support for expandable/collapsible rows
• Pagination: Built-in pagination with configurable page sizes [SEMI-IMPLEMENTED]
• Column Visibility: Show/hide columns easily
• Row Numbering: Show/hide vertical row numbers
• Aggregation Functions: Calculate sums, averages, percentages, etc. [SEMI-IMPLEMENTED]
• Custom Formatting: Format data display for different column types
• Observer Pattern: Event-driven architecture for clear code organization
• Builtin-Delegates: Packages has some useful delegates built-in for popular datatypes (ProgressBar, IconBoolean, ActionButtons)
• Fluent-Interface: Allow you channing calls on most methods of DataTable instance (return self)

Installation

pip install pyside6-datatable-widget

Versions - Current Release State

Version	Date	Notes
1.2.2	2026-04-03	-
1.2.1	2026-03-25	-
1.2.0	2026-02-10	-

Basic Usage

import sys
from PySide6.QtWidgets import QApplication, QMainWindow, QVBoxLayout, QWidget
from datatable import DataTable, DataType

class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
    def __init__(self):
        super().__init__()
        self.setWindowTitle("DataTable Example")
        self.resize(800, 600)
        
        # Create central widget and layout
        central_widget = QWidget()
        self.setCentralWidget(central_widget)
        layout = QVBoxLayout(central_widget)
        
        # Create DataTable
        self.data_table = DataTable()
        layout.addWidget(self.data_table)
        
        # Set up columns (key, header, data_type)
        columns = [
            ("id", "ID", DataType.NUMERIC),
            ("name", "Name", DataType.STRING),
            ("age", "Age", DataType.NUMERIC),
            ("active", "Active", DataType.BOOLEAN),
            ("progress", "Progress", DataType.PROGRESS)
        ]
        
        # Set up data
        data = [
            {"id": 1, "name": "John", "age": 30, "active": True, "progress": 75},
            {"id": 2, "name": "Jane", "age": 25, "active": False, "progress": 30},
            {"id": 3, "name": "Bob", "age": 40, "active": True, "progress": 100}
        ]
        
        # Apply to table
        self.data_table.setColumns(columns).setData(data)
        
        # Connect signals
        self.data_table.rowSelected.connect(self.on_row_selected)
        
    def on_row_selected(self, row, row_data):
        print(f"Row {row} selected: {row_data}")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    app = QApplication(sys.argv)
    window = MainWindow()
    window.show()
    sys.exit(app.exec())

Advanced Features

Custom Column Formatting

from datatable import DataTableModel

# Create model with custom formatting
model = DataTableModel()
model.setFormattingFunction("price", lambda value: f"${value:.2f}")
model.setFormattingFunction("percentage", lambda value: f"{value:.1f}%")

# Set model to table
data_table.setModel(model)

Row Collapsing

# Enable row collapsing
data_table.enableRowCollapsing(True, "subrows")

# Example data with subrows
data = [
    {
        "id": 1,
        "name": "Category A",
        "total": 1000,
        "subrows": [
            {"id": 101, "name": "Item A1", "total": 500},
            {"id": 102, "name": "Item A2", "total": 500}
        ]
    },
    {
        "id": 2,
        "name": "Category B",
        "total": 2000,
        "subrows": [
            {"id": 201, "name": "Item B1", "total": 1200},
            {"id": 202, "name": "Item B2", "total": 800}
        ]
    }
]

data_table.setData(data)

# Connect expansion signals
data_table.rowExpanded.connect(lambda row, data: print(f"Row {row} expanded"))
data_table.rowCollapsed.connect(lambda row, data: print(f"Row {row} collapsed"))

Aggregation Functions

# Get aggregate values
total = data_table.getAggregateValue("amount", "sum")
average = data_table.getAggregateValue("amount", "avg")
count = data_table.getAggregateValue("id", "count")

# Calculate percentage of a row value relative to total
row_data = data_table.getSelectedRow()
if row_data:
    amount = row_data["amount"]
    total = data_table.getAggregateValue("amount", "sum")
    percentage = data_table.calculateRowPercentage(row_index, "amount")

Custom Search Functions

# Set custom search function for a column
model.setSearchFunction("complex_data", lambda value, term: term in str(value["name"]))

# Search in table
data_table.search("search term")

# Search specific column
matching_rows = model.searchColumn("name", "John")

Built-in Custom Delegates

The library provides several built-in delegates for enhanced data visualization.

Progress Bar Delegate (DataType.PROGRESS_BAR)

A highly customizable progress bar delegate.

• Default Behavior: Displays a progress bar using the theme's highlight color.
• Customization:
  • setProgressBarColor(column_key, color): Set a static base color.
  • setProgressBarGradient(column_key, enabled): Enable a gradient effect (fade from 0% to 100% opacity).
  • addProgressBarRange(column_key, min_pct, max_pct, color): Add color ranges (e.g., Red for <50%, Green for >80%).

# Configure Progress Bar
self.data_table.setProgressBarColor('completion', "#3b82f6") # Base color
self.data_table.setProgressBarGradient('completion', True)   # Enable gradient

# Or use ranges
self.data_table.addProgressBarRange('completion', 0, 50, "#ef4444")   # Red for low
self.data_table.addProgressBarRange('completion', 50, 80, "#eab308")  # Yellow for medium
self.data_table.addProgressBarRange('completion', 80, 100, "#22c55e") # Green for high

Icon Boolean Delegate (DataType.ICON_BOOLEAN)

Displays boolean values using SVG icons instead of text or checkboxes.

• Default Behavior: Displays a checkmark for True and an 'X' for False.
• Customization:
  • setIconBooleanColors(column_key, yes_color, no_color): Customize the colors for the Yes and No states.

# Configure Icon Boolean (defaults are Green/Red)
self.data_table.setIconBooleanColors('status', yes_color="#00FF00", no_color="#FF0000")

Action Buttons Delegate (DataType.ACTION_BUTTONS)

Displays inline action buttons within a cell. Useful for per-row actions like Start, Stop, Delete, Edit, etc.

• Customization:
  • setActionButtons(column_key, buttonDefs): Configure the buttons for the column. buttonDefs is a list of dictionaries.

    # button_def dictionary structure:
    {
        "key": "action_id", 
        "label": "Button Text", 
        "color": "#HEX_COLOR", 
        "visibleWhen": lambda row_data: True # optional visibility condition
    }

• Events:
  • The table emits rowActionClicked(column_key, action_key, row_data) when a button is clicked.

# Setup Action Buttons
button_defs = [
    {"key": "start", "label": "▶ Start", "color": "#22c55e", "visibleWhen": lambda d: d.get('status') == 'PENDING'},
    {"key": "stop", "label": "⏹ Stop", "color": "#ef4444", "visibleWhen": lambda d: d.get('status') == 'RUNNING'}
]
self.data_table.setActionButtons('actions', button_defs)

# Connect to the signal
self.data_table.rowActionClicked.connect(
    lambda col, action, data: print(f"Action '{action}' clicked on column '{col}'")
)

API Reference

DataTable

Main widget class that provides the UI and functionality.

Methods

• setData(data) -> Self: Set table data
• appendRow(row_data) -> bool: Append a row to the table
• insertRow(row_index, row_data) -> bool: Insert a row at a specific index
• setColumns(columns) -> Self: Set table columns
• setVisibleColumns(columns) -> Self: Set which columns are visible
• enableRowCollapsing(enabled, child_row_key) -> Self: Enable/disable row collapsing
• setFormattingFunction(column_key, func) -> Self: Set formatting function. Actually, this method is alias of Model.setFormattingFunction
• search(term) -> Self: Search the table
• sort(column_key, order) -> Self: Sort the table
• setPage(page) -> Self: Set current page
• setRowsPerPage(rows) -> Self: Set rows per page
• getData(): Get current table data
• getSelectedRow(): Get selected row data
• getAggregateValue(column_key, agg_type): Get aggregate value for column
• setUiSelectionType(mode, behavior) -> Self: Set selection mode and behavior for the table view
• showRowNumbers(enabled) -> Self: Show or hide row numbers (vertical header)
• selectAll() -> Self: This is fluent alias of Model.selectAll()
• selectNone() -> Self: This is fluent alias of Model.clearSelection()
• clearSelection() -> Self: This is fluent alias of DataTable.selectNone()
• selectInverse() -> Self: Fluent select inverse
• setProgressBarColor(column_key, color) -> Self: Set base color for a progress bar column
• setProgressBarGradient(column_key, enabled) -> Self: Enable/disable gradient for a progress bar column
• addProgressBarRange(column_key, min_pct, max_pct, color) -> Self: Add a color range for a progress bar column
• setIconBooleanColors(column_key, yes_color, no_color) -> Self: Set colors for an icon boolean column
• setActionButtons(column_key, buttonDefs) -> Self: Configure inline action buttons for an ACTION_BUTTONS column
• configureTableView(methodName, *args, **kwargs) -> Self: Generic proxy — delegate any QTableView setter call by name, without coupling to a specific named facade method. Useful for one-off configurations that don't need a dedicated wrapper.

from PySide6.QtWidgets import QAbstractScrollArea

# Prevent row-count-driven sizeHint from expanding the parent window
table.configureTableView('setSizeAdjustPolicy', QAbstractScrollArea.SizeAdjustPolicy.AdjustIgnored)

# Other examples
table.configureTableView('setShowGrid', False)
table.configureTableView('setColumnWidth', 0, 120)

Signals

• pageChanged(page): Emitted when page changes
• rowSelected(row, row_data): Emitted when row is selected
• rowExpanded(row, row_data): Emitted when row is expanded
• rowCollapsed(row, row_data): Emitted when row is collapsed
• dataFiltered(rows): Emitted when data is filtered
• sortChanged(column, order): Emitted when sort order changes
• selectionChanged(selected, deselected): Emitted when selection changes
• rowActionClicked(column_key, action_key, row_data): Emitted when an inline action button is clicked

DataTableModel

Model class that manages data and operations.

Methods

• setData(data): Set model data
• setColumns(columns): Set model columns
• setFormattingFunction(column_key, func): Set formatting function
• setEditableColumns(editable_columns): Set which columns are editable
• setVisibleColumns(visible_columns): Set which columns are visible
• setSearchFunction(column_key, func): Set search function
• setSortFunction(column_key, func): Set sort function
• setAggregationFunction(column_key, agg_type, func): Set aggregation function
• enableRowCollapsing(enabled, child_row_key): Enable row collapsing
• search(term): Search all rows
• searchColumn(column_key, term): Search specific column
• aggregate(column_key, agg_type): Aggregate column values
• calculateRowPercentage(row_index, column_key): Calculate row percentage

Signals

• rowExpandedCollapsed(int, bool) : row, is_expanded. Emitted when a row, sub-rows expanded or collapsed

Note: The model is child class of QAbstractTableModel. So these signals below are inherited (from QAbstractItemModel).

• dataChanged(topLeft, bottomRight, roles): Emitted when data in the specified range has been modified.
• headerDataChanged(orientation, first, last): Emitted when header data for a section changes.
• layoutChanged(): Emitted when layout of the model changes drastically.
• layoutAboutToBeChanged(): Emitted before a major layout change.
• modelReset(): Emitted after the model is reset.
• rowsAboutToBeInserted(parent, start, end): Emitted before rows are inserted.
• rowsInserted(parent, start, end): Emitted after rows are inserted.
• rowsAboutToBeRemoved(parent, start, end): Emitted before rows are removed.
• rowsRemoved(parent, start, end): Emitted after rows are removed.
• columnsAboutToBeInserted(parent, start, end): Emitted before columns are inserted.
• columnsInserted(parent, start, end): Emitted after columns are inserted.
• columnsAboutToBeRemoved(parent, start, end): Emitted before columns are removed.
• columnsRemoved(parent, start, end): Emitted after columns are removed.
• rowsMoved(parent, start, end, destination, row): Emitted after rows are moved.
• columnsMoved(parent, start, end, destination, column): Emitted after columns are moved.

License

This project is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 (GPLv3).
See the LICENSE file for details.