Is it possible to get QWebKit to display pdf files?

Question

i have a link in my QWebkit, which points to a pdf file. But when the link is clicked, it can't display the pdf file. is there a way to make it happen?

Answer 1

If you enable plugins through QWebSettings and have a PDF viewer installed that provides a browser plugin such as Acrobat then you should see the PDF rendered using the plugin inside your QWebView:

import sys
from PyQt4.QtCore import *
from PyQt4.QtGui import *
from PyQt4.QtWebKit import *

app = QApplication(sys.argv)
web = QWebView()
web.settings().setAttribute(QWebSettings.PluginsEnabled, True)
web.show()
web.load(QUrl('file:///C:/test/test.pdf')) # Change path to actual file.
sys.exit(app.exec_())

This code isn't working for me on Windows with the latest version of Acrobat X (it just shows a progress bar but no PDF - proof that the plugin is loading, just not working) but I'm sure this is how I've done it before. Give it a try and let me know.

Answer 2

Webkit doesn't include a PDF viewer. You'll need to have some way of rendering it - whether you pass it off to a different viewer (Adobe PDF viewer or something else), render it in the control in some way you devise (you could even try rendering it in JavaScript for fun).

Answer 3

This is Gary Hudges code for PyQt5:

import sys
from PyQt5.QtWidgets import *
from PyQt5.QtWebKitWidgets import *
from PyQt5.QtWebKit import *
from PyQt5.QtCore import *

app = QApplication(sys.argv)
web = QWebView()
web.settings().setAttribute(QWebSettings.PluginsEnabled, True)
web.show()
web.load(QUrl('file:///C:/data/progetti_miei/python/test.pdf')) # Change path to actual file.
sys.exit(app.exec_())