> > Yes that I can deduce, but why I'm asking is why it's different on > Windows and Linux. Should it not be platform independent?
It should be. I've got no idea why it seems to work on windows but I can say one thing for sure: that would be an artifact that you shouldn't rely on. In Qt, you _always_ need a QApplication for anything. So just do as it requires you to do: first, construct a QApplication. Then things will work. Diez -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list