Workaround pyside bug

asn1_value_editor/sdlHandler.py

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 import os
 import ctypes
+from functools import partial
 
 from PySide.QtGui import QDockWidget, QPushButton, QGridLayout
 from PySide.QtCore import Slot, Qt, QFile
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ except ImportError:
     print 'No Python A mapper generated dataview, SDL handler cannot be used'
     ASN1 = None
 
+
 class sdlHandler(object):
     '''
         Class managing SDL models
@@ -181,20 +183,25 @@ class sdlHandler(object):
         dock.hide()
         return dock
 
+    def send_tc(self, tc):
+        ''' Send a parameterless TC '''
+        tc()
+
     def set_paramless_tc(self):
         ''' Once the DLL is loaded set the buttons to send paramless TC '''
+        # tc_area and buttons have to be in self because of known pyside bug
         widget = self.dock_simu.widget()
-        tc_area = widget.findChild(QGridLayout, 'tc_grid')
+        self.tc_area = widget.findChild(QGridLayout, 'tc_grid')
         # Find parameterless input signals and create buttons
-        buttons = {}
+        self.buttons = {}
         for each in self.proc.input_signals:
             if 'type' not in each:
-                buttons[each['name']] = QPushButton(each['name'])
+                self.buttons[each['name']] = QPushButton(each['name'])
         for each in self.proc.timers:
-            buttons[each] = QPushButton(each+' timeout')
-        for name, button in buttons.viewitems():
-            tc_area.addWidget(button)
+            self.buttons[each] = QPushButton(each+' timeout')
+        for name, button in self.buttons.viewitems():
+            self.tc_area.addWidget(button)
             tc = getattr(self.dll, '{}_{}'.format(self.proc.processName,
                                                   name))
-            button.pressed.connect(lambda: tc)
+            button.pressed.connect(partial(self.send_tc, tc))