Using Qt Creator’s QML Debugger for a PySide6 QML Application#

Besides the C++ debugger, Qt Creator provides a QML debugger which lets you inspect JavaScript code. It works by connecting to a socket server run by the QmlEngine instance. The port is passed on the command line. To enable it, add the below code to your QML application:

from argparse import ArgumentParser, RawTextHelpFormatter

...

if __name__ == "__main__":
    argument_parser = ArgumentParser(...)
    argument_parser.add_argument("-qmljsdebugger", action="store",
                                 help="Enable QML debugging")
    options = argument_parser.parse_args()
    if options.qmljsdebugger:
        QQmlDebuggingEnabler.enableDebugging(True)
    app = QApplication(sys.argv)

For instructions on how to use the QML debugger, see Debugging a Qt Quick Example Application.

Note

The code should be removed or disabled when shipping the application as it poses a security risk.