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# Module: `qt.console.call_tip_widget`

## 1 Class

class `IPython.qt.console.call_tip_widget.` `CallTipWidget`(text_edit)

  Bases: `PyQt4.QtGui.QLabel`

  Shows call tips by parsing the current text of Q[Plain]TextEdit.

  `__init__`(text_edit)

    Create a call tip manager that is attached to the specified Qt text edit widget.

  `enterEvent`(event)

    Reimplemented to cancel the hide timer.

  `eventFilter`(obj, event)

    Reimplemented to hide on certain key presses and on text edit focus changes.

  `hideEvent`(event)

    Reimplemented to disconnect signal handlers and event filter.

  `leaveEvent`(event)

    Reimplemented to start the hide timer.

  `paintEvent`(event)

    Reimplemented to paint the background panel.

  `setFont`(font)

    Reimplemented to allow use of this method as a slot.

  `showEvent`(event)

    Reimplemented to connect signal handlers and event filter.

  `show_call_info`(call_line=None, doc=None, maxlines=20)

    Attempts to show the specified call line and docstring at the current cursor location. The docstring is possibly truncated for length.

  `show_tip`(tip)

    Attempts to show the specified tip at the current cursor location.

  `timerEvent`(event)

    Reimplemented to hide the widget when the hide timer fires.

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