# display a splash screen with PyQTfrom PyQt4.QtTest import QTest as qtfrom PyQt4.QtCore import *from PyQt4.QtGui import *class Splash(QSplashScreen): staticMessage_ = "" def __init__(self): QSplashScreen.__init__(self) def setStaticMessage(self, message): self.staticMessage_ = message self.update() def paintEvent(self, event): QSplashScreen.paintEvent(self, event) painter = QPainter(self) pen = QPen(Qt.red) painter.setPen(pen) # in case this message is not part of the image painter.drawText(20, 20, self.staticMessage_) app = QApplication([]) mainWin = QLabel(" Simple Main Window ") splash = Splash()splash_image = "CloudSplash.jpg"splash.setPixmap(QPixmap(splash_image)) splash.setStaticMessage("Version 2.01") splash.show() # optional message display on splash image# in case this message is not part of the image align = Qt.AlignBottom|Qt.AlignRightsplash.showMessage("wait 6 seconds", align, Qt.yellow) app.processEvents() qt.qSleep(3000) splash.showMessage("wait 3 seconds", align, Qt.green) app.processEvents() qt.qSleep(3000) splash.finish(mainWin) mainWin.show() # does not use sys.exit(app.exec_()), works wellapp.exec_()