Removed QT message handler. It doesn't work properly with some versions of Spyder

core_tools/GUI/parameter_viewer_qml/param_viewer.py

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ from core_tools.GUI.parameter_viewer_qml.model import gate_model
 from PyQt5 import QtCore, QtWidgets, QtQml
 
 import core_tools.GUI.parameter_viewer_qml as qml_in
-from core_tools.GUI.qt_util import install_qt_message_handler
 import os
 
 import qcodes as qc
@@ -17,7 +16,6 @@ class param_viewer:
             gates: Gate instrument to use. If None, use qcodes.Station.default.gates
             allow_mouse_wheel_updates: If True, then allow changing parameter values using mouse scrolling
         """
-        install_qt_message_handler()
         super().__init__()
         self.app = QtCore.QCoreApplication.instance()
         self.instance_ready = True

core_tools/GUI/virt_gate_matrix_qml/gui_controller.py

 from core_tools.GUI.virt_gate_matrix_qml.models import attenuation_model, table_header_model, vg_matrix_model
 from core_tools.drivers.hardware.hardware import hardware
-from core_tools.GUI.qt_util import install_qt_message_handler
 
 from PyQt5 import QtCore, QtWidgets, QtQml
 
@@ -19,7 +18,6 @@ class virt_gate_matrix_GUI:
             virtual_gate_name: Name or index of virtual gate to display
             invert: Show inverted matrix.
         """
-        install_qt_message_handler()
         super().__init__()
         # self.app =  QtGui.QGuiApplication(sys.argv)
         self.app = QtCore.QCoreApplication.instance()

core_tools/data/gui/qml/data_browser.py

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import os
 import core_tools.data.gui.qml as qml_in
 
 from core_tools.data.SQL.connect import SQL_conn_info_local, sample_info, set_up_local_storage
-from core_tools.GUI.qt_util import install_qt_message_handler
 
 def coalesce(*args):
     for arg in args:
@@ -18,7 +17,6 @@ class data_browser():
     def __init__(self,
                  project=None, set_up=None, sample=None,
                  window_location=None, window_size=None):
-        install_qt_message_handler()
         super().__init__()
 
         self.app = QtCore.QCoreApplication.instance()