QgsDataProvider Class (PyQGIS)

Python 2.7.4 (default, Apr  6 2013, 19:54:46) [MSC v.1500 32 bit (Intel)] on zeito
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help(QgsDataProvider)
Help on class QgsDataProvider in module qgis.core:

class QgsDataProvider(PyQt4.QtCore.QObject)
 |  QgsDataProvider(QString uri="")
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 |  Method resolution order:
 |      QgsDataProvider
 |      PyQt4.QtCore.QObject
 |      sip.wrapper
 |      sip.simplewrapper
 |      __builtin__.object
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 |  Methods defined here:
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 |  childEvent(...)
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 |  connectNotify(...)
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 |  crs(...)
 |      QgsDataProvider.crs() -> QgsCoordinateReferenceSystem
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 |  customEvent(...)
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 |  dataChanged = <unbound signal dataChanged>
 |  dataSourceUri(...)
 |      QgsDataProvider.dataSourceUri() -> QString
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 |  dataTimestamp(...)
 |      QgsDataProvider.dataTimestamp() -> QDateTime
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 |  description(...)
 |      QgsDataProvider.description() -> QString
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 |  disconnectNotify(...)
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 |  error(...)
 |      QgsDataProvider.error() -> QgsError
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 |  extent(...)
 |      QgsDataProvider.extent() -> QgsRectangle
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 |  fileRasterFilters(...)
 |      QgsDataProvider.fileRasterFilters() -> QString
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 |  fileVectorFilters(...)
 |      QgsDataProvider.fileVectorFilters() -> QString
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 |  fullExtentCalculated = <unbound signal fullExtentCalculated>
 |  isValid(...)
 |      QgsDataProvider.isValid() -> bool
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 |  name(...)
 |      QgsDataProvider.name() -> QString
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 |  receivers(...)
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 |  reloadData(...)
 |      QgsDataProvider.reloadData()
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 |  sender(...)
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 |  setDataSourceUri(...)
 |      QgsDataProvider.setDataSourceUri(QString)
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 |  setLayerOrder(...)
 |      QgsDataProvider.setLayerOrder(QStringList)
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 |  setSubLayerVisibility(...)
 |      QgsDataProvider.setSubLayerVisibility(QString, bool)
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 |  setSubsetString(...)
 |      QgsDataProvider.setSubsetString(QString, bool updateFeatureCount=True) -> bool
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 |  subLayerCount(...)
 |      QgsDataProvider.subLayerCount() -> int
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 |  subLayerStyles(...)
 |      QgsDataProvider.subLayerStyles() -> QStringList
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 |  subLayers(...)
 |      QgsDataProvider.subLayers() -> QStringList
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 |  subsetString(...)
 |      QgsDataProvider.subsetString() -> QString
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 |  supportsSubsetString(...)
 |      QgsDataProvider.supportsSubsetString() -> bool
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 |  timerEvent(...)
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 |  timestamp(...)
 |      QgsDataProvider.timestamp() -> QDateTime
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 |  updateExtents(...)
 |      QgsDataProvider.updateExtents()
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 |  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 |  Methods inherited from PyQt4.QtCore.QObject:
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 |  __getattr__(...)
 |      QObject.__getattr__(str) -> object
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 |  blockSignals(...)
 |      QObject.blockSignals(bool) -> bool
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 |  children(...)
 |      QObject.children() -> list-of-QObject
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 |  connect(...)
 |      QObject.connect(QObject, SIGNAL(), QObject, SLOT(), Qt.ConnectionType=Qt.AutoConnection) -> bool
 |      QObject.connect(QObject, SIGNAL(), callable, Qt.ConnectionType=Qt.AutoConnection) -> bool
 |      QObject.connect(QObject, SIGNAL(), SLOT(), Qt.ConnectionType=Qt.AutoConnection) -> bool
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 |  deleteLater(...)
 |      QObject.deleteLater()
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 |  destroyed = <unbound signal destroyed>
 |  disconnect(...)
 |      QObject.disconnect(QObject, SIGNAL(), QObject, SLOT()) -> bool
 |      QObject.disconnect(QObject, SIGNAL(), callable) -> bool
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 |  dumpObjectInfo(...)
 |      QObject.dumpObjectInfo()
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 |  dumpObjectTree(...)
 |      QObject.dumpObjectTree()
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 |  dynamicPropertyNames(...)
 |      QObject.dynamicPropertyNames() -> list-of-QByteArray
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 |  emit(...)
 |      QObject.emit(SIGNAL(), ...)
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 |  event(...)
 |      QObject.event(QEvent) -> bool
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 |  eventFilter(...)
 |      QObject.eventFilter(QObject, QEvent) -> bool
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 |  findChild(...)
 |      QObject.findChild(type, QString name=QString()) -> QObject
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 |  findChildren(...)
 |      QObject.findChildren(type, QString name=QString()) -> list-of-QObject
 |      QObject.findChildren(type, QRegExp) -> list-of-QObject
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 |  inherits(...)
 |      QObject.inherits(str) -> bool
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 |  installEventFilter(...)
 |      QObject.installEventFilter(QObject)
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 |  isWidgetType(...)
 |      QObject.isWidgetType() -> bool
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 |  killTimer(...)
 |      QObject.killTimer(int)
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 |  metaObject(...)
 |      QObject.metaObject() -> QMetaObject
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 |  moveToThread(...)
 |      QObject.moveToThread(QThread)
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 |  objectName(...)
 |      QObject.objectName() -> QString
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 |  parent(...)
 |      QObject.parent() -> QObject
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 |  property(...)
 |      QObject.property(str) -> QVariant
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 |  pyqtConfigure(...)
 |      QObject.pyqtConfigure(...)
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 |      Each keyword argument is either the name of a Qt property or a Qt signal.
 |      For properties the property is set to the given value which should be of an
 |      appropriate type.
 |      For signals the signal is connected to the given value which should be a
 |      callable.
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 |  removeEventFilter(...)
 |      QObject.removeEventFilter(QObject)
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 |  setObjectName(...)
 |      QObject.setObjectName(QString)
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 |  setParent(...)
 |      QObject.setParent(QObject)
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 |  setProperty(...)
 |      QObject.setProperty(str, QVariant) -> bool
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 |  signalsBlocked(...)
 |      QObject.signalsBlocked() -> bool
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 |  startTimer(...)
 |      QObject.startTimer(int) -> int
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 |  thread(...)
 |      QObject.thread() -> QThread
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 |  tr(...)
 |      QObject.tr(str, str disambiguation=None, int n=-1) -> QString
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 |  trUtf8(...)
 |      QObject.trUtf8(str, str disambiguation=None, int n=-1) -> QString
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 |  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 |  Data descriptors inherited from PyQt4.QtCore.QObject:
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 |  __weakref__
 |      list of weak references to the object (if defined)
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 |  staticMetaObject
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 |  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 |  Methods inherited from sip.simplewrapper:
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 |  __init__(...)
 |      x.__init__(...) initializes x; see help(type(x)) for signature
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 |  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 |  Data descriptors inherited from sip.simplewrapper:
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 |  __dict__
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 |  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 |  Data and other attributes inherited from sip.simplewrapper:
 |
 |  __new__ = <built-in method __new__ of sip.wrappertype object>
 |      T.__new__(S, ...) -> a new object with type S, a subtype of T