def create_filterable_names_list(names, filter_text=None, parent=None, model=NamesModel): nl = QListView(parent) nl.m = m = model(names, parent=nl) m.filtered.connect(lambda all_items: nl.scrollTo(m.index(0))) nl.setModel(m) if model is NamesModel: nl.d = NamesDelegate(nl) nl.setItemDelegate(nl.d) f = QLineEdit(parent) f.setPlaceholderText(filter_text or '') f.textEdited.connect(m.filter) return nl, f