def __init__(self): super(Window, self).__init__() self.setGeometry(50, 50, 500, 300) self.setWindowTitle("GUI Interface") self.setWindowIcon(QtGui.QIcon('pyicon.png')) extractAction = QtGui.QActionEvent('exit', self) extractAction.setShortcut("Ctrl+Q") extractAction.setStatusTip("Leave the app") extractAction.triggered.connect(self.close_application) self.statusBar() mainMenu = self.menuBar() fileMenu = mainMenu.addMenu('File') fileMenu.addAction(extractAction) self.home()