3 files changed, 14 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/gr-qtgui/grc/qtgui_edit_box_msg.block.yml b/gr-qtgui/grc/qtgui_edit_box_msg.block.yml
index c2ef050122..2b57d4a721 100644
--- a/gr-qtgui/grc/qtgui_edit_box_msg.block.yml
+++ b/gr-qtgui/grc/qtgui_edit_box_msg.block.yml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ templates:
         <%
             win = 'self._%s_win'%id
         %>\
-        qtgui.edit_box_msg(${type.t}, ${value}, ${label}, ${is_pair}, ${is_static}, ${key})
+        qtgui.edit_box_msg(${type.t}, ${value}, ${label}, ${is_pair}, ${is_static}, ${key}, None)
         ${win} = sip.wrapinstance(self.${id}.pyqwidget(), Qt.QWidget)
         ${gui_hint() % win}
 
diff --git a/gr-qtgui/python/qtgui/bindings/edit_box_msg_python.cc b/gr-qtgui/python/qtgui/bindings/edit_box_msg_python.cc
index 17d36ad979..a5d4498a31 100644
--- a/gr-qtgui/python/qtgui/bindings/edit_box_msg_python.cc
+++ b/gr-qtgui/python/qtgui/bindings/edit_box_msg_python.cc
@@ -55,6 +55,18 @@ void bind_edit_box_msg(py::module& m)
 
         .def("exec_", &edit_box_msg::exec_, D(edit_box_msg, exec_))
 
+        // .def("pyqwidget",&edit_box_msg::pyqwidget,
+        //     D(edit_box_msg,pyqwidget)
+        // )
+        // For the sip conversion to python to work, the widget object
+        // needs to be explicitly converted to long long.
+        .def(
+            "pyqwidget",
+            [](std::shared_ptr<edit_box_msg> p) {
+                return PyLong_AsLongLong(p->pyqwidget());
+            },
+            D(edit_box_msg, pyqwidget))
+
 
         .def("qwidget", &edit_box_msg::qwidget, D(edit_box_msg, qwidget))
 
diff --git a/gr-qtgui/python/qtgui/bindings/python_bindings.cc b/gr-qtgui/python/qtgui/bindings/python_bindings.cc
index 116873633c..3650a2be89 100644
--- a/gr-qtgui/python/qtgui/bindings/python_bindings.cc
+++ b/gr-qtgui/python/qtgui/bindings/python_bindings.cc
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ PYBIND11_MODULE(qtgui_python, m)
     bind_const_sink_c(m);
     // bind_constellationdisplayform(m);
     // bind_displayform(m);
-    // bind_edit_box_msg(m);
+    bind_edit_box_msg(m);
     bind_eye_sink_c(m);
     bind_eye_sink_f(m);
     // bind_form_menus(m);