Fix #6295

src/tribler-gui/tribler_gui/widgets/downloadspage.py

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 from PyQt5.QtCore import QTimer, QUrl, Qt, pyqtSignal
 from PyQt5.QtGui import QDesktopServices
 from PyQt5.QtNetwork import QNetworkRequest
-from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QAbstractItemView, QAction, QFileDialog, QTreeWidgetItem, QWidget
+from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QAbstractItemView, QAction, QFileDialog, QWidget
 
 from tribler_common.sentry_reporter.sentry_mixin import AddBreadcrumbOnShowMixin
 
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 from tribler_gui.tribler_action_menu import TriblerActionMenu
 from tribler_gui.tribler_request_manager import TriblerFileDownloadRequest, TriblerNetworkRequest
 from tribler_gui.utilities import compose_magnetlink, connect, format_speed, tr
-from tribler_gui.widgets.downloadwidgetitem import DownloadWidgetItem
+from tribler_gui.widgets.downloadwidgetitem import DownloadWidgetItem, LoadingDownloadWidgetItem
 from tribler_gui.widgets.loading_list_item import LoadingListItem
 
 button_name2filter = {
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
     "downloads_channels_button": DOWNLOADS_FILTER_CHANNELS,
 }
 
+
 # pylint: disable=too-many-instance-attributes, too-many-public-methods
 class DownloadsPage(AddBreadcrumbOnShowMixin, QWidget):
     """
@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@ def on_filter_text_changed(self, text):
 
     def start_loading_downloads(self):
         self.window().downloads_list.setSelectionMode(QAbstractItemView.NoSelection)
-        self.loading_message_widget = QTreeWidgetItem()
+        self.loading_message_widget = LoadingDownloadWidgetItem()
         self.window().downloads_list.addTopLevelItem(self.loading_message_widget)
         self.window().downloads_list.setItemWidget(
             self.loading_message_widget, 2, LoadingListItem(self.window().downloads_list)
@@ -483,7 +484,7 @@ def on_add_button_pressed(channel_id):
 
     def on_right_click_item(self, pos):
         item_clicked = self.window().downloads_list.itemAt(pos)
-        if not item_clicked or self.selected_items is None:
+        if not item_clicked or not self.selected_items:
             return
 
         if item_clicked not in self.selected_items:

src/tribler-gui/tribler_gui/widgets/downloadwidgetitem.py

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import logging
 from datetime import datetime
 
+from PyQt5.QtCore import Qt
 from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QProgressBar, QTreeWidgetItem, QVBoxLayout, QWidget
 
 from tribler_common.simpledefs import dlstatus_strings
@@ -9,6 +10,19 @@
 from tribler_gui.utilities import duration_to_string, format_size, format_speed
 
 
+class LoadingDownloadWidgetItem(QTreeWidgetItem):
+    """
+    This class is used for the placeholder "Loading" item for the downloads list
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        QTreeWidgetItem.__init__(self)
+        self.setFlags(Qt.NoItemFlags)
+
+    def get_raw_download_status(self):
+        return "PLACEHOLDER"
+
+
 class DownloadWidgetItem(QTreeWidgetItem):
     """
     This class is responsible for managing the item in the downloads list and fills the item with the relevant data.