how activate qgis features selection toolbar in the main window

Question

How can i activate and desactivate qgis features selection toolbar in the main window using a signal in a python plugin?

Answer 1

You can activate the "Select Single Feature" tool using iface.actionSelect().trigger().

If you want to be able to deactivate the tool, you need to activate the tool that was previously active. You can save the active tool using

currentTool = iface.mapCanvas().mapTool()

Then, when you want to deactivate the "Select Single Feature" tool, you can activate the previous tool using

currentTool.activate()