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Is there a way to hide a layer name in the composer legend using pyqgis as we do from the legend properties (see picture)?

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The only way I've found so far is by changing the layer name in the composer legend but it will also change it in the Layers list and I don't want that.

This is the code I used:

        itemLlegend = composition.getComposerItemById('Legend')
        modelindex=itemLlegend.modelV2().index(0, 0)
        itemLlegend.modelV2().setFlag(QgsLayerTreeModel.AllowNodeRename)
        itemLlegend.modelV2().setData(modelindex,'')
        itemLlegend.updateLegend()

Any idea?

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I had this problem too. My friend who is working for QGIS told me how.

What you can do is:

take the QgsLayerTreeLayer from the model (if you haven't include it in the model):

tree_layer = itemLlegend.modelV2().rootGroup().addLayer(layer)

If your layer is already in the model, just iterate rootGroup and grab your tree_layer.

After you got your tree layer:

from qgis.core import QgsLegendRenderer, QgsComposerLegendStyle
QgsLegendRenderer.setNodeLegendStyle(
    tree_layer, QgsComposerLegendStyle.Hidden)

This will add style to your tree_layer it will now will be hidden by the renderer (but, just the Visitors text will be hidden).

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  • Can this code change the layer name of the legend?
    – natsuapo
    Mar 16, 2018 at 5:28
  • Yes, but I don't see why you prefer this over changing the layer name directly in the layer.
    – lucernae
    Oct 17, 2019 at 9:34
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The updated recipe for QGIS 3.x

from qgis.core import QgsLayoutItemLegend, QgsLegendRenderer, QgsLegendStyle, QgsProject

project = QgsProject.instance()
manager = project.layoutManager()
layout = manager.layoutByName('print1') # Your layout name


# If only one legend within the layout
layoutItemLegend = [i for i in layout.items() if isinstance(i,  QgsLayoutItemLegend)][0]
# Could also use the following if you defined an id 'mylegend' for the QgsLayoutItemLegend (commented here)
# layoutItemLegend = layout.itemById('mylegend')
model = layoutItemLegend.model()
tree_legend = model.rootGroup()

# Desactivate auto refresh of the legend
layoutItemLegend.setAutoUpdateModel(False)
layoutItemLegend.updateLegend()


# Then do to apply change for the first element (group or layer)
QgsLegendRenderer.setNodeLegendStyle(
    tree_legend.children()[0], QgsLegendStyle.Hidden)

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