I have a working application of labels to a point array - but the size of the text is not relative to the map scale. This decreases the readability of labels when panning and zooming. To resolve~ How would one implement a text-size based on MapUnits? field = str(csvGridFieldNames[index]) csvGrid = ftools_utils.getMapLayerByName(unicode('mfLayer1_Grid'))#str(activeLayer))) textSize = 7 valLabel = QgsPalLayerSettings() valLabel.readFromLayer(csvGrid) valLabel.enabled = True valLabel.fieldName = field valLabel.placement= QgsPalLayerSettings.OverPoint valLabel.setDataDefinedProperty(QgsPalLayerSettings.Size,True,True,'%f' %(textSize),'') valLabel.writeToLayer(csvGrid) iface.legendInterface().refreshLayerSymbology(csvGrid) iface.mapCanvas().refresh() This question appears related, but having some trouble understanding the doc's... ["...lables 'Data Defined' section in pyqgis"][1] ...and FWIW: A screen shot of the Qgis tool, with the two (needed) PyQgis settable parameters highlighted in green: ![lable settings][2] [1]: http://gis.stackexchange.com/questions/70111/how-to-obtain-rotation-field-name-defined-in-the-labels-data-defined-section-i [2]: https://i.sstatic.net/xjUyy.png