[QGIS-Developer] get visibility from layout items with python

[Nyall Dawson]

On Thu, 8 Nov 2018 at 17:18, Raymond Nijssen <r.nijssen at terglobo.nl> wrote:

> I'm also using setVisible() now, instead of setVisibility(). But now I
> wonder why the latter exists.

Check the API dox -- there's a specific note there that you need to
call setVisibility instead of setVisible, or visiblity won't work
correctly for some items (like groups).

(Unfortunately QGraphicsItem::setVisible is not virtual, so we can't
override that... hence the ugly api here).

Nyall