Add drop-down list in parameter input using script editor QGIS 2.18

Question

In the script editor in QGIS, when choosing string parameter type, a default value must be added according to https://docs.qgis.org/2.8/en/docs/user_manual/processing/scripts.html

What happen is that the parameter line in the GUI will be populated with the default value. 'average' in my case.

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What I want to do is to add several different values so that the user can choose from. In my case, I want to add other statistics, so the user will have a drop-down list containing several options.

The solution in Letting user choose from 2 options for QGIS Processing script input parameter? does not work for me since I'm using QGIS 2.18.2, also the solution for check-box is not relevant.

Is it possible to create a drop-down list for the user in QGIS 2.18.2 las palmas?

In case it is needed, the full code is here:

##Cell Statistics=name
##Select_directory=Folder
##statistic_name=string average
##Output_raster=Output raster
import glob, os
from PyQt4.QtCore import QFileInfo
from qgis.core import QgsRasterLayer, QgsRectangle
os.chdir(Select_directory)
raster_list = []
extent = QgsRectangle()
extent.setMinimal()
statistic_dic = {'average':0, 'count':1, 'median':2,'mode':3, 'minimum':4, 'min_raster':5,'maximum':6, 'max_raster':7, 'std':8, 'range':9}
for raster in glob.glob("*.tif"):
 fileInfo = QFileInfo(raster)
 baseName = fileInfo.baseName()
 rlayer = QgsRasterLayer(raster, baseName)
 # Combine raster layers to list
 raster_list .append(rlayer)
 # Combine raster extents
 extent.combineExtentWith(rlayer.extent())
# Get extent 
xmin = extent.xMinimum()
xmax = extent.xMaximum()
ymin = extent.yMinimum()
ymax = extent.yMaximum()
# Run algorithm and set relevant parameters
processing.runalg("grass7:r.series",
 {"input":raster_list ,
 "-n":False,
 "method":statistic_dic[statistic_name],
 "range":'-10000000000,10000000000', 
 "GRASS_REGION_PARAMETER":"%f,%f,%f,%f"% (xmin, xmax, ymin, ymax), 
 "GRASS_REGION_CELLSIZE_PARAMETER":0,
 "output":Output_raster})

• PolyGeo: Your title says 2.8 but your body says 2.18.2, which is it?
• Joseph: As @PolyGeo mentioned, could you please confirm which version it is. I am assuming it is 2.18 as this is not possible in 2.8. In your script, you can use the selection parameter which allows you to create a drop-down list containing your terms. So in your case, you can replace ##statistic_name=string average with ##statistic_name=selection average;count;median;mode;minimum;min_raster;maximum;max_raster;std;range.
• user88484: Thank Joseph, I am indeed using 2.18.2, I got it wrong since the document says 2.8.. (sorry,, I'm new to that..). The "selection" does work, I now realize that the "selection" parameter (in my case "statistic_name") gets an integer value and not a string value. Now it works.
• Joseph: @user88484 - Great stuff! I have voted to reopen your question as you are wanting a solution for QGIS 2.18 and not QGIS 2.8. You should post an answer on how you solved your problem :)

Answer 1

To create the drop-list I used the "selection" option and separated the variables by ";". Then I used the correspond number as variable for the tool I was using (e.g., average is the first in the drop list so it's corresponded number is 0, count is the second so it's number is 1 ..).

##first_statistic_name=selection average;count;median;mode;minimum;min_raster;maximum;max_raster;stddev;range;sum;variance;diversity;slope;offset;detcoeff;tvalue