vtkInteractorStyleRubberBandPick: Set selection mode without pressing key - pyqt

The class vtkInteractorStyleRubberBandPick allows selection of a rectangular window, when 'r' is pressed, and selection of a 1x1 window, when 'p' is pressed.
Is there a way to get the key that is currently pressed (the current selection mode)?
Is it possible to set the selection mode 'r' or 'p' in the code (i'm using pyqt and would like to choose the mode by checking a box in a gui)?

I don't speak python, so I don't know what extra obstacles you will have, but in c++ you could do this:
ad 1) the picking mode is not publicly accesible, it is represented by a protected variable CurrentMode (see the c++ source code). You would have to create your own class derived from vtkInteractorStyleRubberBandPick and define new public method for it that would return the mode.
ad 2) Again, not directly. But if you were to derive your own class anyway, you could also define your own method for setting the mode, as there is none. Without it, I suppose you could have your check box give focus to the vtk window and fire an R-key-pressed event...sounds overly complicated, but it would probably work.

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