any help as to how you let your program request an administrator privilege while running.
in python or QT

i have googled but the option i may settle for it

run the software e.g app.exe
then use os.sytem() to run a commandline like runas /user:Administrator "app.exe"
app.exe is the same software, then then terminate the first app.exe process.

that will work but i know there are better ways to do this.

Well, i have not be doing GUI with QT, but whatever, check the pythonwin32 module and i think it contains something inside.
see

import win32net
import win32netcon
shinfo={  }
shinfo['netname'] = 'python test'
shinfo['type'] = win32netcon.STYPE_DISKTREE
shinfo['remark'] = 'data files'
shinfo['permissions'] = 0
shinfo['max_uses'] = -1
shinfo['current_uses'] = 0
shinfo['path'] = 'c:\\my_data'
shinfo['passwd'] = ''
server = 'servername'
win32net.NetShareAdd(server, 2, shinfo)

What the above code does is to create a shared folder across LAN network, the dictionary object contain key of [netname, passwd] that enable you to logon and gain administrative level before performing the task. so, look into win32neton module

thanks for your contribution,
i later figured it out that Microsoft has the info on their website

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb756929.aspx

it's working like magic now