Beginning PyQt : a hands-on approach to GUI programming with PyQt6 / Joshua M. Willman.
Willman, Joshua M., author.
2022
QA76.9.U83 W55 2022
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Title Beginning PyQt : a hands-on approach to GUI programming with PyQt6 / Joshua M. Willman.
Author Willman, Joshua M., author.
Edition 2nd ed.
ISBN 9781484279991 (electronic book)
1484279999 (electronic book)
9781484279984
1484279980
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-7999-1
Published New York, NY : Apress, [2022]
Language English
Description 1 online resource (557 pages) : illustrations
Item Number 10.1007/978-1-4842-7999-1 doi
Call Number QA76.9.U83 W55 2022
Dewey Decimal Classification 005.4/37
Summary Learn GUI application development from the ground up by building simple projects that teach the fundamentals of using PyQt6. This 2nd edition includes updated code, programs, and new chapters to get you started using the newest version. Taking a practical approach, each chapter will gradually teach more advanced and diverse concepts to aid you in designing and customizing interesting and professional applications. You'll start by learning important concepts related to GUI development, and then jump right into building different and exciting projects in every chapter. Along the way, you'll discover new widgets, layouts, and other concepts that will help you to build better UIs. You'll also construct more elaborate GUIs, covering topics that include storing data using the clipboard, graphics and animation, support for SQL databases, multithreading applications, and building modern-looking interfaces. Using this knowledge, you'll be able to build a photo editor, games, a text editor, a working web browser, and an assortment of other GUIs. In the end, this book will guide you through the process of creating UIs to help you bring your own ideas to life. Find out what you need to begin making your own applications with PyQt! What You'll Learn Develop cross-platform UIs with PyQt and Python Use PyQt's many widgets and apply them by building real applications Build larger applications through a step-by-step approach and break the code into smaller chunks for deeper understanding Work with more complex applications in PyQt, covering SQL databases, multithreading, web browsers, and more Create modern-looking UIs with Qt Quick and QtQml using the latest version of PyQt Who This Book Is For Python developers who are looking to begin creating user interfaces and want to utilize the latest version of PyQt to gets started. Having prior knowledge of PyQt or other Python UI toolkits is not necessary to begin using this book.
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Intro
Table of Contents
About the Author
About the Technical Reviewers
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: Getting Started with PyQt
The PyQt Framework
Why Choose PyQt?
PyQt5 vs. PyQt6
Installing Python 3 and PyQt6
Checking Your Version of Python
Installing PyQt6
Introduction to User Interfaces
What Is a Graphical User Interface?
Concepts for Creating Good Interface Design
Creating Your First GUI: An Empty Window
Explanation for Creating an Empty Window
Modifying the Window
Summary
Chapter 2: Building a Simple GUI

The QLabel Widget
Explanation for Using QLabel
Project 2.1
User Profile GUI
Designing the User Profile GUI
Explanation for the User Profile GUI
Summary
Chapter 3: Adding More Functionality with Widgets
Event Handlers and Signals and Slots
The QPushButton Widget
Explanation for Using QPushButton
The QLineEdit Widget
Explanation for Using QLineEdit
The QCheckBox Widget
Explanation for Using QCheckBox
The QMessageBox Dialog
Windows vs. Dialogs
Explanation for Using QMessageBox
Project 3.1
Login GUI and Registration Dialog

Designing the Login GUI and Registration Dialog
Explanation for Creating the Login GUI
How to Open a New Window or Dialog
Using Event Handlers to Close a Window
Explanation for Creating the Main Window
Explanation for Creating the Registration Dialog
Summary
Chapter 4: Learning About Layout Management
Using Layout Managers in PyQt
Absolute Positioning
Horizontal and Vertical Layouts with Box Layouts
Explanation for QHBoxLayout
Explanation for QVBoxLayout
The QButtonGroup Class
Creating Nested Layouts
Explanation for Nested Layouts

The QSpinBox and QComboBox Widgets
Combining Layouts and Arranging Widgets
Arranging Widgets in Grids with QGridLayout
Explanation for QGridLayout
The QTextEdit Widget
Adding Widgets and Spanning Rows and Columns in QGridLayout
Finding Child Widgets in a Layout
Building Forms with QFormLayout
Explanation for QFormLayout
Adding Widgets and Layouts to QFormLayout
Managing Pages with QStackedLayout
Explanation for QStackedLayout
Additional Tips for Managing Space
Explanation for Managing Space
Setting Content Margins
Summary

Chapter 5: Menus, Toolbars, and More
Common Practices for Creating Menus
Creating a Simple Menu Bar
Explanation for Creating a Menu Bar
QMainWindow vs. QWidget
Creating the Menu Bar and Adding Actions
Using Icons and the QIcon Class
Explanation for Using Icons
Setting the Central Widget
Built-in Dialog Classes in PyQt
The QFileDialog Class
The QInputDialog Class
The QFontDialog Class
The QColorDialog Class
The About QMessageBox
Project 5.1
Rich Text Notepad GUI
Designing the Rich Text Notepad GUI
Explanation for the Rich Text Notepad GUI

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