Deploying PyQt6 Apps on macOS with py2app — How to package your PyQt6 application into a standalone macOS .app bundle

Martin Fitzpatrick — Fri, 09 Apr 2021 09:00:00 +0000

I've got my PyQt app working, but when I try to build it into a macOS .app bundle using py2app, the resulting application crashes on launch with "quit unexpectedly." I've stripped my code down to the bare minimum — it just loads a .ui file and displays a window — but the built app still won't run. What's the easiest way to deploy a PyQt application on a Mac?

Linux Packaging Preferred Formats for Python GUI Applications — Choosing the right packaging format for distributing your Python apps on Linux

Martin Fitzpatrick — Wed, 05 Aug 2020 09:00:00 +0000

What packaging format should I use to distribute my Python GUI application to Linux users? Options like .deb, Snap, AppImage, and others all exist — which ones do users actually prefer?

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Deploying PyQt6 Apps on macOS with py2app — How to package your PyQt6 application into a standalone macOS .app bundle

Linux Packaging Preferred Formats for Python GUI Applications — Choosing the right packaging format for distributing your Python apps on Linux