Martin Fitzpatrick PhD
Senior Software Engineer & Python Tutor
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Downloadable ebook (PDF, ePub) & Complete Source code
Includes —
- 600+ page ebook of hands-on PyQt6 exercises
- 200+ code examples to experiment with
- Email support for readers
- Includes 4 example apps
- Compatible with Python 3.4+
- Code free to reuse in your own projects
- PDF, EPub and Kindle formats
- 2 in 1 — you get both the PyQt5 & PyQt6 editions
- Lifetime updates — last updated May 2022
What People Are Saying
Thanks for this great PyQt5 book! You explain things so clearly.
Loved the tutorial, the thing is that I don't have to memorize it. I understood it.
Fantastic book, gave a great introduction to PyQt5 and some more complex features too!
In the book
Basic concepts and first steps
Starting from the very basics of creating a desktop window this modern PyQt6 book takes you on a tour of the key features of PyQt6 you can use to build real-life applications.
We'll look at the basic building blocks of PyQt6 applications — Widgets, Layouts & Signals and learn how PyQt6 uses the event loop to handle and respond to user input.
Designing UIs with Qt Designer
Build your user interfaces visually in the Qt Designer drag-and-drop editor. We'll take a quick tour of the designer and show how to load your created interface into Python.
Unleash your creativity
Think the default look of Qt is a bit drab? You can customize almost anything using Styles, Palettes and Qt Style Sheets. We'll take a tour through how you can use these to completely customize the look and feel of your applications.
Build data-driven applications
Use PyQt6's MVC-like interface to work efficiently with data, right in your applications. Use custom data stores and sync widgets automatically, allowing you to focus on the logic.
Use tabular views to display SQL databases and numpy or pandas datastructures. Use linked widgets for easy editing.
Create your own custom widgets
PyQt6 provides a huge number of built-in widgets, but sometimes you need a little something extra. Starting with an introduction to bitmap graphics we'll build up to creating entirely custom-drawn widgets for your apps.
Efficient apps with threads and processes
Are your apps stuttering to a halt? Learn how to use threads & processes to keep long-running calculations, loading large files or connections to remote servers all running smoothly.
Capture output from threads and processes and keep your users informed with progress bars and thread managers.
Visualize data with interactive charts
Use matplotlib or PyQtGraph to display data within your app. Use threads to create live dashboards, pulling data from your calculations or remote services.
Unlock the data-analysis capabilities of Python from within your applications.
Build real apps not just examples
Move beyond simple examples, learning how to use to create fully-functional applications.
The book guides you through creating a simple Web browser, Minesweeper game, Paint app and a Simple Todo reminder, using the features you've learned.
Package your apps for distribution
Once your app is ready, it's time to share it!
Discover how to package your applications for distribution on Windows, Mac and Linux.
Not your average ebook
First published over 5 years ago Create GUI Applications has been regularly improved and extended following reader feedback. Now at over 600 pages, you benefit from the combined experience of thousands of readers.
Buying the book gives you access to all future updates.
Every chapter comes with complete, runnable code examples.
Table of Contents
- Basic PyQt6 Features
- My first Application
- Signals & Slots
- Widgets
- Layouts
- Actions, Toolbars & Menus
- Dialogs
- Windows
- Events
- Qt Designer
- Installing Qt Designer
- Getting started with Qt Designer
- The Qt Resource system
- Theming
- Styles
- Palettes
- Icons
- Qt Style Sheets (QSS)
- Model View Architecture
- The Model View Architecture — Model View Controller
- A simple Model View — a Todo List
- Tabular data in ModelViews, with numpy & pandas
- SQL databases with Qt models
- Further Qt6 Features
- Extending Signals
- Routing
- Working with command-line arguments
- System tray & macOS menus
- Enums & the Qt Namespace
- Custom Widgets
- QPainter and Bitmap Graphics
- Creating Custom Widgets
- Concurrent Execution
- Introducing Threads & Processes
- QRunnable and the QThreadPool
- QRunnable Examples, Progress Bars & thread Managers
- Running external commands with QProcess
- Plotting
- PyQtGraph
- Matplotlib
- Packaging & Distribution
- Packaging with fbs
- Example applications
- Web Browser
- Minesweeper
- Appendices
- Translating C++ to Python
- PyQt6 vs. PySide6
Includes 211 PyQt6 code examples and 4 fully-functional application to experiment with.
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