PyQt5 is a Python binding of the cross-platform GUI toolkit Qt. Applications built with PyQt5 will run on any platform supported by Qt & Python including Windows, OS X, Linux, iOS and Android.

Created by Riverbank Computing, PyQt is free software (GPL licensed) and has been in development since 1999. PyQt5 was released in 2016 and last updated in October 2021.

For a complete guide to desktop application development with Python & PyQt5, see the PyQt5 tutorial and PyQt5 book Create Simple GUI Applications with Python & Qt.

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Problem when using Spyder

Published 30.01.2021

QSystemTrayIcon example

Published 15.01.2021

QTreeView tutorial

Published 08.01.2021

Toggle & AnimatedToggle

Custom Toggle Switch Widget as a QCheckBox Replacement

How to Change the Decimal Separator in QDoubleValidator

Use QLocale to control the decimal point format in PyQt5 QLineEdit validation

Animating Custom Widgets With QPropertyAnimation in PyQt5

Add dynamic visual effects and smooth animations to your custom PyQt5 widgets

How to Disable WebRTC in QWebEngineView with PyQt5

Control WebRTC settings and feature permissions in PyQt5's web engine

Opening links in a new window with QWebEngineView

Redirect links to a separate floating browser window

Real Time Change of Widgets?

How to update the UI while in a loop
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