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.

Explore PyQt5

.ui files with fbs

Published 07.05.2020

Writing for PyQt5 & PySide2

Published 07.05.2020

PasswordEdit

Password editing field, with Show/Hide toggle

Implementing QPainter flood fill in PyQt5/PySide

Filling irregular regions in a QPainter canvas

Packaging PyQt5 applications for Windows with PyInstaller & InstallForge updated

Turn your PyQt5 application into a distributable installer for Windows

Displaying tabular data in Qt5 ModelViews

Create customized table views with conditional formatting, numpy and pandas data sources.

Creating searchable widget dashboards

Make dashboard UIs easier to use with widget search & text prediction

Q&A: How do I display an Image in PyQt5?

Using QLabel to easily add images to your applications

Plotting with Matplotlib

Create PyQt5 plots with the popular Python plotting library

Laying Out Your PyQt5 GUIs With Qt Designer

Use Qt Designer to effortlessly build your application UI

Add scrollable regions with QScrollArea

Run out of space in your GUI? Add a scrollable region to your application

Plotting With PyQtGraph updated

Create Custom Plots in PyQt with PyQtGraph

Embedding custom widgets from Qt Designer

Learn how to use custom widgets in your PyQt5 applications when designing with Qt Designer

Goodforbitcoin, a Cryptocurrency market tracker

Track cryptocurrency market values and trade volumes

Moonsweeper

Explore the mysterious moon of Q'tee without getting too close to the alien natives!

Simple Sales Tax Calculator

Using Qt creator to create a simple GUI

PyQt5 vs PySide2

What's the difference between the two Python Qt libraries? ...and what's exactly the same (most of it)

Gradient

Gradient designer with add, drag and edit stops

EqualizerBar

Visualize audio frequency changes

Creating custom GUI widgets in PyQt5

Build a completely functional custom widget from scratch using QPainter

QPainter and Bitmap Graphics

Introduction to the core features of QPainter

The ModelView Architecture

Qt's MVC-like interface for displaying data in views

PyQt5 Toolbars & Menus — QAction

Defining toolbars, menus and keyboard shortcuts with QAction
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