Tutorials

PyQt5 Tutorial

PyQt is a Python library for creating GUI applications using the Qt toolkit. 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.

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PyQt5 Dialogs and Alerts

Notify your users and ask for their input

Plotting with Matplotlib

Create PyQt5 plots with the popular Python plotting library

Embedding custom widgets from Qt Designer

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

PyQt6 Tutorial

PyQt is a Python library for creating GUI applications using the Qt toolkit. Created by Riverbank Computing, PyQt is free software (GPL licensed) and has been in development since 1999. The latest version PyQt6 -- based on Qt 6 -- was released in 2021 and the library continues to be updated.

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Introduction to the QGraphics framework

Creating vector interfaces using the QGraphics View framework

Plotting with Matplotlib

Create PyQt6 plots with the popular Python plotting library

PyQt6 Signals, Slots & Events

Triggering actions in response to user behaviors and GUI events

PySide2 Tutorial

PySide, also known as Qt for Python, is a Python library for creating GUI applications using the Qt toolkit. PySide is the official binding for Qt on Python and is now developed by The Qt Company itself.

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Animating custom widgets with QPropertyAnimation

Add dynamic visual effects to your custom widgets

Using QResource to package data files with PyInstaller

Serialize data files for easy packaging in Python

Displaying tabular data in Qt ModelViews

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

PySide6 Tutorial

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Using QResource to package data files with PyInstaller

Serialize data files for easy packaging in Python

QPainter and Bitmap Graphics

Introduction to the core features of QPainter

Animating custom widgets with QPropertyAnimation

Add dynamic visual effects to your custom widgets

Tkinter Tutorial

Tkinter is a Python library for creating GUI applications using the Tk toolkit. Tkinter comes bundled with Python on both Windows and macOS. (On Linux, it may require downloading an additional package from your distribution's repo.) Tkinter is a wrapper written around the Tk GUI toolkit. Its name is an amalgamation of the words Tk and Interface.

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