Tutorials

Create Desktop GUI Applications with PyQt5

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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Packaging PyQt5 applications for Windows with PyInstaller & InstallForge

Turn your PyQt5 application into a distributable installer for Windows

System Tray & Mac Menu Bar Applications in PyQt5

Add quick access functions to your apps

Open and save HTML in a PyQt5 browser

Adding file dialogs to load and save HTML

Create Desktop GUI Applications with PyQt6

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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PyQt6 Widgets

Using QPushButton, QCheckBox, QComboBox, QLabel and QSlider widgets

Animating Custom Widgets With QPropertyAnimation in PyQt6

Add dynamic visual effects to your custom widgets

Transmitting Extra Data With Qt Signals in PyQt6

Modifying widget signals to pass contextual information to slots

Create Desktop GUI Applications with PySide2

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 in PySide2

Add dynamic visual effects to your custom widgets

Multithreading PySide2 applications with QThreadPool

Run background tasks concurrently without impacting your UI

System Tray & Mac Menu Bar Applications in PySide2

Add quick access functions to your apps

Create Desktop GUI Applications with PySide6

PySide6 Tutorial

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PySide6 Widgets

Using QPushButton, QCheckBox, QComboBox, QLabel, and QSlider widgets

System Tray & Mac Menu Bar Applications in PySide6

Add quick access functions to your apps

Packaging PySide6 applications into a macOS app with PyInstaller

Turn your PySide6 application into a distributable app

Create Desktop GUI Applications with Tkinter

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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