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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Using QResource to package data files with PyInstaller

Serialize data files for easy packaging in Python

Laying Out Your PyQt5 GUIs With Qt Designer

Use Qt Designer to effortlessly build your application UI

Creating your first app with PyQt5

A simple Hello World! application with Python and Qt5

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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Packaging PyQt6 applications into a macOS app with PyInstaller

Turn your PyQt6 application into a distributable app

Animations and Transformations with QtQuick

Building an animated analog clock in QML

Introduction to the QGraphics framework

Creating vector interfaces using the QGraphics View framework

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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Creating your first app with PySide2

A simple Hello World! application with Python and Qt

Using QProcess to run external programs

Run background programs without impacting your UI

Plotting with PyQtGraph

Create custom plots in PySide with PyQtGraph

PySide6 Tutorial

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Animating custom widgets with QPropertyAnimation

Add dynamic visual effects to your custom widgets

Multithreading PySide6 applications with QThreadPool

Run background tasks concurrently without impacting your UI

PySide6 Widgets

Using QPushButton, QCheckBox, QComboBox, QLabel, and QSlider 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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