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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System tray & Mac menu bar applications

Add quick access functions to your apps

Using QResource to package data files with PyInstaller

Serialize data files for easy packaging in Python

Tabbed web browsing

Use signal redirection to add a multi-tab interface

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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Animations and Transformations with QtQuick

Building an animated analog clock in QML

Creating additional windows

Opening new windows for your application

Using QProcess to run external programs

Run background programs without impacting your UI

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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Using QResource to package data files with PyInstaller

Serialize data files for easy packaging in Python

Animating custom widgets with QPropertyAnimation

Add dynamic visual effects to your custom widgets

Creating your first app with PySide2

A simple Hello World! application with Python and Qt

PySide6 Tutorial

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Multithreading PySide6 applications with QThreadPool

Run background tasks concurrently without impacting your UI

Plotting with Matplotlib

Create PySide6 plots with the popular Python plotting library

Introduction to the QGraphics framework

Creating vector interfaces using the QGraphics View framework

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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