Create GUI Applications with Python & Qt — PySide6 Edition

Starting from the very basics of creating a desktop window this modern PySide6 book takes you on a tour of the key features of PySide6. We'll look at the basic building blocks of PySide6 applications — Widgets, Layouts & Signals and learn how PySide6 uses the event loop to handle and respond to user input.

Build your user interfaces visually in the Qt Designer drag-and-drop editor. We'll take a quick tour of the designer and show how to load your created interface into Python.

Think the default look of Qt is a bit drab? You can customize almost anything using Styles, Palettes and Qt Style Sheets. We'll take a tour through how you can use these to completely customize the look and feel of your applications.

Use PySide6's MVC-like interface to work efficiently with data, right in your applications. Use custom data stores and sync widgets automatically, allowing you to focus on the logic.

Use tabular views to display SQL databases and numpy or pandas datastructures. Use linked widgets for easy editing.

PySide6 provides a huge number of built-in widgets, but sometimes you need a little something extra. Starting with an introduction to bitmap graphics we'll build up to creating entirely custom-drawn widgets for your apps.

Are your apps stuttering to a halt? Learn how to use threads & processes to keep long-running calculations, loading large files or connections to remote servers all running smoothly.

Capture output from threads and processes and keep your users informed with progress bars and thread managers.

Use matplotlib or PyQtGraph to display data within your app. Use threads to create live dashboards, pulling data from your calculations or remote services.

Unlock the data-analysis capabilities of Python from within your applications.

Move beyond simple examples, learning how to use to create fully-functional applications.

The book guides you through creating a simple Web browser, Minesweeper game, Paint app and a Simple Todo reminder, using the features you've learned.

Once your app is ready, it's time to share it!

Discover how to package your applications for distribution on Windows, Mac and Linux.

First published over 5 years ago Create GUI Applications has been regularly improved and extended following reader feedback. Now at over 750 pages, you benefit from the combined experience of thousands of readers. Buying the book gives you access to all future updates. Every chapter comes with complete, runnable code examples.