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Mastering GUI Programming with Python

Mastering GUI Programming with Python: Develop impressive cross-platform GUI applications with PyQt

Alan D. Moore

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Paperback May 2019 542 pages 1st Edition

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Alan D. Moore

$19.99 per month

4.2 (18 Ratings)

Paperback May 2019 542 pages 1st Edition

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$9.99 ~~$41.99~~

Renews at $19.99p/m

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Key benefits

Gain comprehensive knowledge of Python GUI development using PyQt 5.12
Explore advanced topics including multithreaded programming, 3D animation, and SQL databases
Build cross-platform GUIs for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Raspberry Pi

Description

PyQt5 has long been the most powerful and comprehensive GUI framework available for Python, yet there is a lack of cohesive resources available for Python programmers to learn how to use it. This book will be your comprehensive guide to exploring GUI development with PyQt5. You will get started with an introduction to PyQt5, before going on to develop stunning GUIs with modern features. You will learn how to build forms using QWidgets and delve into important aspects of GUI development such as layouts, size policies, and event-driven programming. Moving ahead, you’ll discover PyQt5’s most powerful features through chapters on audio-visual programming with QtMultimedia, database-driven software with QtSQL, and web browsing with QtWebEngine. Next, in-depth coverage of multithreading and asynchronous programming will help you run tasks asynchronously and build high-concurrency processes with ease. In later chapters, you’ll gain insights into QOpenGLWidget, along with mastering techniques for creating 2D graphics with QPainter. You’ll also explore PyQt on a Raspberry Pi and interface it with remote systems using QtNetwork. Finally, you will learn how to distribute your applications using setuptools and PyInstaller. By the end of this book, you will have the skills you need to develop robust GUI applications using PyQt.

Who is this book for?

This book is for programmers who want to create attractive, functional, and powerful GUIs using the Python language. You’ll also find this book useful if you are a student, professional, or anyone who wants to start exploring GUIs. Although prior knowledge of the Python language is assumed, experience with PyQt, Qt, or GUI programming is not required.

What you will learn

Get to grips with the inner workings of PyQt5
Understand how elements in a GUI application communicate with signals and slots
Study techniques for styling an application
Explore database-driven applications with the QtSQL module
Create 2D graphics with QPainter
Delve into 3D graphics with QOpenGLWidget
Build network and web-aware applications with QtNetwork and QtWebEngine

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Product Details

Publication date : May 24, 2019

Length: 542 pages

Edition : 1st

Language : English

ISBN-13 : 9781789612905

Vendor :

Qt

Category :

Programming

Languages :

Concepts :

GUI Application Development

Tools :

PyQt

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Table of Contents

23 Chapters

Section 1: Deep Dive into PyQt

Section 1: Deep Dive into PyQt

Getting Started with PyQt

Getting Started with PyQt

Technical requirements

Introducing Qt and PyQt

Creating Hello Qt – our first window

Creating a PyQt application template

Introducing Qt Designer

Further reading

Building Forms with QtWidgets

Building Forms with QtWidgets

Technical requirements

Creating basic QtWidgets widgets

Placing and arranging widgets

Validating widgets

Building a calendar application GUI

Further reading

Handling Events with Signals and Slots

Handling Events with Signals and Slots

Technical requirements

Signal and slot basics

Creating custom signals and slots

Automating our calendar form

Further reading

Building Applications with QMainWindow

Building Applications with QMainWindow

Technical requirements

The QMainWindow class

Standard dialog boxes

Saving settings with QSettings

Further reading

Creating Data Interfaces with Model-View Classes

Creating Data Interfaces with Model-View Classes

Technical requirements

Understanding model-view design

Models and views in PyQt

Building a CSV editor

Further reading

Styling Qt Applications

Styling Qt Applications

Technical requirements

Using fonts, images, and icons

Configuring colors, style sheets, and styles

Creating animations

Further reading

Section 2: Working with External Resources

Section 2: Working with External Resources

Working with Audio-Visual Using QtMultimedia

Working with Audio-Visual Using QtMultimedia

Technical requirements

Simple audio playback

Recording and playing audio

Recording and playing video

Further reading

Networking with QtNetwork

Networking with QtNetwork

Technical requirements

Low-level networking with sockets

HTTP communications with QNetworkAccessManager

Further reading

Exploring SQL with Qt SQL

Exploring SQL with Qt SQL

Technical requirements

Performing SQL queries with Qt

Using model-view widgets without SQL

Further reading

Section 3: Unraveling Advanced Qt Implementations

Section 3: Unraveling Advanced Qt Implementations

Multithreading with QTimer and QThread

Multithreading with QTimer and QThread

Technical requirements

Delayed actions with QTimer

Multithreading with QThread

High concurrency with QThreadPool and QRunner

Further reading

Creating Rich Text with QTextDocument

Creating Rich Text with QTextDocument

Technical requirements

Creating rich text using markup

Manipulating rich text using QTextDocument

Printing rich text

Further reading

Creating 2D Graphics with QPainter

Creating 2D Graphics with QPainter

Technical requirements

Image editing with QPainter

Custom widgets with QPainter

Animating 2D graphics with QGraphicsScene

Further reading

Creating 3D Graphics with QtOpenGL

Creating 3D Graphics with QtOpenGL

Technical requirements

The basics of OpenGL

Embedding OpenGL drawings with QOpenGLWidget

Animating and controlling OpenGL drawings

Further reading

Embedding Data Plots with QtCharts

Embedding Data Plots with QtCharts

Technical requirements

Making a simple chart

Displaying real-time data

Styling Qt charts

Further reading

PyQt Raspberry Pi

PyQt Raspberry Pi

Technical requirements

Running PyQt5 on the Pi

Controlling GPIO devices with PyQt

Controlling PyQt with GPIO devices

Further reading

Web Browsing with QtWebEngine

Web Browsing with QtWebEngine

Technical requirements

Building a basic browser with QWebEngineView

Advanced QtWebEngine usage

Further reading

Preparing Your Software for Distribution

Preparing Your Software for Distribution

Technical requirements

Structuring a project

Distributing with setuptools

Compiling with PyInstaller

Further reading

Answers to Questions

Answers to Questions

Upgrading Raspbian 9 to Raspbian 10

Upgrading Raspbian 9 to Raspbian 10

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About the author

Alan D. Moore

Alan D. Moore

Alan D. Moore is a data analyst and software developer who has been solving problems with Python since 2006. He's developed both open source and private code using frameworks like Django, Flask, Qt, and of course Tkinter, and is known to contribute to various open-source Python and JavaScript projects. Alan maintains a YouTube channel, “Alan D Moore Codes”, where he posts Python, PyQt, and Tkinter tutorials. Alan lives in Franklin, Tennessee, where he works for the County Government, and with his wife Cara raises a crew of children who are just as geeky as their dad.

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