Desktop Apps with Python PyQt5
Desktop Apps with Python PyQt5
About the Book
This book teaches you building Desktop Apps with Python. It uses the PyQt framework to do so and it covers everything you need to know to get started. While PyQt is large and documentation can become bulky, this book covers the parts of PyQt you need to know to get started. It teaches about widgets, layouts, events and various other concepts. The book includes software projects like building a BMI calculator, building a web browser and building a text editor.
Table of Contents
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Introduction
- Qt and PyQt
- Python
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Chapter 1: Install PyQt
- Installation on Mac OS X
- Installation on Windows
- Linux Install (Ubuntu)
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Chapter 2: First Programs
- Window
- Hello World (Label)
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Chapter 3: Basic PyQt5 features
- Buttons
- Signals and slots
- Widgets
- Layouts
- Styles
- MessageBox
- Dialogs
- Text Input
- Events
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Chapter 4: Menu
- File Menu
- Toolbar
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Chapter 6: Designer tool
- Designer
- How it works
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Chapter 7: BMI calculator project
- Create an BMI calculator app with Designer
- Design the app
- Load the UI file
- Link Python to UI
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Chapter 8: Web Browser Project
- Design the app
- Load the UI file
- Connect Python to UI
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Chapter 9: Text Editor Project
- Create a Text Editor with Designer
- Load the UI file
- Link Python to UI
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