Qt5 Python GUI Programming Cookbook: Building responsive and powerful cross-platform applications with PyQt
by: B.M. Harwani
ISBN-10: 1788831004
ISBN-13: 9781788831000
Released: 2018-07-30
Pages: 462
Book Description
PyQt is one of the best cross-platform interface toolkits currently available; it’s stable,mature,and completely native. If you want control over all aspects of UI elements,PyQt is what you need. This book will guide you through every concept necessary to create fully functional GUI applications using PyQt,with only a few lines of code.
As you expand your GUI using more widgets,you will cover networks,databases,and graphical libraries that greatly enhance its functionality. Next,the book guides you in using Qt Designer to design user interfaces and implementing and testing dialogs,events,the clipboard,and drag and drop functionality to customize your GUI. You will learn a variety of topics,such as look and feel customization,GUI animation,graphics rendering,implementing Google Maps,and more. Lastly,the book takes you through how Qt5 can help you to create cross-platform apps that are compatible with Android and iOS. You will be able to develop functional and appealing software using PyQt through interesting and fun recipes that will expand your knowledge of GUIs
Contents
1: CREATING A USER INTERFACE WITH QT COMPONENTS
2: EVENT HANDLING – SIGNALS AND SLOTS
3: WORKING WITH DATE AND TIME
4: UNDERSTANDING OOP CONCEPTS
5: UNDERSTANDING DIALOGS
6: UNDERSTANDING LAYOUTS
7: NETWORKING AND MANAGING LARGE DOCUMENTS
8: DOING ASYNCHRONOUS PROGRAMMING IN PYTHON
9: DATABASE HANDLING
10: USING GRAPHICS
11: IMPLEMENTING ANIMATION
12: USING GOOGLE MAPS
13: RUNNING PYTHON SCRIPTS ON ANDROID AND IOS
What You Will Learn
Use basic Qt components,such as a radio button,combo box,and sliders
Use QSpinBox and sliders to handle different signals generated on mouse clicks
Work with different Qt layouts to meet user interface requirements
Create custom widgets and set up customizations in your GUI
Perform asynchronous I/O operations and thread handling in the Python GUI
Employ network concepts,internet browsing,and Google Maps in UI
Use graphics rendering and implement animation in your GUI
Make your GUI application compatible with Android and iOS devices
Authors
B.M. Harwani
B.M. Harwani is interactive developer,speaker,author,and teacher. He is founder and owner of Microchip Computer Education (MCE),based in Ajmer,India,which provides computer education in all programming and Web developing platforms. Being involved in the teaching field for more than 20 years,he has developed the art of explaining even the most complicated topics in a straightforward and easily understandable fashion.
