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sateesh · 2021-06-22 18:43:08+00:00

Check PyQt which provides python bindings for Qt.

Philipp__ | karma 1845 | avg karma 4.83 · | 2016-08-14 11:38:58

PyQt?

jevinskie | karma 2827 | avg karma 2.58 · | 2014-05-08 12:10:02

And PySide if you want to avoid GPL! We are lucky to have two high-quality Python bindings into Qt.

http://qt-project.org/wiki/PySide

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chaz6 | karma 814 | avg karma 2.37 · | 2018-09-25 16:36:49+00:00

Just to note, there are official [1] Python bindings available for Qt and this can usually be installed with `pip install pyside2`.

[1] https://www.qt.io/qt-for-python

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matthewmacleod | karma 17455 | avg karma 4.64 · | 2017-11-03 11:28:58

I have used PyQt. I wouldn't suggest that it's a suitable cross-platform toolkit for anything more than the most basic applications.

PeCaN | karma 3584 | avg karma 3.49 · | 2016-01-21 17:04:59

I like PyQt except that it's a pain to deploy anything written in it on Windows—though to be fair, I haven't tried for a couple years!

I wonder if PyQt works with Cython. That could be interesting.

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dotancohen | karma 9525 | avg karma 1.72 · | 2021-03-04 20:24:15+00:00

I'm glad to see that you use PyQt for the GUI. Have you examined PySide as well? It's mostly drop-in compatible with PyQt and has a much better license in my opinion.

mlvljr | karma 45 | avg karma 0.05 · | 2016-03-16 17:12:20+00:00

One issue with Py* tools is, PyQt is not LGPL and PySide is for Qt 4 only at the moment. But yeah :)

ciupicri | karma 1678 | avg karma 1.34 · | 2014-10-28 16:19:11

I know about PySide, that's why I specifically named pyqt.

alwayslikethis | karma 2074 | avg karma 3.14 · | 2023-12-09 14:07:48

Good luck packaging that on Windows though. PyQt generally works better if you need cross-platform support.

mponw | karma 15 | avg karma 0.65 · | 2016-07-30 10:54:16

What about PySide or PyQt?

fineIllregister | karma 606 | avg karma 2.48 · | 2014-10-27 16:18:44+00:00

PySide are the LGPL Python bindings from the Qt Project.

Siecje | karma 941 | avg karma 1.76 · | 2017-02-23 19:07:03+00:00

What about PyQt5? Or does it work differently?

qalmakka | karma 4474 | avg karma 5.47 · | 2022-05-11 18:03:58

I've used PySide6 recently and I must say it's great, so you can also add Python to Qt's side.

lazka | karma 73 | avg karma 3.17 · | 2019-02-13 11:57:19+00:00

Yeah, sorry. It shows at least that it's possible with the current PyPy C API layer to have GUI bindings working.

Here is the only PyPy related issue I found for PySide2: https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/PYSIDE-535

PyQt doesn't have a bug tracker ¯\_(?)_/¯

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mccorrinall | karma 990 | avg karma 2.75 · | 2021-11-16 08:02:57

PyQt only contains the bindings. You share the same Qt environment across your system (hence qmake needs to be in your path). The python package itself is not that big (~10 MB).

zem | karma 8442 | avg karma 2.58 · | 2012-12-19 15:36:35

yep. see http://www.riverbankcomputing.com/news/pyqt-496. the pyqt bindings are supported by riverbank, which offers commercial licenses, so they have every incentive to keep it up to date.

Longhanks | karma 2182 | avg karma 4.89 · | 2019-06-12 15:43:56

The UI is, at least on Windows, using PyQt, and thus, Python, too. You can find the dlls in DropBox' installation directory.

timwiseman | karma 2864 | avg karma 3.12 · | 2009-10-19 04:47:16+00:00

PyQt is quite nice, but I am eager for an LGPL version.

fooker | karma 3408 | avg karma 1.71 · | 2018-05-05 19:12:57+00:00

What happened to PyQt?

Also, the API does not seem Pythonic at all.

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