Create GUI Applications with Python & Qt5 (PySide2 Edition) The hands-on guide to making apps with Python

This is the 4th Edition of Create GUI Applications, updated for 2020 & PySide2. Learn the fundamental building blocks of PySide applications - Widgets, Layouts & Signals and learn how PySide2 uses the event loop to handle and respond to user input. Design beautiful UIs with Qt Designer and customize the look and feel of your applications with Qt Style Sheets and custom widgets.Use Qt's MVC-like ModelViews framework to connect data sources to your widgets, including SQL databases, numpy and pandas data tables, to build-data driven application. Visualize data using matDescriptionlib & PyQtGraph and connect with external data sources to build live dashboards. Learn how to use threads and processes to manage long-running tasks and communicate with external services. Parse data and visualize the output in logs and progress bars.The book includes usability and architectural tips to help you build maintainable and usable PySide2 applications from the start. Finally, once your application is ready to be released, discover how to package it up into professional-quality installers, ready to ship.
ContentsPySide2 WidgetsSignals, slots & eventsGUI LayoutsToolbars & MenusPySide2 DialogsWindowsQt DesignerPySide2 Themes, Styles, Palettes & IconsModel View ArchitecturePySide2 Table views with numpy & pandasDatabase, SQL modelsExtending PySide2 SignalsSystem tray & MenusPySide2 threading, thread pools & processesDescriptionting with PyQtGraph & matDescriptionlibPackaging & distribution PySide2 appsExample PySide2 apps
The book includes665 pages of hands-on PySide2 exercises211 code examples to experiment withSupport forum for all readersIncludes 4 example PySide2 appsCompatible with Python 3.4+Code free to reuse in your own projectsMartin Fitzpatrick has been teaching and using PySide for 8 years, helping thousands of developers bring their applications to life.