About PyQt

PyQt is a comprehensive set of Python bindings for the Qt GUI/XML/SQL C++ toolkit from Trolltech.

PyQt implements around 300 classes and over 5,750 functions and methods including:

• a substantial set of GUI widgets

• classes for accessing SQL databases (ODBC, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle)

• QScintilla, Scintilla-based rich text editor widget

• data aware widgets that are automatically populated from a database

• an XML parser

• classes for embedding ActiveX controls on Windows

Earlier versions of PyQt included a graphical debugger called eric, written using PyQt, which can be used to debug PyQt and ordinary Python console applications. It's now available separately as eric3 from http://www.die-offenbachs.de/detlev/eric3.html.

PyQt includes pyuic which generates Python code from GUI designs created with Qt Designer. This makes PyQt very useful as a rapid prototyping tool for applications that will eventually be (partly or completely) implemented in C++ because the user interface designs can be re-used without modification.

PyQt is available for Windows, UNIX/Linux, MacOS X and the Sharp Zaurus.

For more information see toolkit homepage.

PyQt documentation

Current documentation is available at http://www.river-bank.demon.co.uk/docs/pyqt/PyQt.html.

Boudewijn Rempt's book, GUI Programming with Python: Qt Edition, is available at http://www.commandprompt.com/community/pyqt/.

A tutorial presented by Jonathan Gardner at the 2003 Northwest Linux Fest is available at JonathanGardnerPyQtTutorial.

A tutorial presented by Oleksandr Yakovlyev for embeding PyQt in C++/Qt application EmbedingPyQtTutorial

PyQt applications

Some applications that use PyQt as their UI layer:

• Kodos - Python Regular Expressions Debugger http://kodos.sourceforge.net/.

• imgSeek - Photo collection manager with content-based search and many other features http://imgseek.sourceforge.net/.

• JPA - Jogger Publishing Assistant, Jabber powered weblogging tool http://jpa.berlios.de/.

• TreeLine - a tree-structured PIM http://www.bellz.org/treeline/.

• ConvertAll - a versatile unit converter http://www.bellz.org/convertall/.

• rpCalc - a reverse polish notation calculator http://www.bellz.org/rpcalc/.

• FlyWay - a route planner for pilots http://www.bellz.org/flyway/.

• Incubus Data Modeler - Free (GPL) data modeler CASE tool http://incubus.sf.net

• Schevo - a data management system http://schevo.org

• Paythyme - a UK statutory payroll http://www.paythyme.org.uk

• Orange - data mining by visual programming http://www.ailab.si/orange

Links to other resources

A Wiki dedicated to PyQt and PyKDE can be found at The PyQt and PyKDE community Wiki.