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, [http://www.scintilla.org/ 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 [http://www.riverbankcomputing.co.uk/pyqt/ 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.opendocspublishing.com/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 ["EmbedingPyQt"]
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]
Links to other resources
A Wiki dedicated to PyQt and ["PyKDE"] can be found at [http://www.diotavelli.net/PyQtWiki The PyQt and PyKDE community Wiki].