Create Simple GUI Applications with Python and Qt

Name: Create Simple GUI Applications with Python and Qt
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Learn how to build simple GUI applications with Python and PyQt. Create your own web browser! Includes code + Free EBook

Created byMartin Fitzpatrick

Last updated 2/2022

English

What you'll learn

Learn how to create simple GUI applications with Python and Qt
Complete PyQt ebook included for all students
Discover the important features of the PyQt library
Use Python to construct an aweseme interface for your app
Build your own completely functional tabbed web browser!

Course content

5 sections • 19 lectures • 2h 22m total length

Introduction1:03
Get introduced to the course, goals and content and learn a bit about your instructor.

Installation - Windows3:51
Installation guide for PyQt and Qt on Windows. If you are using MacOS X or Linux you can skip this lecture.
Installation - MacOS X3:21
Installation guide for PyQt and Qt on MacOS X. If you are using Windows or Linux you can skip this lecture.
Installation - Linux1:39
Installation guide for PyQt and Qt on Linux. If you are using MacOS X or Windows you can skip this lecture.

Creating a window7:03
Take the first steps in creating a PyQt application. By the end of this lecture you'll understand the basics of the Qt event loop and create your first application window.
Creating a window
Signals, Slots and Events10:01
Learn about the Qt Signals, Slots and Events architecture. This is key to understanding how Qt applications work and will allow you to make full use of Qt to build more complex applications.
Signals, Slots and Events
Actions: Toolbars and Menus12:06
Introduction to two basic UI components provided by Qt - Toolbars and Menus. Here you'll learn to make use of QAction to define application actions that can be represented in both the toolbar and menu and accessed through keyboard shortcuts.
Actions: Toolbars and Menus
Widgets19:59
A short introduction to some simple Qt widgets that are available. Be introduced to the standard widgets and see how to configure them for use.
Widgets
Layouts18:04
Layouts are the key to positioning elements in a Qt application. Learn the basic positional layouts QVBoxLayout, QHBoxLayout and QGridLayout and the special layout QStackedLayout.
Layouts
Dialogs4:23
A short demonstration of using dialog boxes in Qt applications. Dialog boxes allow you to present windows to your users requesting input.
Dialogs

Web browser5:57
Start creating your own custom web browser "Mozzarella Ashbadger" using Qt QWebView widgets.
Navigation14:56
Control your browser by adding navigation QActions to the toolbar and connecting the signals to QWebView slots.
Printing4:37
Implement printing of the QWebView page view and be introduced to the Qt included print preview dialog.
File operations6:13
Add support for loading and saving page content to .html files.
Help10:12
Implement a help menu with an About dialog and link to the Mozzarella Ashbadger homepage.
Tabbed browsing17:37
Use a QTabWidget to support tabbed browsing. Here we'll demonstrate using lambda signal wrapping to implement tabbed browsing without altering the internal logic of the application.

Requirements

No knowledge of Qt or PyQt expected
Some experience with Python programming is required
A guide to installation of PyQt on Windows, Mac and Linux is included

Description

Welcome to Create Simple GUI Applications where we're going to use Python and Qt to do just that.

If you want to learn to build GUI applications with Python the learning curve is pretty steep. There is a lot you need to know just to get something to work.

Many tutorials offer only screen casts and miss the simple concepts that actually matter. Like writing any code, successfully programming PyQt GUI applications is all about thinking in the right way. In this course I give you the real useful basics that you need to get building PyQt applications as quickly as possible. I include explanations, diagrams, walk-throughs and code to make sure you know what you're doing every step of the way.

By the end of the first 8 minute lesson you will have a running Qt application - ready to customise as you like. So, lets get started!

Who this course is for:

Python programmers who want to create GUI applications
Some previous Python experience is required
No knowledge of Qt or PyQt is needed

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Course content

Introduction1 lecture • 1min

Installation3 lectures • 9min

Basic Qt Features6 lectures • 1hr 12min

Build your own Web Browser: Mozzarella Ashbadger6 lectures • 1hr

Bonus Resources3 lectures • 1min

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