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# 📚 PyQt5 Tutorial - Part 1/6: Introduction to GUI Programming
#PyQt5 #Python #GUI #BeginnerFriendly #Qt
Welcome to Part 1 of our comprehensive PyQt5 series! This lesson will introduce you to GUI development with Python and PyQt5, perfect for beginners.
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## 🔹 What is PyQt5?
PyQt5 is a set of Python bindings for Qt (a powerful C++ GUI framework). It lets you create:
- Desktop applications
- Cross-platform GUIs
- Professional-looking interfaces
- Apps with databases, networking, and multimedia
Key Features:
✔️ 620+ classes
✔️ 6,000+ functions
✔️ Windows, Mac, Linux support
✔️ Open-source (GPL/commercial licenses)
---
## 🔹 Installation
Install PyQt5 and tools:
Verify Installation:
---
## 🔹 Your First PyQt5 App
Let's create a simple window:
Code Breakdown:
1.
2.
3.
4.
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## 🔹 Core PyQt5 Components
### 1. Main Window Types
| Class | Purpose |
|-------|---------|
|
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### 2. Common Widgets
### 3. Layout Managers
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## 🔹 Creating a Functional App
Let's build a temperature converter:
#PyQt5 #Python #GUI #BeginnerFriendly #Qt
Welcome to Part 1 of our comprehensive PyQt5 series! This lesson will introduce you to GUI development with Python and PyQt5, perfect for beginners.
---
## 🔹 What is PyQt5?
PyQt5 is a set of Python bindings for Qt (a powerful C++ GUI framework). It lets you create:
- Desktop applications
- Cross-platform GUIs
- Professional-looking interfaces
- Apps with databases, networking, and multimedia
Key Features:
✔️ 620+ classes
✔️ 6,000+ functions
✔️ Windows, Mac, Linux support
✔️ Open-source (GPL/commercial licenses)
---
## 🔹 Installation
Install PyQt5 and tools:
pip install PyQt5 PyQt5-tools
Verify Installation:
import PyQt5
print(PyQt5.__version__) # Should show version like 5.15.4
---
## 🔹 Your First PyQt5 App
Let's create a simple window:
import sys
from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QApplication, QLabel, QWidget
# 1. Create the application object
app = QApplication(sys.argv)
# 2. Create main window
window = QWidget()
window.setWindowTitle("My First App")
window.setGeometry(100, 100, 400, 200) # x, y, width, height
# 3. Add a label
label = QLabel("Hello PyQt5!", parent=window)
label.move(150, 80) # x, y position
# 4. Show the window
window.show()
# 5. Run the application
sys.exit(app.exec_())
Code Breakdown:
1.
QApplication: Manages app control flow2.
QWidget: Base class for all UI objects3.
QLabel: Displays text/images4.
exec_(): Starts the event loop---
## 🔹 Core PyQt5 Components
### 1. Main Window Types
| Class | Purpose |
|-------|---------|
|
QWidget | Basic empty window ||
QMainWindow | With menu bar, status bar, toolbars ||
QDialog | Popup dialog windows |### 2. Common Widgets
from PyQt5.QtWidgets import (
QPushButton, # Clickable button
QLineEdit, # Single-line text input
QTextEdit, # Multi-line text area
QCheckBox, # Toggle option
QRadioButton, # Exclusive choice
QComboBox, # Dropdown menu
QSlider # Value selector
)
### 3. Layout Managers
from PyQt5.QtWidgets import (
QVBoxLayout, # Vertical arrangement
QHBoxLayout, # Horizontal arrangement
QGridLayout # Grid arrangement
)
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## 🔹 Creating a Functional App
Let's build a temperature converter:
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from PyQt5.QtWidgets import (QApplication, QWidget, QVBoxLayout,
QLabel, QLineEdit, QPushButton)
class ConverterApp(QWidget):
def __init__(self):
super().__init__()
self.setWindowTitle("Temperature Converter")
self.setup_ui()
def setup_ui(self):
# Create widgets
self.celsius_input = QLineEdit()
self.fahrenheit_input = QLineEdit()
self.convert_btn = QPushButton("Convert")
self.result_label = QLabel("Enter temperature to convert")
# Set up layout
layout = QVBoxLayout()
layout.addWidget(QLabel("Celsius:"))
layout.addWidget(self.celsius_input)
layout.addWidget(QLabel("Fahrenheit:"))
layout.addWidget(self.fahrenheit_input)
layout.addWidget(self.convert_btn)
layout.addWidget(self.result_label)
# Connect button click
self.convert_btn.clicked.connect(self.convert)
self.setLayout(layout)
def convert(self):
try:
if self.celsius_input.text():
# Celsius to Fahrenheit
celsius = float(self.celsius_input.text())
fahrenheit = (celsius * 9/5) + 32
self.fahrenheit_input.setText(f"{fahrenheit:.2f}")
self.result_label.setText("Conversion complete!")
elif self.fahrenheit_input.text():
# Fahrenheit to Celsius
fahrenheit = float(self.fahrenheit_input.text())
celsius = (fahrenheit - 32) * 5/9
self.celsius_input.setText(f"{celsius:.2f}")
self.result_label.setText("Conversion complete!")
except ValueError:
self.result_label.setText("Please enter a valid number!")
if __name__ == "__main__":
app = QApplication([])
window = ConverterApp()
window.show()
app.exec_()
---
## 🔹 PyQt5 Designer Tool
Qt Designer lets you create UIs visually:
1. Launch Designer:
pyqt5-tools designer
2. Design your interface (saves as
.ui file)3. Convert to Python code:
pyuic5 input.ui -o output.py
Example Usage:
from PyQt5 import uic
class MyApp(QMainWindow):
def __init__(self):
super().__init__()
uic.loadUi('design.ui', self) # Load UI file
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## 🔹 Event Handling Basics
PyQt5 uses signals and slots for interactivity:
# Connecting signals to slots
button.clicked.connect(self.on_button_click)
checkbox.stateChanged.connect(self.on_checkbox_change)
line_edit.textChanged.connect(self.on_text_change)
# Example slot methods
def on_button_click(self):
print("Button clicked!")
def on_checkbox_change(self, state):
print("Checkbox state:", state)
def on_text_change(self, text):
print("Text changed to:", text)
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## 🔹 Best Practices for Beginners
1. Organize code in classes/methods
2. Use layouts instead of absolute positioning
3. Name widgets clearly (e.g.,
self.login_btn)4. Separate UI code from business logic
5. Handle errors gracefully in event handlers
---
### 📌 What's Next?
In Part 2, we'll cover:
➡️ Advanced Widgets (Tables, Trees, Tabs)
➡️ Custom Signals
➡️ Styling with QSS
➡️ Multiple Windows
#PyQt5Tutorial #GUIPython #LearnToCode 🚀
Practice Exercise:
1. Create a simple calculator app
2. Build a text editor with save/load buttons
3. Make a color picker that changes window background
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# 📚 PyQt5 Tutorial - Part 2/6: Advanced Widgets & Customization
#PyQt5 #PythonGUI #AdvancedWidgets #QSS #SignalsSlots
Welcome to Part 2 of our PyQt5 series! This in-depth lesson covers advanced widgets, custom styling, multi-window applications, and professional patterns.
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## 🔹 Advanced Widgets Overview
### 1. Tabbed Interfaces (QTabWidget)
### 2. Tree Widget (QTreeWidget)
### 3. Table Widget (QTableWidget)
---
## 🔹 Custom Signals & Slots
### 1. Creating Custom Signals
### 2. Advanced Signal-Slot Connections
---
## 🔹 Styling with Qt Style Sheets (QSS)
### 1. Basic Styling
### 2. Advanced Selectors
### 3. Dynamic Style Changes
---
#PyQt5 #PythonGUI #AdvancedWidgets #QSS #SignalsSlots
Welcome to Part 2 of our PyQt5 series! This in-depth lesson covers advanced widgets, custom styling, multi-window applications, and professional patterns.
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## 🔹 Advanced Widgets Overview
### 1. Tabbed Interfaces (QTabWidget)
from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QTabWidget, QTextEdit, QWidget
class TabDemo(QWidget):
def __init__(self):
super().__init__()
tabs = QTabWidget()
# Tab 1: Text Editor
tab1 = QWidget()
text_edit = QTextEdit()
tab1_layout = QVBoxLayout()
tab1_layout.addWidget(text_edit)
tab1.setLayout(tab1_layout)
# Tab 2: Settings
tab2 = QWidget()
tab2_layout = QVBoxLayout()
tab2_layout.addWidget(QLabel("Settings Panel"))
tab2.setLayout(tab2_layout)
tabs.addTab(tab1, "Editor")
tabs.addTab(tab2, "Settings")
main_layout = QVBoxLayout()
main_layout.addWidget(tabs)
self.setLayout(main_layout)
### 2. Tree Widget (QTreeWidget)
def setup_file_tree(self):
tree = QTreeWidget()
tree.setHeaderLabels(["Name", "Size", "Type"])
# Add parent items
root = QTreeWidgetItem(tree)
root.setText(0, "Project Root")
# Add children
for file in ["main.py", "config.ini", "README.md"]:
child = QTreeWidgetItem(root)
child.setText(0, file)
child.setText(1, "10 KB")
child.setText(2, "Python" if file.endswith(".py") else "Text")
tree.expandAll()
return tree
### 3. Table Widget (QTableWidget)
def setup_data_table(self):
table = QTableWidget(5, 3) # Rows, columns
table.setHorizontalHeaderLabels(["ID", "Name", "Status"])
sample_data = [
[101, "Product A", "Active"],
[102, "Product B", "Inactive"],
[103, "Product C", "Pending"]
]
for row, data in enumerate(sample_data):
for col, text in enumerate(data):
item = QTableWidgetItem(str(text))
table.setItem(row, col, item)
table.resizeColumnsToContents()
return table
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## 🔹 Custom Signals & Slots
### 1. Creating Custom Signals
from PyQt5.QtCore import pyqtSignal, QObject
class Worker(QObject):
progress_changed = pyqtSignal(int)
task_completed = pyqtSignal(str)
def run_task(self):
for i in range(1, 101):
time.sleep(0.05)
self.progress_changed.emit(i)
self.task_completed.emit("Task finished!")
### 2. Advanced Signal-Slot Connections
# Multiple signals to single slot
button1.clicked.connect(self.handle_click)
button2.clicked.connect(self.handle_click)
# Signal with arguments
self.worker.progress_changed.connect(self.update_progress_bar)
# Lambda slots
button.clicked.connect(lambda: self.process_data(param1, param2))
# Slot decorator
@pyqtSlot()
def on_button_click(self):
print("Button clicked!")
---
## 🔹 Styling with Qt Style Sheets (QSS)
### 1. Basic Styling
app.setStyleSheet("""
QPushButton {
background-color: #4CAF50;
border: none;
color: white;
padding: 8px 16px;
font-size: 14px;
}
QPushButton:hover {
background-color: #45a049;
}
QLineEdit {
padding: 5px;
border: 1px solid #ccc;
border-radius: 3px;
}
""")### 2. Advanced Selectors
/* Style only buttons in the toolbar */
QToolBar QPushButton {
min-width: 80px;
}
/* Style checked checkboxes differently */
QCheckBox:checked {
color: #0085FF;
}
/* Style odd/even table rows */
QTableView::item:alternate {
background: #f0f0f0;
}
### 3. Dynamic Style Changes
# Change style programmatically
button.setStyleSheet("""
QPushButton {
background-color: red;
font-weight: bold;
}
""")
# Reset to default
button.setStyleSheet("")
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## 🔹 Multi-Window Applications
### 1. Creating Secondary Windows
### 2. Window Communication
---
## 🔹 Model-View Architecture
### 1. QListView with StringListModel
### 2. Custom Table Model
---
## 🔹 Practical Example: Text Editor
---
## 🔹 Best Practices
1. Separate UI code from business logic
2. Use models for complex data views
3. Optimize performance for large datasets
4. Localize strings for internationalization
5. Document signals and public methods
---
### 📌 What's Next?
In Part 3, we'll cover:
➡️ Dialogs & Message Boxes
➡️ File System Operations
➡️ Drag & Drop
➡️ Threading with QThread
#PyQt5 #GUIPython #ProfessionalDevelopment 🚀
Practice Exercise:
1. Create a contacts app with tree view and detail form
2. Build a styled calculator with custom buttons
3. Implement a multi-window image viewer with thumbnails
### 1. Creating Secondary Windows
class SettingsWindow(QDialog):
def __init__(self):
super().__init__()
self.setWindowTitle("Settings")
layout = QVBoxLayout()
layout.addWidget(QLabel("Application Settings"))
self.setLayout(layout)
# In main window:
def show_settings(self):
settings = SettingsWindow()
settings.exec_() # Modal dialog
# OR settings.show() for non-modal
### 2. Window Communication
# Main window with signal
class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
settings_changed = pyqtSignal(dict)
def open_settings(self):
dialog = SettingsDialog(self) # Pass parent
if dialog.exec_():
self.settings_changed.emit(dialog.get_settings())
# Settings dialog
class SettingsDialog(QDialog):
def __init__(self, parent=None):
super().__init__(parent)
# ... setup UI ...
def get_settings(self):
return {"theme": self.theme_combo.currentText()}
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## 🔹 Model-View Architecture
### 1. QListView with StringListModel
model = QStringListModel()
model.setStringList(["Item 1", "Item 2", "Item 3"])
list_view = QListView()
list_view.setModel(model)
# Add items
model.insertRow(model.rowCount())
model.setData(model.index(model.rowCount()-1), "New Item")
### 2. Custom Table Model
class CustomTableModel(QAbstractTableModel):
def __init__(self, data):
super().__init__()
self._data = data
def rowCount(self, parent=None):
return len(self._data)
def columnCount(self, parent=None):
return len(self._data[0]) if self._data else 0
def data(self, index, role=Qt.DisplayRole):
if role == Qt.DisplayRole:
return str(self._data[index.row()][index.column()])
return None
# Usage
data = [[1, "Alice"], [2, "Bob"], [3, "Charlie"]]
model = CustomTableModel(data)
table = QTableView()
table.setModel(model)
---
## 🔹 Practical Example: Text Editor
class TextEditor(QMainWindow):
def __init__(self):
super().__init__()
self.setup_ui()
self.setup_menu()
def setup_ui(self):
self.text_edit = QTextEdit()
self.setCentralWidget(self.text_edit)
# Status bar
self.statusBar().showMessage("Ready")
# Toolbar
toolbar = self.addToolBar("Tools")
save_act = QAction(QIcon("save.png"), "Save", self)
save_act.triggered.connect(self.save_file)
toolbar.addAction(save_act)
def setup_menu(self):
menubar = self.menuBar()
# File menu
file_menu = menubar.addMenu("File")
open_act = QAction("Open", self)
open_act.triggered.connect(self.open_file)
file_menu.addAction(open_act)
# Edit menu
edit_menu = menubar.addMenu("Edit")
edit_menu.addAction("Copy", self.text_edit.copy)
edit_menu.addAction("Paste", self.text_edit.paste)
def open_file(self):
path, _ = QFileDialog.getOpenFileName()
if path:
with open(path, 'r') as f:
self.text_edit.setText(f.read())
def save_file(self):
path, _ = QFileDialog.getSaveFileName()
if path:
with open(path, 'w') as f:
f.write(self.text_edit.toPlainText())
---
## 🔹 Best Practices
1. Separate UI code from business logic
2. Use models for complex data views
3. Optimize performance for large datasets
4. Localize strings for internationalization
5. Document signals and public methods
---
### 📌 What's Next?
In Part 3, we'll cover:
➡️ Dialogs & Message Boxes
➡️ File System Operations
➡️ Drag & Drop
➡️ Threading with QThread
#PyQt5 #GUIPython #ProfessionalDevelopment 🚀
Practice Exercise:
1. Create a contacts app with tree view and detail form
2. Build a styled calculator with custom buttons
3. Implement a multi-window image viewer with thumbnails
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# 📚 PyQt5 Tutorial - Part 3/6: Dialogs, Files & Threading
#PyQt5 #Python #Threading #FileDialogs #DragAndDrop
Welcome to Part 3 of our PyQt5 series! This comprehensive lesson dives into professional dialog handling, file operations, drag-and-drop functionality, and threading - essential for building production-grade applications.
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## 🔹 Professional Dialog Handling
### 1. Standard Dialogs
PyQt5 provides built-in dialogs for common tasks:
### 2. Custom Dialog Classes
Create reusable dialog windows:
---
## 🔹 File System Operations
### 1. File and Directory Handling
### 2. Monitoring File Changes
---
## 🔹 Drag and Drop
### 1. Enabling Drag-and-Drop
#PyQt5 #Python #Threading #FileDialogs #DragAndDrop
Welcome to Part 3 of our PyQt5 series! This comprehensive lesson dives into professional dialog handling, file operations, drag-and-drop functionality, and threading - essential for building production-grade applications.
---
## 🔹 Professional Dialog Handling
### 1. Standard Dialogs
PyQt5 provides built-in dialogs for common tasks:
from PyQt5.QtWidgets import (QFileDialog, QColorDialog,
QFontDialog, QInputDialog, QMessageBox)
# File Dialog
file_path, _ = QFileDialog.getOpenFileName(
self, "Open File", "", "Text Files (*.txt);;All Files (*)")
# Color Dialog
color = QColorDialog.getColor()
# Font Dialog
font, ok = QFontDialog.getFont()
# Input Dialog
text, ok = QInputDialog.getText(self, "Input", "Enter your name:")
# Message Box
reply = QMessageBox.question(
self, "Message", "Are you sure?",
QMessageBox.Yes | QMessageBox.No, QMessageBox.No)
### 2. Custom Dialog Classes
Create reusable dialog windows:
class LoginDialog(QDialog):
def __init__(self, parent=None):
super().__init__(parent)
self.setWindowTitle("Login")
self.username = QLineEdit()
self.password = QLineEdit()
self.password.setEchoMode(QLineEdit.Password)
buttons = QDialogButtonBox(
QDialogButtonBox.Ok | QDialogButtonBox.Cancel)
buttons.accepted.connect(self.accept)
buttons.rejected.connect(self.reject)
layout = QFormLayout()
layout.addRow("Username:", self.username)
layout.addRow("Password:", self.password)
layout.addRow(buttons)
self.setLayout(layout)
def get_credentials(self):
return (self.username.text(), self.password.text())
# Usage
dialog = LoginDialog()
if dialog.exec_():
username, password = dialog.get_credentials()
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## 🔹 File System Operations
### 1. File and Directory Handling
from PyQt5.QtCore import QDir, QFile, QFileInfo
# Check file existence
file_info = QFileInfo("path/to/file")
if file_info.exists():
print("File size:", file_info.size())
# Directory operations
directory = QDir()
directory.mkdir("new_folder")
print("Current path:", directory.currentPath())
# File reading/writing
file = QFile("data.txt")
if file.open(QIODevice.ReadOnly | QIODevice.Text):
stream = QTextStream(file)
content = stream.readAll()
file.close()
### 2. Monitoring File Changes
from PyQt5.QtCore import QFileSystemWatcher
class FileMonitor(QObject):
def __init__(self):
super().__init__()
self.watcher = QFileSystemWatcher()
self.watcher.fileChanged.connect(self.on_file_changed)
def add_file(self, path):
self.watcher.addPath(path)
def on_file_changed(self, path):
print(f"File changed: {path}")
monitor = FileMonitor()
monitor.add_file("important_file.txt")
---
## 🔹 Drag and Drop
### 1. Enabling Drag-and-Drop
class DropArea(QLabel):
def __init__(self):
super().__init__("Drop files here")
self.setAcceptDrops(True)
self.setAlignment(Qt.AlignCenter)
self.setStyleSheet("border: 2px dashed #aaa;")
def dragEnterEvent(self, event):
if event.mimeData().hasUrls():
event.acceptProposedAction()
def dropEvent(self, event):
for url in event.mimeData().urls():
file_path = url.toLocalFile()
print("Dropped file:", file_path)
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### 2. Custom Drag Sources
---
## 🔹 Threading with QThread
### 1. Worker Thread Pattern
### 2. Thread Pool for Concurrent Tasks
---
## 🔹 Practical Example: File Processor
class DraggableList(QListWidget):
def __init__(self):
super().__init__()
self.setDragEnabled(True)
self.setAcceptDrops(True)
self.setDragDropMode(QAbstractItemView.InternalMove)
for i in range(5):
self.addItem(f"Item {i+1}")
def startDrag(self, supportedActions):
item = self.currentItem()
mime_data = QMimeData()
mime_data.setText(item.text())
drag = QDrag(self)
drag.setMimeData(mime_data)
drag.exec_(Qt.MoveAction)
---
## 🔹 Threading with QThread
### 1. Worker Thread Pattern
class Worker(QObject):
finished = pyqtSignal()
progress = pyqtSignal(int)
def run(self):
for i in range(1, 101):
time.sleep(0.1)
self.progress.emit(i)
self.finished.emit()
class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
def __init__(self):
super().__init__()
self.thread = QThread()
self.worker = Worker()
self.worker.moveToThread(self.thread)
self.thread.started.connect(self.worker.run)
self.worker.finished.connect(self.thread.quit)
self.worker.finished.connect(self.worker.deleteLater)
self.thread.finished.connect(self.thread.deleteLater)
self.worker.progress.connect(self.update_progress)
self.thread.start()
def update_progress(self, value):
print("Progress:", value)
### 2. Thread Pool for Concurrent Tasks
from PyQt5.QtCore import QRunnable, QThreadPool
class Task(QRunnable):
def __init__(self, task_id):
super().__init__()
self.task_id = task_id
def run(self):
print(f"Starting task {self.task_id}")
time.sleep(2)
print(f"Finished task {self.task_id}")
pool = QThreadPool.globalInstance()
for i in range(5):
pool.start(Task(i))
print("Max threads:", pool.maxThreadCount())
---
## 🔹 Practical Example: File Processor
class FileProcessor(QMainWindow):
def __init__(self):
super().__init__()
self.setup_ui()
self.setup_thread()
def setup_ui(self):
self.setWindowTitle("File Processor")
# Central Widget
widget = QWidget()
layout = QVBoxLayout()
# File Selection
self.file_list = QListWidget()
self.file_list.setSelectionMode(QAbstractItemView.MultiSelection)
add_btn = QPushButton("Add Files")
add_btn.clicked.connect(self.add_files)
# Processing Controls
self.progress = QProgressBar()
process_btn = QPushButton("Process Files")
process_btn.clicked.connect(self.process_files)
# Layout
layout.addWidget(QLabel("Files to Process:"))
layout.addWidget(self.file_list)
layout.addWidget(add_btn)
layout.addWidget(self.progress)
layout.addWidget(process_btn)
widget.setLayout(layout)
self.setCentralWidget(widget)
def setup_thread(self):
self.thread = QThread()
self.worker = FileWorker()
self.worker.moveToThread(self.thread)
self.thread.started.connect(self.worker.process)
self.worker.progress.connect(self.progress.setValue)
self.worker.finished.connect(self.on_processing_finished)
self.worker.error.connect(self.show_error)
def add_files(self):
files, _ = QFileDialog.getOpenFileNames(
self, "Select Files", "", "All Files (*)")
self.file_list.addItems(files)
def process_files(self):
if self.file_list.count() == 0:
QMessageBox.warning(self, "Warning", "No files selected!")
return
files = [self.file_list.item(i).text()
for i in range(self.file_list.count())]
self.worker.set_files(files)
self.thread.start()
def on_processing_finished(self):
self.thread.quit()
QMessageBox.information(self, "Done", "Processing completed!")
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def show_error(self, message):
self.thread.quit()
QMessageBox.critical(self, "Error", message)
class FileWorker(QObject):
progress = pyqtSignal(int)
finished = pyqtSignal()
error = pyqtSignal(str)
def __init__(self):
super().__init__()
self.files = []
def set_files(self, files):
self.files = files
def process(self):
try:
total = len(self.files)
for i, file in enumerate(self.files):
# Simulate processing
time.sleep(0.5)
# Check for cancellation
if QThread.currentThread().isInterruptionRequested():
break
# Update progress
self.progress.emit(int((i + 1) / total * 100))
self.finished.emit()
except Exception as e:
self.error.emit(str(e))
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## 🔹 Best Practices
1. Always clean up threads - Use
finished signals2. Never update UI from worker threads - Use signals
3. Validate file operations - Check permissions/existence
4. Handle drag-and-drop properly - Check MIME types
5. Make dialogs modal/non-modal appropriately -
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### 📌 What's Next?
In Part 4, we'll cover:
➡️ Database Integration (SQLite, PostgreSQL)
➡️ Data Visualization (Charts, Graphs)
➡️ Model-View-Controller Pattern
➡️ Advanced Widget Customization
#PyQt5 #ProfessionalDevelopment #PythonGUI 🚀
Practice Exercise:
1. Build a thumbnail generator with progress reporting
2. Create a JSON config editor with file monitoring
3. Implement a thread-safe logging system for background tasks
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# 📚 PyQt5 Tutorial - Part 4/6: Database Integration & Data Visualization
#PyQt5 #SQL #DataViz #MVC #ProfessionalDevelopment
Welcome to Part 4 of our PyQt5 series! This comprehensive lesson covers professional database integration, data visualization, and architectural patterns for building robust desktop applications.
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## 🔹 Database Integration with PyQt5
### 1. SQLite Connection & Setup
### 2. SQL Model-View Integration
### 3. PostgreSQL Connection
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#PyQt5 #SQL #DataViz #MVC #ProfessionalDevelopment
Welcome to Part 4 of our PyQt5 series! This comprehensive lesson covers professional database integration, data visualization, and architectural patterns for building robust desktop applications.
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## 🔹 Database Integration with PyQt5
### 1. SQLite Connection & Setup
from PyQt5.QtSql import QSqlDatabase, QSqlQuery
def setup_database():
db = QSqlDatabase.addDatabase("QSQLITE")
db.setDatabaseName("app_data.db")
if not db.open():
QMessageBox.critical(None, "Database Error", db.lastError().text())
return False
# Create tables if they don't exist
query = QSqlQuery()
query.exec_("""
CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS contacts (
id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
name TEXT NOT NULL,
email TEXT UNIQUE,
phone TEXT,
created_at DATETIME DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
)
""")
return True
### 2. SQL Model-View Integration
from PyQt5.QtSql import QSqlTableModel
class ContactManager(QWidget):
def __init__(self):
super().__init__()
self.model = QSqlTableModel()
self.model.setTable("contacts")
self.model.select()
self.setup_ui()
def setup_ui(self):
layout = QVBoxLayout()
# Table View
self.table = QTableView()
self.table.setModel(self.model)
self.table.setSelectionBehavior(QTableView.SelectRows)
self.table.setEditTriggers(QTableView.DoubleClicked)
# Buttons
add_btn = QPushButton("Add Contact")
add_btn.clicked.connect(self.add_contact)
del_btn = QPushButton("Delete Selected")
del_btn.clicked.connect(self.delete_contact)
# Layout
btn_layout = QHBoxLayout()
btn_layout.addWidget(add_btn)
btn_layout.addWidget(del_btn)
layout.addWidget(self.table)
layout.addLayout(btn_layout)
self.setLayout(layout)
def add_contact(self):
name, ok = QInputDialog.getText(self, "Add Contact", "Name:")
if ok and name:
record = self.model.record()
record.setValue("name", name)
self.model.insertRecord(-1, record)
self.model.submitAll()
def delete_contact(self):
selected = self.table.selectionModel().selectedRows()
for index in sorted(selected, reverse=True):
self.model.removeRow(index.row())
self.model.submitAll()
### 3. PostgreSQL Connection
def connect_postgresql():
db = QSqlDatabase.addDatabase("QPSQL")
db.setHostName("localhost")
db.setDatabaseName("myapp")
db.setUserName("postgres")
db.setPassword("password")
db.setPort(5432)
if not db.open():
error = db.lastError()
QMessageBox.critical(None, "Database Error",
f"Code: {error.number()}\n{error.text()}")
return False
return True
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## 🔹 Data Visualization
### 1. QtCharts Basic Setup
### 2. Interactive Line Chart
### 3. Real-Time Data Visualization
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### 1. QtCharts Basic Setup
from PyQt5.QtChart import QChart, QChartView, QBarSet, QBarSeries, QBarCategoryAxis
class SalesChart(QWidget):
def __init__(self, data):
super().__init__()
self.chart = QChart()
self.chart.setTitle("Quarterly Sales")
self.chart.setAnimationOptions(QChart.SeriesAnimations)
self.setup_series(data)
self.setup_axes()
chart_view = QChartView(self.chart)
chart_view.setRenderHint(QPainter.Antialiasing)
layout = QVBoxLayout()
layout.addWidget(chart_view)
self.setLayout(layout)
def setup_series(self, data):
series = QBarSeries()
for product, values in data.items():
bar_set = QBarSet(product)
bar_set.append(values)
series.append(bar_set)
self.chart.addSeries(series)
def setup_axes(self):
categories = ["Q1", "Q2", "Q3", "Q4"]
axis_x = QBarCategoryAxis()
axis_x.append(categories)
self.chart.addAxis(axis_x, Qt.AlignBottom)
axis_y = QValueAxis()
axis_y.setRange(0, 1000)
self.chart.addAxis(axis_y, Qt.AlignLeft)
for series in self.chart.series():
series.attachAxis(axis_x)
series.attachAxis(axis_y)
### 2. Interactive Line Chart
from PyQt5.QtChart import QLineSeries, QValueAxis
class InteractiveChart(QChartView):
def __init__(self, data):
super().__init__()
self.series = QLineSeries()
self.series.setName("Data Series")
for point in data:
self.series.append(*point)
self.chart = QChart()
self.chart.addSeries(self.series)
self.chart.createDefaultAxes()
self.chart.setTitle("Interactive Chart")
self.setChart(self.chart)
self.setRubberBand(QChartView.RectangleRubberBand)
self.setRenderHint(QPainter.Antialiasing)
def mousePressEvent(self, event):
if event.button() == Qt.LeftButton:
point = self.chart.mapToValue(event.pos())
self.series.append(point.x(), point.y())
super().mousePressEvent(event)
### 3. Real-Time Data Visualization
class RealTimeChart(QThread):
data_updated = pyqtSignal(list)
def __init__(self):
super().__init__()
self.running = True
def run(self):
x = 0
while self.running:
time.sleep(0.1)
y = random.randint(0, 100)
self.data_updated.emit([(x, y)])
x += 1
def stop(self):
self.running = False
self.wait()
class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
def __init__(self):
super().__init__()
self.series = QLineSeries()
self.chart = QChart()
self.chart.addSeries(self.series)
self.chart.createDefaultAxes()
self.chart_view = QChartView(self.chart)
self.setCentralWidget(self.chart_view)
self.thread = RealTimeChart()
self.thread.data_updated.connect(self.update_chart)
self.thread.start()
def update_chart(self, points):
for x, y in points:
self.series.append(x, y)
if self.series.count() > 100:
self.series.remove(0)
self.chart.axisX().setRange(x-100, x)
def closeEvent(self, event):
self.thread.stop()
super().closeEvent(event)
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## 🔹 Model-View-Controller (MVC) Pattern
### 1. MVC Implementation
### 2. Advanced MVC with SQL
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### 1. MVC Implementation
# Model
class DataModel(QObject):
data_changed = pyqtSignal(list)
def __init__(self):
super().__init__()
self._data = []
def load_data(self, source):
# Simulate data loading
self._data = [(i, random.randint(0, 100)) for i in range(10)]
self.data_changed.emit(self._data)
def get_data(self):
return self._data
# View
class DataView(QWidget):
def __init__(self, controller):
super().__init__()
self.controller = controller
self.table = QTableWidget()
layout = QVBoxLayout()
layout.addWidget(self.table)
self.setLayout(layout)
def update_view(self, data):
self.table.setRowCount(len(data))
self.table.setColumnCount(2)
for row, (x, y) in enumerate(data):
self.table.setItem(row, 0, QTableWidgetItem(str(x)))
self.table.setItem(row, 1, QTableWidgetItem(str(y)))
# Controller
class DataController:
def __init__(self):
self.model = DataModel()
self.view = DataView(self)
self.model.data_changed.connect(self.handle_data_change)
self.model.load_data("dummy_source")
def handle_data_change(self, data):
self.view.update_view(data)
def show_view(self):
self.view.show()
### 2. Advanced MVC with SQL
class SqlController:
def __init__(self):
self.db = setup_database() # From earlier example
self.model = QSqlTableModel()
self.model.setTable("contacts")
self.model.select()
self.view = ContactView(self)
def add_contact(self, name, email, phone):
record = self.model.record()
record.setValue("name", name)
record.setValue("email", email)
record.setValue("phone", phone)
return self.model.insertRecord(-1, record)
def delete_contact(self, row):
return self.model.removeRow(row)
class ContactView(QWidget):
def __init__(self, controller):
super().__init__()
self.controller = controller
self.setup_ui()
def setup_ui(self):
# Form setup
self.name_input = QLineEdit()
self.email_input = QLineEdit()
self.phone_input = QLineEdit()
add_btn = QPushButton("Add Contact")
add_btn.clicked.connect(self.on_add)
# Table setup
self.table = QTableView()
self.table.setModel(self.controller.model)
# Layout
form_layout = QFormLayout()
form_layout.addRow("Name:", self.name_input)
form_layout.addRow("Email:", self.email_input)
form_layout.addRow("Phone:", self.phone_input)
form_layout.addRow(add_btn)
main_layout = QVBoxLayout()
main_layout.addLayout(form_layout)
main_layout.addWidget(self.table)
self.setLayout(main_layout)
def on_add(self):
name = self.name_input.text()
email = self.email_input.text()
phone = self.phone_input.text()
if name:
if self.controller.add_contact(name, email, phone):
self.controller.model.submitAll()
self.clear_form()
def clear_form(self):
self.name_input.clear()
self.email_input.clear()
self.phone_input.clear()
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## 🔹 Advanced Widget Customization
### 1. Custom Delegate for Table Views
### 2. Custom Widget with QPainter
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## 🔹 Best Practices
1. Separate database logic from UI code
2. Use transactions for batch database operations
3. Optimize chart performance with limited data points
4. Follow MVC pattern for complex applications
5. Document custom widgets thoroughly
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### 📌 What's Next?
In Part 5, we'll cover:
➡️ Networking & Web APIs
➡️ Multimedia Applications
➡️ Internationalization
➡️ Deployment & Packaging
#PyQt5 #Database #DataVisualization 🚀
Practice Exercise:
1. Build a sales dashboard with database-backed charts
2. Create a custom weather widget with API data
3. Implement an MVC-based inventory management system
### 1. Custom Delegate for Table Views
class ProgressBarDelegate(QStyledItemDelegate):
def paint(self, painter, option, index):
progress = index.data(Qt.DisplayRole)
# Draw background
painter.save()
painter.setPen(Qt.NoPen)
painter.setBrush(QColor("#e0e0e0"))
painter.drawRect(option.rect)
# Draw progress
if progress > 0:
width = option.rect.width() * progress / 100
progress_rect = QRectF(option.rect)
progress_rect.setWidth(width)
gradient = QLinearGradient(progress_rect.topLeft(), progress_rect.topRight())
gradient.setColorAt(0, QColor("#4CAF50"))
gradient.setColorAt(1, QColor("#2E7D32"))
painter.setBrush(QBrush(gradient))
painter.drawRect(progress_rect)
# Draw text
painter.setPen(QColor("#333"))
painter.drawText(option.rect, Qt.AlignCenter, f"{progress}%")
painter.restore()
# Usage
table = QTableView()
table.setItemDelegateForColumn(2, ProgressBarDelegate())
### 2. Custom Widget with QPainter
class GaugeWidget(QWidget):
def __init__(self, parent=None):
super().__init__(parent)
self.value = 0
self.min_value = 0
self.max_value = 100
def set_value(self, value):
self.value = max(self.min_value, min(value, self.max_value))
self.update()
def paintEvent(self, event):
painter = QPainter(self)
painter.setRenderHint(QPainter.Antialiasing)
# Draw background
rect = self.rect().adjusted(5, 5, -5, -5)
painter.setPen(QPen(QColor("#333"), 2)
painter.setBrush(QColor("#f5f5f5"))
painter.drawEllipse(rect)
# Draw gauge
angle = 180 * (self.value - self.min_value) / (self.max_value - self.min_value)
span_angle = -angle * 16 # 1/16th of a degree
pen = QPen(QColor("#FF5722"), 10)
pen.setCapStyle(Qt.RoundCap)
painter.setPen(pen)
painter.drawArc(rect, 180 * 16, span_angle)
# Draw text
font = painter.font()
font.setPointSize(20)
painter.setFont(font)
painter.drawText(rect, Qt.AlignCenter, f"{self.value}%")
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## 🔹 Best Practices
1. Separate database logic from UI code
2. Use transactions for batch database operations
3. Optimize chart performance with limited data points
4. Follow MVC pattern for complex applications
5. Document custom widgets thoroughly
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### 📌 What's Next?
In Part 5, we'll cover:
➡️ Networking & Web APIs
➡️ Multimedia Applications
➡️ Internationalization
➡️ Deployment & Packaging
#PyQt5 #Database #DataVisualization 🚀
Practice Exercise:
1. Build a sales dashboard with database-backed charts
2. Create a custom weather widget with API data
3. Implement an MVC-based inventory management system
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# 📚 PyQt5 Tutorial - Part 5/6: Networking, Multimedia & Internationalization
#PyQt5 #Networking #Multimedia #i18n #Deployment
Welcome to Part 5 of our PyQt5 series! This comprehensive lesson covers professional networking, multimedia handling, internationalization, and deployment strategies for production applications.
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## 🔹 Networking with PyQt5
### 1. HTTP Requests with QNetworkAccessManager
### 2. WebSocket Communication
### 3. TCP Socket Server
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#PyQt5 #Networking #Multimedia #i18n #Deployment
Welcome to Part 5 of our PyQt5 series! This comprehensive lesson covers professional networking, multimedia handling, internationalization, and deployment strategies for production applications.
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## 🔹 Networking with PyQt5
### 1. HTTP Requests with QNetworkAccessManager
from PyQt5.QtNetwork import QNetworkRequest, QNetworkAccessManager
from PyQt5.QtCore import QUrl
class ApiClient(QObject):
response_received = pyqtSignal(str)
error_occurred = pyqtSignal(str)
def __init__(self):
super().__init__()
self.manager = QNetworkAccessManager()
self.manager.finished.connect(self.handle_response)
def fetch_data(self, url):
request = QNetworkRequest(QUrl(url))
self.manager.get(request)
def handle_response(self, reply):
if reply.error():
self.error_occurred.emit(reply.errorString())
else:
data = reply.readAll().data().decode('utf-8')
self.response_received.emit(data)
reply.deleteLater()
# Usage
client = ApiClient()
client.response_received.connect(lambda data: print("Received:", data))
client.error_occurred.connect(lambda err: print("Error:", err))
client.fetch_data("https://api.example.com/data")
### 2. WebSocket Communication
from PyQt5.QtWebSockets import QWebSocket
class WebSocketClient(QObject):
message_received = pyqtSignal(str)
connected = pyqtSignal()
disconnected = pyqtSignal()
def __init__(self):
super().__init__()
self.socket = QWebSocket()
self.socket.textMessageReceived.connect(self.message_received)
self.socket.connected.connect(self.connected)
self.socket.disconnected.connect(self.disconnected)
def connect_to_server(self, url):
self.socket.open(QUrl(url))
def send_message(self, message):
self.socket.sendTextMessage(message)
# Usage
ws_client = WebSocketClient()
ws_client.connect_to_server("ws://echo.websocket.org")
ws_client.message_received.connect(print)
### 3. TCP Socket Server
from PyQt5.QtNetwork import QTcpServer, QTcpSocket
class TcpServer(QObject):
new_connection = pyqtSignal(QTcpSocket)
def __init__(self):
super().__init__()
self.server = QTcpServer()
self.server.newConnection.connect(self.handle_new_connection)
def start(self, port=12345):
if not self.server.listen(QHostAddress.Any, port):
print("Server error:", self.server.errorString())
return False
print(f"Server started on port {port}")
return True
def handle_new_connection(self):
client = self.server.nextPendingConnection()
client.readyRead.connect(lambda: self.read_data(client))
client.disconnected.connect(client.deleteLater)
self.new_connection.emit(client)
def read_data(self, client):
data = client.readAll().data().decode('utf-8')
print("Received:", data)
client.write(f"Echo: {data}".encode())
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## 🔹 Multimedia Applications
### 1. Audio Player
### 2. Camera Capture
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## 🔹 Internationalization (i18n)
### 1. Translation Setup
### 2. Creating Translation Files
1. Mark strings with
2. Extract strings:
3. Translate using Qt Linguist
4. Compile translations:
### 1. Audio Player
from PyQt5.QtMultimedia import QMediaPlayer, QMediaContent
from PyQt5.QtMultimediaWidgets import QVideoWidget
class MediaPlayer(QWidget):
def __init__(self):
super().__init__()
self.player = QMediaPlayer()
self.setup_ui()
def setup_ui(self):
# Video display
video_widget = QVideoWidget()
# Controls
play_btn = QPushButton("Play")
pause_btn = QPushButton("Pause")
stop_btn = QPushButton("Stop")
volume_slider = QSlider(Qt.Horizontal)
volume_slider.setRange(0, 100)
volume_slider.setValue(50)
# Layout
control_layout = QHBoxLayout()
control_layout.addWidget(play_btn)
control_layout.addWidget(pause_btn)
control_layout.addWidget(stop_btn)
control_layout.addWidget(volume_slider)
main_layout = QVBoxLayout()
main_layout.addWidget(video_widget)
main_layout.addLayout(control_layout)
self.setLayout(main_layout)
# Connections
self.player.setVideoOutput(video_widget)
play_btn.clicked.connect(self.player.play)
pause_btn.clicked.connect(self.player.pause)
stop_btn.clicked.connect(self.player.stop)
volume_slider.valueChanged.connect(self.player.setVolume)
def load_file(self, path):
self.player.setMedia(QMediaContent(QUrl.fromLocalFile(path)))
### 2. Camera Capture
from PyQt5.QtMultimedia import QCamera, QCameraImageCapture
from PyQt5.QtMultimediaWidgets import QCameraViewfinder
class CameraApp(QWidget):
def __init__(self):
super().__init__()
self.camera = QCamera()
self.image_capture = QCameraImageCapture(self.camera)
self.setup_ui()
def setup_ui(self):
# Camera viewfinder
viewfinder = QCameraViewfinder()
self.camera.setViewfinder(viewfinder)
# Controls
capture_btn = QPushButton("Capture")
capture_btn.clicked.connect(self.capture_image)
# Layout
layout = QVBoxLayout()
layout.addWidget(viewfinder)
layout.addWidget(capture_btn)
self.setLayout(layout)
# Start camera
self.camera.start()
def capture_image(self):
timestamp = datetime.now().strftime("%Y%m%d_%H%M%S")
path = f"capture_{timestamp}.jpg"
self.image_capture.capture(path)
print(f"Image saved to {path}")
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## 🔹 Internationalization (i18n)
### 1. Translation Setup
from PyQt5.QtCore import QTranslator, QLocale
class TranslatableApp(QApplication):
def __init__(self, argv):
super().__init__(argv)
self.translator = QTranslator()
# Load system language
locale = QLocale.system().name()
self.load_translation(locale)
def load_translation(self, lang):
# Remove old translator
self.removeTranslator(self.translator)
# Create new translator
self.translator = QTranslator()
if self.translator.load(f":/translations/app_{lang}.qm"):
self.installTranslator(self.translator)
return True
return False
# Mark strings for translation
self.label.setText(self.tr("Welcome to the application"))
### 2. Creating Translation Files
1. Mark strings with
self.tr() or QObject.tr()2. Extract strings:
pylupdate5 -verbose myapp.pro
3. Translate using Qt Linguist
4. Compile translations:
lrelease myapp.pro
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### 3. Dynamic Language Switching
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## 🔹 Deployment & Packaging
### 1. PyInstaller Configuration
### 2. Creating Installers
Windows (NSIS):
MacOS (DMG):
Linux (AppImage):
### 3. Updating Mechanism
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class LanguageMenu(QMenu):
language_changed = pyqtSignal(str)
def __init__(self):
super().__init__("Language")
self.language_map = {
"English": "en",
"Français": "fr",
"Español": "es",
"中文": "zh"
}
for lang_name, lang_code in self.language_map.items():
action = self.addAction(lang_name)
action.triggered.connect(
lambda _, code=lang_code: self.language_changed.emit(code))
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## 🔹 Deployment & Packaging
### 1. PyInstaller Configuration
# Create spec file
pyi-makespec --windowed --icon=app.ico --name MyApp main.py
# Add these to the spec file:
a = Analysis(
['main.py'],
datas=[
('translations/*.qm', 'translations'),
('images/*.png', 'images')
],
hiddenimports=['PyQt5.QtNetwork', 'PyQt5.QtMultimedia'],
hookspath=[],
runtime_hooks=[],
excludes=[],
win_no_prefer_redirects=False,
win_private_assemblies=False,
cipher=block_cipher
)
### 2. Creating Installers
Windows (NSIS):
pyinstaller --onefile --windowed --icon=app.ico main.py
makensis installer.nsi
MacOS (DMG):
pyinstaller --windowed --osx-bundle-identifier com.yourcompany.yourapp main.py
hdiutil create -volname "MyApp" -srcfolder dist/MyApp.app -ov MyApp.dmg
Linux (AppImage):
pyinstaller --onefile --windowed main.py
./appimagetool-x86_64.AppImage dist/MyApp.AppDir
### 3. Updating Mechanism
class Updater(QObject):
update_available = pyqtSignal(str)
update_downloaded = pyqtSignal(str)
def __init__(self):
super().__init__()
self.manager = QNetworkAccessManager()
self.manager.finished.connect(self.handle_response)
def check_for_updates(self):
request = QNetworkRequest(QUrl("https://api.example.com/version"))
self.manager.get(request)
def handle_response(self, reply):
if reply.error():
print("Update check failed:", reply.errorString())
return
latest_version = reply.readAll().data().decode('utf-8')
current_version = self.get_current_version()
if latest_version > current_version:
self.update_available.emit(latest_version)
def download_update(self):
# Implementation for downloading update package
pass
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## 🔹 Practical Example: Weather App
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## 🔹 Best Practices
1. Handle network errors gracefully - Always check
2. Clean up resources - Call
3. Cache API responses - Reduce unnecessary network calls
4. Use QThread for intensive operations - Keep UI responsive
5. Test translations thoroughly - Verify all UI elements adapt
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### 📌 What's Next?
In Final Part 6, we'll cover:
➡️ Advanced Architecture Patterns
➡️ Plugin Systems
➡️ Performance Optimization
➡️ Cross-Platform Considerations
#PyQt5 #Networking #Multimedia #Deployment 🚀
Practice Exercise:
1. Build a podcast player with download capability
2. Create a multilingual chat application
3. Implement an auto-updating stock ticker
class WeatherApp(QMainWindow):
def __init__(self):
super().__init__()
self.api_key = "YOUR_API_KEY"
self.setup_ui()
self.setup_network()
def setup_ui(self):
self.setWindowTitle(self.tr("Weather App"))
# Location Input
self.location_input = QLineEdit()
search_btn = QPushButton(self.tr("Search"))
search_btn.clicked.connect(self.fetch_weather)
# Weather Display
self.weather_icon = QLabel()
self.weather_icon.setAlignment(Qt.AlignCenter)
self.temp_label = QLabel()
self.temp_label.setAlignment(Qt.AlignCenter)
font = self.temp_label.font()
font.setPointSize(48)
self.temp_label.setFont(font)
self.details_label = QLabel()
self.details_label.setAlignment(Qt.AlignCenter)
# Layout
input_layout = QHBoxLayout()
input_layout.addWidget(self.location_input)
input_layout.addWidget(search_btn)
main_layout = QVBoxLayout()
main_layout.addLayout(input_layout)
main_layout.addWidget(self.weather_icon)
main_layout.addWidget(self.temp_label)
main_layout.addWidget(self.details_label)
container = QWidget()
container.setLayout(main_layout)
self.setCentralWidget(container)
def setup_network(self):
self.manager = QNetworkAccessManager()
self.manager.finished.connect(self.handle_weather_response)
self.icon_manager = QNetworkAccessManager()
self.icon_manager.finished.connect(self.handle_icon_response)
def fetch_weather(self):
location = self.location_input.text()
if not location:
return
url = f"https://api.openweathermap.org/data/2.5/weather?q={location}&appid={self.api_key}&units=metric"
self.manager.get(QNetworkRequest(QUrl(url)))
def handle_weather_response(self, reply):
if reply.error():
QMessageBox.warning(self, self.tr("Error"),
self.tr("Failed to fetch weather data"))
return
data = json.loads(reply.readAll().data().decode('utf-8'))
# Update UI
temp = data['main']['temp']
self.temp_label.setText(f"{temp}°C")
denoscription = data['weather'][0]['denoscription'].capitalize()
humidity = data['main']['humidity']
wind = data['wind']['speed']
self.details_label.setText(
self.tr(f"{denoscription}\nHumidity: {humidity}%\nWind: {wind} m/s"))
# Fetch weather icon
icon_code = data['weather'][0]['icon']
icon_url = f"https://openweathermap.org/img/wn/{icon_code}@2x.png"
self.icon_manager.get(QNetworkRequest(QUrl(icon_url)))
def handle_icon_response(self, reply):
if not reply.error():
pixmap = QPixmap()
pixmap.loadFromData(reply.readAll())
self.weather_icon.setPixmap(pixmap.scaledToWidth(100))
---
## 🔹 Best Practices
1. Handle network errors gracefully - Always check
reply.error()2. Clean up resources - Call
deleteLater() on network objects3. Cache API responses - Reduce unnecessary network calls
4. Use QThread for intensive operations - Keep UI responsive
5. Test translations thoroughly - Verify all UI elements adapt
---
### 📌 What's Next?
In Final Part 6, we'll cover:
➡️ Advanced Architecture Patterns
➡️ Plugin Systems
➡️ Performance Optimization
➡️ Cross-Platform Considerations
#PyQt5 #Networking #Multimedia #Deployment 🚀
Practice Exercise:
1. Build a podcast player with download capability
2. Create a multilingual chat application
3. Implement an auto-updating stock ticker
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# 📚 PyQt5 Tutorial - Part 6/6: Advanced Architecture & Optimization
#PyQt5 #AdvancedPatterns #PluginSystem #Performance #CrossPlatform
Welcome to the final installment of our PyQt5 series! This comprehensive lesson explores professional architectural patterns, plugin systems, performance optimization, and cross-platform development strategies.
---
## 🔹 Advanced Architectural Patterns
### 1. Model-View-ViewModel (MVVM)
### 2. Dependency Injection Container
### 3. Event Bus Pattern
---
## 🔹 Plugin System Implementation
### 1. Plugin Architecture
#PyQt5 #AdvancedPatterns #PluginSystem #Performance #CrossPlatform
Welcome to the final installment of our PyQt5 series! This comprehensive lesson explores professional architectural patterns, plugin systems, performance optimization, and cross-platform development strategies.
---
## 🔹 Advanced Architectural Patterns
### 1. Model-View-ViewModel (MVVM)
from PyQt5.QtCore import QObject, pyqtProperty, pyqtSignal
class ViewModel(QObject):
data_changed = pyqtSignal()
def __init__(self):
super().__init__()
self._username = ""
self._password = ""
@pyqtProperty(str, notify=data_changed)
def username(self):
return self._username
@username.setter
def username(self, value):
if self._username != value:
self._username = value
self.data_changed.emit()
@pyqtProperty(str, notify=data_changed)
def password(self):
return self._password
@password.setter
def password(self, value):
if self._password != value:
self._password = value
self.data_changed.emit()
# View binds to ViewModel properties
view_model = ViewModel()
username_edit = QLineEdit()
username_edit.textChanged.connect(view_model.setUsername)
view_model.data_changed.connect(
lambda: username_edit.setText(view_model.username))
### 2. Dependency Injection Container
class Container:
_instance = None
def __init__(self):
self._services = {}
def register(self, name, service):
self._services[name] = service
def resolve(self, name):
return self._services.get(name)
@classmethod
def instance(cls):
if cls._instance is None:
cls._instance = Container()
return cls._instance
# Usage
container = Container.instance()
container.register('database', DatabaseService())
container.register('api', ApiClient())
# In other classes
db_service = container.resolve('database')
### 3. Event Bus Pattern
from PyQt5.QtCore import QObject, pyqtSignal
class EventBus(QObject):
app_started = pyqtSignal()
user_logged_in = pyqtSignal(str) # username
data_loaded = pyqtSignal(dict)
_instance = None
@classmethod
def instance(cls):
if cls._instance is None:
cls._instance = EventBus()
return cls._instance
# Publisher
EventBus.instance().user_logged_in.emit("john_doe")
# Subscriber
EventBus.instance().user_logged_in.connect(
lambda username: print(f"User {username} logged in"))
---
## 🔹 Plugin System Implementation
### 1. Plugin Architecture
# Plugin Interface
class IPlugin:
def initialize(self, app):
raise NotImplementedError
def name(self):
raise NotImplementedError
# Main Application
class Application:
def __init__(self):
self.plugins = []
def load_plugins(self, plugin_dir):
for filename in os.listdir(plugin_dir):
if filename.endswith('.py'):
module_name = filename[:-3]
spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location(
module_name, os.path.join(plugin_dir, filename))
module = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
spec.loader.exec_module(module)
for item in dir(module):
obj = getattr(module, item)
if (isinstance(obj, type) and
issubclass(obj, IPlugin) and
obj != IPlugin):
plugin = obj()
plugin.initialize(self)
self.plugins.append(plugin)
# Example Plugin
class WeatherPlugin(IPlugin):
def initialize(self, app):
self.app = app
print(f"WeatherPlugin initialized for {app}")
def name(self):
return "Weather Plugin"
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### 2. Dynamic UI Integration
---
## 🔹 Performance Optimization
### 1. Lazy Loading
### 2. Efficient Data Handling
### 3. Memory Management
---
## 🔹 Cross-Platform Considerations
### 1. Platform-Specific Code
### 2. High DPI Support
class PluginWidget(QWidget):
def __init__(self, plugin, parent=None):
super().__init__(parent)
self.plugin = plugin
self.setup_ui()
def setup_ui(self):
layout = QVBoxLayout()
noscript = QLabel(f"Plugin: {self.plugin.name()}")
noscript.setStyleSheet("font-weight: bold; font-size: 16px;")
# Let plugin provide its UI
plugin_ui = self.plugin.get_ui()
layout.addWidget(noscript)
layout.addWidget(plugin_ui)
self.setLayout(layout)
# In main window
def load_plugin_uis(self):
for plugin in self.app.plugins:
tab = self.plugin_tabs.addTab(
PluginWidget(plugin), plugin.name())
---
## 🔹 Performance Optimization
### 1. Lazy Loading
class LazyTabWidget(QTabWidget):
def __init__(self):
super().__init__()
self._loaded_tabs = set()
self.currentChanged.connect(self._load_current_tab)
def addTab(self, widget, label):
super().addTab(QLabel("Loading..."), label)
self.setTabData(self.count()-1, widget)
def _load_current_tab(self, index):
if index not in self._loaded_tabs:
widget = self.tabData(index)
self._loaded_tabs.add(index)
self.removeTab(index)
self.insertTab(index, widget, widget.windowTitle())
self.setCurrentIndex(index)
### 2. Efficient Data Handling
class LargeDataModel(QAbstractTableModel):
def __init__(self, data_source):
super().__init__()
self._data_source = data_source # Should implement chunked loading
def rowCount(self, parent=None):
return self._data_source.total_rows()
def columnCount(self, parent=None):
return self._data_source.total_columns()
def data(self, index, role=Qt.DisplayRole):
if not index.isValid() or role != Qt.DisplayRole:
return None
# Load only visible data
if self._data_source.is_loaded(index.row(), index.column()):
return self._data_source.get_data(index.row(), index.column())
else:
# Trigger background loading
self._data_source.request_data(index.row(), index.column())
return "Loading..."
### 3. Memory Management
class ResourceManager:
_instance = None
def __init__(self):
self._resources = {}
self._cache = LRUCache(maxsize=100) # Custom LRU cache
def get_image(self, path):
if path in self._cache:
return self._cache[path]
pixmap = QPixmap(path)
if not pixmap.isNull():
self._cache[path] = pixmap
return pixmap
return None
def cleanup(self):
self._cache.clear()
# Usage
image = ResourceManager.instance().get_image("large_image.png")
---
## 🔹 Cross-Platform Considerations
### 1. Platform-Specific Code
class PlatformUtils:
@staticmethod
def get_config_path():
if sys.platform == "win32":
return os.path.join(os.environ["APPDATA"], "MyApp")
elif sys.platform == "darwin":
return os.path.expanduser("~/Library/Application Support/MyApp")
else: # Linux/Unix
return os.path.expanduser("~/.config/MyApp")
@staticmethod
def open_file_browser(path):
if sys.platform == "win32":
os.startfile(path)
elif sys.platform == "darwin":
subprocess.run(["open", path])
else:
subprocess.run(["xdg-open", path])
### 2. High DPI Support
if hasattr(Qt, 'AA_EnableHighDpiScaling'):
QApplication.setAttribute(Qt.AA_EnableHighDpiScaling, True)
if hasattr(Qt, 'AA_UseHighDpiPixmaps'):
QApplication.setAttribute(Qt.AA_UseHighDpiPixmaps, True)
# In main QApplication
app = QApplication([])
app.setAttribute(Qt.AA_UseStyleSheetPropagationInWidgetStyles, True)
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### 3. Dark Mode Detection
---
## 🔹 Practical Example: Plugin-Based Text Editor
---
## 🔹 Best Practices for Production Apps
1. Error Handling
- Implement comprehensive logging
- Use sentry.io for crash reporting
- Create recovery mechanisms
2. Update Strategy
- Implement delta updates
- Support rollback capability
- Verify digital signatures
3. Accessibility
- Set proper widget roles
- Support screen readers
- Ensure keyboard navigation
4. Security
- Sanitize all inputs
- Use HTTPS for network requests
- Secure sensitive data storage
5. Testing
- Unit tests for core logic
- UI tests with QTest
- Cross-platform testing matrix
---
### 🎉 Congratulations on Completing the Series!
You've now mastered:
1. PyQt5 Fundamentals
2. Advanced Widgets & Customization
3. Database Integration & MVC
4. Networking & Multimedia
5. Internationalization & Deployment
6. Advanced Architecture & Optimization
#PyQt5Mastery #ProfessionalGUI #PythonDevelopment 🚀
def is_dark_mode():
if sys.platform == "darwin":
# MacOS dark mode detection
process = subprocess.Popen(
["defaults", "read", "-g", "AppleInterfaceStyle"],
stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
out, _ = process.communicate()
return out.strip() == b"Dark"
elif sys.platform == "win32":
# Windows 10+ dark mode detection
try:
import winreg
key = winreg.OpenKey(
winreg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER,
r"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Themes\Personalize")
value, _ = winreg.QueryValueEx(key, "AppsUseLightTheme")
return value == 0
except:
return False
else:
return False # Default to light mode on other platforms
---
## 🔹 Practical Example: Plugin-Based Text Editor
class TextEditor(QMainWindow):
def __init__(self):
super().__init__()
self.plugins = []
self.setup_ui()
self.load_plugins()
def setup_ui(self):
# Core editor
self.editor = QPlainTextEdit()
self.setCentralWidget(self.editor)
# Plugin toolbar
self.plugin_toolbar = QToolBar("Plugins")
self.addToolBar(Qt.LeftToolBarArea, self.plugin_toolbar)
# Plugin menu
self.plugin_menu = self.menuBar().addMenu("Plugins")
def load_plugins(self):
plugin_dir = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "plugins")
if not os.path.exists(plugin_dir):
return
for filename in os.listdir(plugin_dir):
if filename.endswith('.py'):
try:
spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location(
f"plugins.{filename[:-3]}",
os.path.join(plugin_dir, filename))
module = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
spec.loader.exec_module(module)
for name, obj in inspect.getmembers(module):
if (inspect.isclass(obj) and
issubclass(obj, BasePlugin) and
obj != BasePlugin):
plugin = obj(self)
plugin.initialize()
self.plugins.append(plugin)
# Add to UI
if hasattr(plugin, 'get_toolbar_widget'):
self.plugin_toolbar.addWidget(
plugin.get_toolbar_widget())
if hasattr(plugin, 'get_menu_action'):
self.plugin_menu.addAction(
plugin.get_menu_action())
except Exception as e:
print(f"Failed to load plugin {filename}: {e}")
class BasePlugin:
def __init__(self, editor):
self.editor = editor
def initialize(self):
raise NotImplementedError
---
## 🔹 Best Practices for Production Apps
1. Error Handling
- Implement comprehensive logging
- Use sentry.io for crash reporting
- Create recovery mechanisms
2. Update Strategy
- Implement delta updates
- Support rollback capability
- Verify digital signatures
3. Accessibility
- Set proper widget roles
- Support screen readers
- Ensure keyboard navigation
4. Security
- Sanitize all inputs
- Use HTTPS for network requests
- Secure sensitive data storage
5. Testing
- Unit tests for core logic
- UI tests with QTest
- Cross-platform testing matrix
---
### 🎉 Congratulations on Completing the Series!
You've now mastered:
1. PyQt5 Fundamentals
2. Advanced Widgets & Customization
3. Database Integration & MVC
4. Networking & Multimedia
5. Internationalization & Deployment
6. Advanced Architecture & Optimization
#PyQt5Mastery #ProfessionalGUI #PythonDevelopment 🚀
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Final Challenge:
1. Build a plugin-based IDE with your PyQt5 knowledge
2. Create a performant data visualization dashboard
3. Develop a cross-platform productivity app with automatic updates
Remember: The best way to learn is by building real projects. Happy coding! 👨💻👩💻
1. Build a plugin-based IDE with your PyQt5 knowledge
2. Create a performant data visualization dashboard
3. Develop a cross-platform productivity app with automatic updates
Remember: The best way to learn is by building real projects. Happy coding! 👨💻
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