Description
Tkinter windows look like they shipped in the nineties, and learning C++ just to use Qt is a big detour. PyQt brings the whole Qt framework into Python, so building an interface means writing Python classes.
Its Python bindings cover more than a thousand Qt classes, from windows and networking to databases, SVG and multimedia, and the same code runs on Windows, macOS and Linux. PyQt6 targets Qt6, and one pip command installs binary wheels that already include the Qt libraries.
Full set of Qt widgets: Buttons, tables, tree views, charts and web views are ready-made, with no custom drawing.
Visual design:Lay out the interface in Qt Designer, convert it with pyuic, and keep layout and logic apart.
Signals and slots:Events connect straight to functions, which reads far cleaner than nested callbacks.
Binary wheels:The Windows PyQt6 and PyQt5 wheels bundle their Qt libraries, so there is no separate Qt install.
Licensing:Dual licensed under GPL v3 and a commercial license, so closed-source releases need the commercial one.
Its Python bindings cover more than a thousand Qt classes, from windows and networking to databases, SVG and multimedia, and the same code runs on Windows, macOS and Linux. PyQt6 targets Qt6, and one pip command installs binary wheels that already include the Qt libraries.
Features
Full set of Qt widgets: Buttons, tables, tree views, charts and web views are ready-made, with no custom drawing.
Visual design:Lay out the interface in Qt Designer, convert it with pyuic, and keep layout and logic apart.
Signals and slots:Events connect straight to functions, which reads far cleaner than nested callbacks.
Binary wheels:The Windows PyQt6 and PyQt5 wheels bundle their Qt libraries, so there is no separate Qt install.
Licensing:Dual licensed under GPL v3 and a commercial license, so closed-source releases need the commercial one.
