PySide GUI application development

In Detail Elegantly built GUI applications are always a massive hit among users. PySide is an open source software project that provides Python bindings for the Qt cross-platform UI framework. Combining the power of Qt and Python, PySide provides easy access to the Qt framework for Python developers and also acts as an excellent rapid application development platform available on all major operating systems. This book aims to help you develop GUI applications easily using PySide. Python is easy to learn and use and its programs are relatively shorter than those written in other programming languages like C++ or Java. This book will introduce you to user interface programming in Python, allowing you to develop real-time applications in a shorter amount of time. This book will take you through everything you need to know to develop UI applications. You will learn about installing/building PySide in various major operating systems as well as the basics of GUI programming. The book will then move on to discuss event management, signals and slots, and the widgets and dialogs available with PySide. Database interaction and manipulation is also covered. In a nutshell, this book is great for learning how to program applications with GUI and for mastering how to develop your own applications and how to run them across platforms. Approach An accessible and practical guide to developing GUI's for Python applications. Who this book is for This book is written for Python programmers who want to learn about GUI programming. It is also suitable for those who are new to Python but are familiar with object-oriented programming.

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Includes index.

Cover; Copyright; Credits; About the Author; About the Reviewers; www.PacktPub.com; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Getting Started with PySide; About Python; What is PySide?; Hello GUI; Setting up PySide; Installation; Windows; Mac OSX; Linux; Building PySide; Windows; Linux; Prerequisites; Building PySide; Mac OSX; Importing PySide objects; My first PySide application; Exception handling as a practice; Summary; Chapter 2: Enter through Windows; Creating a simple window; Application icon; Showing tooltip; Adding button; Centering the Window on the screen; About box; Timers.

Windows styleSummary; Chapter 3: Main Windows and Layout Management; Creating the main window; Status bar; Menu bar; The central widget; Adding menu bar; Adding menus; Tool bar; Layout management; Absolute positioning; Layout containers; QBoxLayout; QHBoxLayout; QVBoxLayout; QGridLayout; QFormLayout; QStackedLayout; SDI and MDI; A Simple Text Editor; Summary; Chapter 4: Events and Signals; Event management; Event loop; Event processing; Re-implementing event handlers; Installing event filters; Reimplementing the notify() function; Signals and slots; Drag-and-drop; Drawing.

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