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GUI development with PyQT Training Course

Build powerful cross-platform desktop applications with Python and Qt

About the course

Ready to take your Python development to the desktop? Our GUI Development with PyQt & PySide training course equips you with the practical skills to build powerful and user-friendly desktop applications that work across platforms.

Designed specifically for Python developers, this course dives into the Qt framework using both PyQt and PySide.

Through engaging, hands-on exercises and real-world scenarios, you'll gain a solid understanding of widgets, layouts, signals and slots, event handling, and data handling – the core building blocks of modern GUIs.

By the course's conclusion, you'll be confident in your ability to design, develop, and deploy your own cross-platform Python desktop applications.

Online and in-house face-to-face options are available - as part of a wider customised training programme, or as a standalone workshop, on-site at your offices or at one of many flexible meeting spaces in the UK and around the World.

    • Understand GUI development fundamentals with Qt.
    • Learn to set up PyQt/PySide projects and use essential tools.
    • Master Qt widgets and layout managers for responsive UIs.
    • Implement interactive GUIs with actions, signals, and slots.
    • Design UIs rapidly with Qt Designer and custom widgets.
    • Enhance apps with features like system tray and searchable dashboards.
    • Manage data in GUIs using MVC and database connections.
    • Integrate graphics and plotting with PyQtGraph and Matplotlib.
    • Create custom and animated GUI widgets.
    • Apply best practices for robust PyQt/PySide applications.

    • Python developers looking to build professional desktop applications.

    • Software engineers wanting to create cross-platform graphical user interfaces for their tools and products.

    • Data scientists and analysts needing to develop desktop applications for data visualisation and analysis.

    • Teams looking to build internal tools and applications with a Python-based GUI.

    • Individuals aiming to expand their Python development skills into enterprise desktop solutions.

  • Delegates will benefit most from this course if they have:

    • A solid understanding of the Python programming language, including basic syntax and concepts.

    • Some familiarity with object-oriented programming (OOP) principles will be helpful.

    While no prior experience with GUI development or the Qt framework is necessary, a general understanding of software development concepts would be advantageous.

    We're happy to discuss your team's background and can tailor the course if needed, so please don't hesitate to reach out with any questions.

  • This PyQt course is available for private / custom delivery for your team - as an in-house face-to-face workshop at your location of choice, or as online instructor-led training via MS Teams (or your own preferred platform).

    Get in touch to find out how we can deliver tailored training which focuses on your project requirements and learning goals.

  • Getting started with PyQt

    • Your first PyQt application

    • Defining toolbars, menus and keyboard shortcuts with QAction

    • Using Qt's library of built-in widgets to build your applications

    • Layout management & choosing the right responsive layout manager

      • QVBoxLayout (vertical)

      • QHBoxLayout (horizontal)

      • QGridLayout (grid)

    • Dialogs and alerts

    • PyQt5 and PyQt6 differences (e.g. syntax adjustments for imports)

    Creating applications with Qt Designer

    • Using Qt Designer's drag and drop interface to design your GUI

    • Laying Out Your GUIs With Qt Designer

    • Embedding custom widgets from Qt Designer

    • Creating Dialogs With Qt Designer

    Extended UI features

    • System tray and mac menu bar

    • Adding scrollable regions using QScrollAeea

    • Creating searchable widget dashboards

    • Transmitting extra data with Qt Signals

    • Creating additional windows

    Example Application

    Build an example application with Python, PyQt, PySide & MySQL/PostgreSQL and add the ability to produce Excel reports. This a consolidation task in which you will do the following:

    • Design a GUI with QtDesigner

    • Style the GUI with stylesheets

      • advanced styling and theming considerations

    • Design a database using MySQL workbench

    • Connecting to MySQL database with Python

    • inserting , selecting , updating , deleting database data from the application.

    • Adding new members

    • Updating member data

    • Generate reports to csv or excel

    ModelViews and Databases

    • The MVC Architecture

    • Connecting to MySQL

    • Connecting to PostgreSQL

    • Asynchronous operations

    • Using an ORM

    • Displaying tabular data in Qt model views

    Graphics and Plotting

    • Plotting with PyQTGraph

    • Plotting with Matplotlib

    Custom Widgets

    • QPainter and Bitmap Graphics

    • Creating custom GUI widgets

    • Animating custom widgets

    Best Practices

    • Error Handling

    • Logging

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