Pyside GUI Application Development (Python)

Annotation Develop more dynamic and robust GUI applications using PySide, an open source cross-platform UI frameworkAbout This Book Designed for beginners to help you get started with GUI application development Develop your own applications by creating customized widgets and dialogs Written in a simple and elegant structure so you easily understand how to program various GUI componentsWho This Book Is ForThis 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.What You Will Learn Program GUI applications in an easy and efficient way Download and install PySide, a cross-platform GUI development toolkit for Python Create menus, toolbars, status bars, and child windows Develop a text editor application on your own Connect your GUI to a database and manage it Execute SQL queries by handling databasesIn DetailElegantly-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.This book will take you through everything you need to know to develop UI applications. You will learn about installing and 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.By the end of this book, you will be able to program GUI applications efficiently and master how to develop your own applications and how to run them across platforms.Style and approachThis is an accessible and practical guide to developing GUIs for Python applications Develop more dynamic and robust GUI applications using PySide, an open source cross-platform UI frameworkAbout This Book Designed for beginners to help you get started with GUI application development Develop your own applications by creating customized widgets and dialogs Written in a simple and elegant structure so you easily understand how to program various GUI componentsWho This Book Is ForThis 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. What You Will Learn Program GUI applications in an easy and efficient way Download and install PySide, a cross-platform GUI development toolkit for Python Create menus, toolbars, status bars, and child windows Develop a text editor application on your own Connect your GUI to a database and manage it Execute SQL queries by handling databasesIn DetailElegantly-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. This book will take you through everything you need to know to develop UI applications. You will learn about installing and 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. By the end of this book, you will be able to program GUI applications efficiently and master how to develop your own applications and how to run them across platforms. Style and approachThis is an accessible and practical guide to developing GUIs for Python applications Develop more dynamic and robust GUI applications using PySide, an open source cross-platform UI frameworkKey Features[•]Designed for beginners to help you get started with GUI application development[•]Develop your own applications by creating customized widgets and dialogs[•]Written in a simple and elegant structure so you easily understand how to program various GUI componentsBook DescriptionElegantly-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. This book will take you through everything you need to know to develop UI applications. You will learn about installing and 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. By the end of this book, you will be able to program GUI applications efficiently and master how to develop your own applications and how to run them across platforms. What you will learn[•]Program GUI applications in an easy and efficient way[•]Download and install PySide, a cross-platform GUI development toolkit for Python[•]Create menus, toolbars, status bars, and child windows[•]Develop a text editor application on your own[•]Connect your GUI to a database and manage it[•]Execute SQL queries by handling databasesWho this book is forThis 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. Cover Copyright Credits About the Authors About the Reviewer www.PacktPub.com Table of Contents Preface Chapter 1: Getting Started with PySide Introducing PySide Hello, GUI Setting up PySide Installing PySide using Windows Installing PySide using Mac OS X Installing PySide using Linux Building PySide on Windows Building PySide on Linux Prerequisites Building PySide Mac OS X Importing PySide objects First PySide application Exception handling as a practice Summary Chapter 2: Entering through Windows Creating a simple window Creating the application icon Showing a tooltip Adding a button Centering the window on the screen About box Tracking time using timers Windows style Summary Chapter 3: Main Windows and Layout Management Creating the main window Status bar Menu bar The central widget Adding a menu bar Adding menus Toolbar 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 Reimplementing event handlers Installing event filters Reimplementing the notify() function Signals and slots Drag and drop technique Drawing shapes Graphics and effects Summary Chapter 5: Dialogs and Widgets Built-in dialogs QFileDialog QInputDialog QColorDialog QPrintDialog Custom dialogs Widgets at a glance Custom widget Implementation of MDI Summary Chapter 6: Database Handling Connecting to the database Executing SQL queries Executing a query Inserting, updating and deleting records Navigating records Database transactions Table and form views QSqlQueryModel QSqlTableModel QSqlRelationalTableModel Table view Form view Viewing relations in table views Summary Index Develop more dynamic and robust GUI applications using PySide, an open source cross-platform UI frameworkElegantly-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.This book will take you through everything you need to know to develop UI applications. You will learn about installing and 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.By the end of this book, you will be able to program GUI applications efficiently and master how to develop your own applications and how to run them across platforms.What You Will Learn• Program GUI applications in an easy and efficient way• Download and install PySide, a cross-platform GUI development toolkit for Python• Create menus, toolbars, status bars, and child windows• Develop a text editor application on your own• Connect your GUI to a database and manage it• Execute SQL queries by handling databases