Loganathan - PySide GUI application development : develop more dynamic and robust GUI applications using an open source cross-platform UI framework

Venkateshwaran Loganathan is an eminent software developer who has been involved in the design, development, and testing of software products for more than five years. He was introduced to computer programming at the age of 11 with FoxPro and then started to learn and master various computer languages like C, C++, Perl, Python, node.js, and Unix shell scripting. Fascinated by open source development, he has contributed to various open source technologies. He is now working for Cognizant Technology Solutions as an Associate in Technology, where he has involved himself in research and development for Internet of Things domain. He is now actively involved in using RFID devices for evolving the Future of Technology concepts. Before joining Cognizant, he worked at Infosys, Virtusa, and NuVeda. Starting his career as a Network Developer, he has gained expertise in various domains like Networking, e-learning, and HealthCare. He has won various awards and accolades for his work.

He holds a bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Engineering from Anna University and currently pursuing M.S in software systems from BITS, Pilani. Apart from programming, he is actively involved in handling various technical and soft skills classes for the budding engineers and college students. His hobbies are singing and trekking. He likes to get involved with social media. Visit him online at >.

I am indebted to many. First of all, I would like to thank my mother Anbuselvi and grandmother Saraswathi for their endless effort and perseverance in bringing me up to this level. I am thankful to the entire team of Packt, for accepting my proposal in bringing out a book of this kind. I would like to specially mention Meeta, Neil, and Amigya for their valuable guidance throughout the writing of the manuscript. I would also like to thank Dipika and Mrunmayee for the efforts they have put in to technically edit the book. I am very grateful to my technical reviewers, Oscar Campos and Jibo He for reviewing the manuscript and providing me constructive feedback in helping me shape the content. I would also like to extend my sincere gratitude to my professors, Senthil Kumar and Radhika for guiding me and encouraging me in all my spheres of life. I would also like to thank my sister Kamala and my aunt Kalavathi for all the hope and love they have towards me. I would also like to thank all my friends and brothers as their list is too long to mention here. They all have been my well-wishers and been helping me in my tough times. I have missed many people here, but my thanks are always due for them who directly or indirectly influenced my life.

Above all, thanks to The Almighty for the showers of blessings on me.

Oscar Campos is a senior Python developer in Dublin, Ireland. He has great experience working with Python and many free software projects and contributions as well. He is the author of SublimePySidethe Sublime Text plugin to work with PySide . You can take a look at his free software projects on his Github site on https://github.com/DamnWidget. He works for for Dedsert Ltd. an online gambling startup company located in south Dublin.

I want to thank my wife Lydia for encouraging me to do this technical review

Dr. Jibo He is an avid developer using Python, PySide, and Qt. He has over seven years' experience using Python for his scientific research and entrepreneur careers. He has used PySide to develop important usability and search engine optimization software for the company UESEO LLC. He is honored to be the reviewer of this book, and expects more developers using PySide. He has also worked on PsychoPy/Python for Social Scientists and MATLAB for Social Scientists.

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Preface

The aim of this book is to introduce you to developing GUI applications in an easy way. Python is easy to learn and use and its programs are relatively shorter than those written in any other programming languages like C++, Java. It is supported by a large set of dynamic libraries and bindings that make it efficient to develop very complex applications in an efficient manner. This book will introduce you to user interface programming and its components. You will be able to develop real time applications in a shorter time after reading this book.