Harwani - Qt5 Python GUI Programming Cookbook: Building responsive and powerful cross-platform applications with PyQt

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B.M. Harwani is the founder and owner of Microchip Computer Education (MCE), based in Ajmer, India. He graduated with a BE in computer engineering from the University of Pune and also has a C level (masters diploma in computer technology) from DOEACC, Government of India. Having been involved in the teaching field for over 20 years, he has developed the art of explaining even the most complicated topics in a straightforward and easily understandable fashion. He is also a renowned speaker and the author of several books. To learn more, visit his blog, a site that helps programmers.

Marcus Ottosson is a company director, software developer, and artist with a decade of experience in the film and visual effects industry. He has built countless user interfaces and tools with Python and Qt for projects such as Marvels Doctor Strange and Alfonso Cuarons Gravity. He has written several Python frameworks for use in the creation of film and games, such as Pyblish and Avalon, along with PyQt, a compatibility wrapper around all the available bindings of Qt for Python.

Sivan Grnberg has close to 20 years of multidisciplinary IT expertise and a razor-sharp eye for quality. A long-time open source devotee, his contributions can be found, literally, all over open source. He has been utilizing the Python ecosystem for R&D endeavors ever since it was pitched to him by The SABDFL and Ubuntu. Alongside Shir, a product, content, and operations expert, he runs Vitakka.co, providing infrastructure consulting and coding solutions in all-things digital.

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PyQt is one of the best cross-platform interface toolkits currently available; it's stable, mature, and completely native. If you want control over all aspects of UI elements, PyQt is what you need. This book will guide you through every concept you need to create fully functional GUI applications using PyQT, with only a few lines of code.
As you expand your GUI using more widgets, you will cover networks, databases, and graphical libraries that greatly enhance its functionality. The book shows you how to use QT Designer to design user interfaces and implement and test dialogs, events, the clipboard, and drag and drop functionality to customize your GUI. You will learn a variety of topics, such as look and feel customization, GUI animation, graphics rendering, implementing Google Maps, and more. Lastly, the book takes you through how Qt5 can help you create cross-platform apps that are compatible with Android and iOS. You will be able to develop functional and appealing software using PyQt through interesting and fun recipes that will expand your knowledge of GUIs.

This book is meant for intermediate to advanced programmers and developers who have some preliminary knowledge of Python programming. This book can be of great use for trainers, teachers, and software developers who wish to build a fully-featured GUI-based application in Python.