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Should you be using QT for Python as a GUI? Part three of an eight-part series of blogs
If you need to build a GUI system in Python, PyQt5 is probably the best choice, but don't take our word for it - read this blog and see what you think. Should you be using PyQt? QT Designer Widgets (this blog) Layouts Forms and code Slots and Signals CSS and Formatting Models and Data

Should you be using QT for Python as a GUI?

Part three of an eight-part series of blogs

If you need to build a GUI system in Python, PyQt5 is probably the best choice, but don't take our word for it - read this blog and see what you think.

Posted by Andy Brown on 21 June 2022

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Button widgets
Display widgets
Input widgets
Container widgets
Item view widgets

Widgets

Everything that you add to a form is called a widget: this page gives a quick summary of the variety of widgets you'll find in PyQt5.

Button widgets

You can click on button widgets to make something happen:

These are the standard Windows dialog box components.

Display widgets

Display widgets are used to show information on screen:

An LCD Number widget is used to display a countdown, while an OpenGL Widget is used to integrate OpenGL graphics into a form.

Input widgets

Input widgets let a user change things:

These are the standard form input controls. A Key Sequence Edit widget lets you create a sequence of short-cut keys, while a Dial widget is like a car's speedometer.