PyQt
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PyQt is a Python binding of the cross-platform GUI toolkit Qt, implemented as a Python plug-in. PyQt is free software developed by the British firm Riverbank Computing. It is available under similar terms to Qt versions older than 4.5; this means a variety of licenses including GNU General Public License (GPL) and commercial license, but not the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL). PyQt supports Microsoft Windows as well as various kinds of UNIX, including Linux and macOS.
Key facts
- Software.license
- GNU GPL and commercial
- Software.logo
- Python and Qt.svg
- Software.logo size
- 160px
- Software.screenshot
- Screenshot-qt-designer-qwebview.png
- Software.screenshot size
- 300px
- Software.caption
- Qt Designer
- Software.developer
- Riverbank Computing
- Software.released
- 1998
- Software.operating system
- Cross-platform
- Software.programming language
- C++ / Python
- Software.website
- riverbankcomputing.com
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- riverbankcomputing.com
- Image
- Qt Designer (rus).png
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- Stack Exchange tag
- stackoverflow.com/tags/pyqt
- Commons category
- PyQt
- native label
- PyQt
- software version identifier
- 6.9.1
- publication date
- 1998-00-00
- inception
- 1998-00-00
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Article
9 sectionsContents
- History
- Main components
- Versions
- Hello World example
- Notable applications that use PyQt
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
PyQt is a Python binding of the cross-platform GUI toolkit Qt, implemented as a Python plug-in. PyQt is free software developed by the British firm Riverbank Computing. It is available under similar terms to Qt versions older than 4.5; this means a variety of licenses including GNU General Public License (GPL) and commercial license, but not the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL). PyQt supports Microsoft Windows as well as various kinds of UNIX, including Linux and macOS.
PyQt implements around 440 classes and over 6,000 functions and methods including: a substantial set of GUI widgets classes for accessing SQL databases (ODBC, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, SQLite) QScintilla, Scintilla-based rich text editor widget data aware widgets that are automatically populated from a database an XML parser SVG support classes for embedding ActiveX controls on Windows (only in commercial version)