Setting up a good development environment for Python can make the coding process friendly and provide the necessary tools to maintain the codebase for many years to come. Choosing the right tools and being comfortable with them is a critical step for a Python developer. Code editors are among the...

   Whether learning a new natural language or just browsing foreign websites, you sometimes come across text that you want to read but is written in a language you don’t fully understand. To translate one natural language into your native language you can use a translator tool, like Google Translate....

   The Qt Graphics View Framework allows you to develop fast and efficient D vector graphic scenes. Scenes can contain millions of items, each with their own features and behaviors. By using the Graphics View via PySide you get access to this highly performant graphics layer in Python. Whether you...

   Translation tools have existed for many years and are incredibly useful if you’re learning a new language or wanting to read foreign websites. One of the most popular tools is Google Translate , but there is now another alternative: using OpenAI’s ChatGPT tool to translate text. In this tutorial,...

   A To do app is a program for managing tasks or activities that you intend to do at some point. It is a classic programming project for beginners, especially for those learning to create graphical user interfaces or GUIs for the desktop. In this tutorial, we will learn how to create a minimal To do...

   Widgets are elements of the graphical user interface GUI that provide an application functionality. From buttons and labels to more complex elements like checkboxes, sliders and canvases, widgets receive input and display output. They are the building blocks we use to build user interfaces. In...

   Hello Today I have released new digital updates to my book Create GUI Applications with Python amp; Qt. This update brings all versions up to date with the latest developments in PyQt amp; PySide . As well as corrections and additions to existing chapters, there are new sections dealing with...

   The Qt Graphics View Framework allows you to develop fast and efficient D vector graphic scenes. Scenes can contain millions of items, each with their own features and behaviors. By using the Graphics View via PyQt you get access to this highly performant graphics layer in Python. Whether you’re...

   Adding images to your application is a common requirement, whether you’re building an image photo viewer, or just want to add some decoration to your GUI. Unfortunately, because of how this is done in Qt, it can be a little bit tricky to work out at first. In this short tutorial, we will look at...

   I had an interesting question from a reader of my PySide book, about how to handle dragging and dropping of widgets in a container showing the dragged widget as it is moved. I’m interested in managing movement of a QWidget with mouse in a container. I’ve implemented the application with drag...