How to Build User Interfaces with Python — PyQt QtDesigner

A graphical editor to build UI

Esteban Thilliez
Tech Tavern

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PyQt QtDesigner

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Building user interfaces has never been easier. Using a tool called “QtDesigner”, you can build in minutes complex User Interfaces without coding.

How it Works

You just drag and drop widgets on your screen to build your User Interface. You can modify the properties of your widgets if you want, you can also build complex layouts, you can build your own widgets, etc…

Once your User Interface looks how you want it to look, you can save it as a .ui file. It’s the format that Qt…

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Esteban Thilliez
Tech Tavern

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