Python GUI Programming Cookbook

Burkhard Meier

Language: English

Publisher: Packt Publishing

Published: Oct 11, 2019

Description:

Over 90 recipes to help you develop widgets, forms, layouts, charts, and much more using the latest features of Python 3 Key Features Use object-oriented programming to develop impressive GUIs in Python Create interesting charts to visually represent data using Matplotlib Develop GUIs with the latest versions of tkinter, PyQt5, and wxPython frameworks Book Description Python is a multi-domain, interpreted programming language that is easy to learn and implement. With its wide support for frameworks to develop GUIs, you can build interactive and beautiful GUI-based applications easily using Python. This third edition of Python GUI Programming Cookbook follows a task-based approach to help you create effective GUIs with the smallest amount of code. Every recipe in this book builds upon the last to create an entire, real-life GUI application. These recipes also help you solve problems that you might encounter while developing GUIs. This book mainly focuses on using Python's built-in tkinter GUI framework. You'll learn how to create GUIs in Python using simple programming styles and object-oriented programming (OOP). As you add more widgets and expand your GUI, you will learn how to connect to networks, databases, and graphical libraries that greatly enhance the functionality of your GUI. You'll also learn how to use threading to ensure that your GUI doesn't become unresponsive. Toward the end, you'll learn about the versatile PyQt GUI framework, which comes along with its own visual editor that allows you to design GUIs using drag and drop features. By the end of the book, you'll be an expert in designing Python GUIs and be able to develop a variety of GUI applications with ease. What you will learn Create amazing GUIs with Python's built-in tkinter module Customize GUIs using layout managers to arrange GUI widgets Advance from the typical waterfall coding style to an OOP style using Python Develop beautiful charts using the free Matplotlib Python module Use threading in a networked environment to make GUIs responsive Discover ways to connect GUIs to a MySQL database Understand how unit tests can be created and internationalize GUI Delve into the world of GUI creation using PyQt5 Who this book is for If you're a programmer or developer looking to enhance your Python skills by writing powerful GUI applications, this book is for you. Familiarity with the Python programming language is necessary to get the most out of the book.

Over 80 object-oriented recipes to help you create mind-blowing GUIs in Python About This Book • Use object-oriented programming to develop amazing GUIs in Python • Create a working GUI project as a central resource for developing your Python GUIs • Packed with easy-to-follow recipes to help you develop code using the latest released version of Python Who This Book Is For If you are a Python programmer with intermediate level knowledge of GUI programming and want to learn how to create beautiful, effective, and responsive GUIs using the freely available Python GUI frameworks, this book is for you. What You Will Learn • Create amazing GUIs with Python's built-in Tkinter module • Customize the GUIs by using layout managers to arrange the GUI widgets • Advance to an object-oriented programming style using Python • Develop beautiful charts using the free Matplotlib Python module • Use threading in a networked environment to make the GUIs responsive • Discover ways to connect the GUIs to a database • Understand how unit tests can be created and internationalize the GUI • Extend the GUIs with free Python frameworks using best practices In Detail Python is a multi-domain, interpreted programming language. It is a widely used general-purpose, high-level programming language. It is often used as a scripting language because of its forgiving syntax and compatibility with a wide variety of different eco-systems. Its flexible syntax enables developers to write short scripts while at the same time, they can use object-oriented concepts to develop very large projects. Python GUI Programming Cookbook follows a task-based approach to help you create beautiful and very effective GUIs with the least amount of code necessary. This book uses the simplest programming style, using the fewest lines of code to create a GUI in Python, and then advances to using object-oriented programming in later chapters. If you are new to object-oriented programming (OOP), this book will teach you how to take advantage of the OOP coding style in the context of creating GUIs written in Python. Throughout the book, you will develop an entire GUI application, building recipe upon recipe, connecting the GUI to a database. In the later chapters, you will explore additional Python GUI frameworks, using best practices. You will also learn how to use threading to ensure your GUI doesn't go unresponsive. By the end of the book, you will be an expert in Python GUI programming to develop a common set of GUI applications. Style and approach Every recipe in this programming cookbook solves a problem you might encounter in your programming career. At the same time, most of the recipes build on each other to create an entire, real-life GUI application.