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Khamisi Kibet

Khamisi Kibet

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## Course Objectives - Master PyQt6 for creating cross-platform desktop applications with a modern, professional UI. - Understand the core concepts of Qt and how to implement them using Python and PyQt6. - Develop applications using widgets, layouts, and advanced UI elements in PyQt6. - Implement features like data binding, custom styling, and animations. ## Weekly Breakdown ### Week 1: Introduction to PyQt6 and Qt Framework #### Topics: - [**Overview of PyQt6 and the Qt Framework**](https://spinncode.com/designs/ppQzZnmr): Discover how to build powerful, scalable applications using PyQt6 and the Qt Framework. Learn about the benefits of using these tools, including cross-platform compatibility, rapid development, and access to extensive libraries and a large community support. Explore a practical example of creating a basic GUI application with PyQt6. - [**Setting up the development environment: Installing PyQt6, configuring IDEs**](https://spinncode.com/designs/WYSeKaWh): Learn how to set up a development environment for PyQt6 application development by installing PyQt6, configuring IDEs like PyCharm and Visual Studio Code, and understanding the tools required for PyQt6 development. This topic covers step-by-step installation and configuration instructions, as well as an introduction to additional tools like Qt Designer and Qt Linguist. By the end of this topic, you'll be ready to start building your own PyQt6 applications. - [**Basic structure of a PyQt6 application**](https://spinncode.com/designs/njJTMdCx): Building a robust PyQt6 application requires a solid understanding of its basic structure. A typical PyQt6 application consists of imports, QObject, QWidget, QApplication, and a main window, with key components including layouts, event loops, and GUI objects. By mastering these fundamental elements, developers can create scalable, maintainable, and effective PyQt6 applications. - [**Introduction to event-driven programming**](https://spinncode.com/designs/Z1sr71Mv): Learning the fundamentals of event-driven programming in PyQt6, including key concepts and Python examples that demonstrate responding to user interactions with GUI components. Understand how events are generated, dispatched to the event loop, and handled by event handlers. #### Lab: - [**Setting up PyQt6 and creating your first simple PyQt6 app (Hello World).**](https://spinncode.com/designs/eG74f10C) #### Lab Summary: Learn to set up PyQt6 and create a simple GUI application with a "Hello World" label, exploring the basics of PyQt6 application structure, user interface design, and event handling. Discover how to run your application and understand key concepts such as QApplication, QWidget, and QVBoxLayout. ### Week 2: Working with Widgets and Layouts #### Topics: - [**Introduction to core widgets: QPushButton, QLabel, QLineEdit, and more**](https://spinncode.com/designs/iVoXXuzK): Learn how to build interactive and user-friendly graphical user interfaces (GUIs) with PyQt6. Explore the fundamental widgets such as QPushButton, QLabel, QLineEdit, QComboBox, QCheckBox, and QRadioButton, and discover their various features and properties. - [**Using layouts: QVBoxLayout, QHBoxLayout, QGridLayout**](https://spinncode.com/designs/GPH87qE5): Mastering PyQt6 layouts is essential for creating visually appealing and user-friendly interfaces. Learn how to use QVBoxLayout, QHBoxLayout, and QGridLayout to arrange widgets in a structured and intuitive way. - [**Handling events and signals in PyQt6**](https://spinncode.com/designs/0iuyiS2E): Learn the fundamentals of event handling in PyQt6, including understanding events, signals, and slots, and discover how to use event handlers and event filters to handle events in your applications. By the end of this topic, you'll be able to write more interactive and responsive applications using PyQt6's event-driven programming model. - [**Connecting signals to slots**](https://spinncode.com/designs/OVrkSRGD): Learn how to connect signals to slots in PyQt6 application development. Discover the concept of signals and slots, how they work, and how to implement them in your applications through practical examples and code snippets. Mastering signals and slots is essential for building efficient and effective PyQt6 applications. #### Lab: - [**Building a basic form with widgets and handling user inputs.**](https://spinncode.com/designs/j5LO8P0H) #### Lab Summary: Designing a basic form with PyQt6 widgets and handling user inputs to perform actions, this tutorial covers key concepts including creating a `BasicForm` class, designing layout, adding and connecting widgets, and displaying output messages using a `QTextEdit`. By following this lab, you'll learn how to build a simple form and extend it by incorporating advanced widgets and input validation techniques. ### Week 3: Advanced Widgets and Forms #### Topics: - [**Advanced widgets: QComboBox, QListWidget, QTableWidget, QTreeView**](https://spinncode.com/designs/mdHWnadU): Explore advanced PyQt6 widgets, including QComboBox, QListWidget, QTableWidget, and QTreeView, through examples and code, and learn how to use them to create complex user interfaces and display data in applications. - [**Implementing validation in forms with QLabel and QLineEdit**](https://spinncode.com/designs/uZZLHsW2): Validate user input in PyQt6 forms using QLabel and QLineEdit, ensuring data accuracy and integrity through techniques such as checking required fields and input formats with setValidator and setInputMask methods. Implementing validation provides error feedback to users and can be achieved through regular expressions and custom validators. - [**Creating reusable custom widgets**](https://spinncode.com/designs/B53ObwGl): Learn how to create reusable custom widgets in PyQt6 by inheriting from existing widget classes and adding custom functionality. Discover how to promote custom widgets to specific types and integrate them into GUI applications, and explore resources for further learning. - [**Advanced signals and slots techniques**](https://spinncode.com/designs/zNEsltIa): Mastering PyQt6 signals and slots is crucial for building complex, event-driven applications. This section explores advanced techniques including using lambda functions and functools.partial as slots, handling signals with multiple parameters, and blocking signals for temporary signal suppression. #### Lab: - [**Creating a form with advanced widgets and custom validation.**](https://spinncode.com/designs/0bnd5OMP) #### Lab Summary: Learn how to create a functional and user-friendly form in PyQt6, utilizing advanced widgets and implementing custom validation rules to ensure data integrity, and discover how to connect widgets to signals and slots. ### Week 4: Building Responsive and Adaptive UIs #### Topics: - [**Designing dynamic UIs that adapt to window resizing**](https://spinncode.com/designs/FhjaFsRN): Learn how to create responsive and adaptive UIs in PyQt6 by using stretch factors, spacers, and adaptive layouts, ensuring your application remains visually appealing across different screen sizes and resolutions. This includes understanding layout management and how to utilize layout managers, such as QVBoxLayout, QHBoxLayout, and QGridLayout. - [**Using QStackedWidget and dynamic layouts**](https://spinncode.com/designs/hPO2BjTI): Mastering PyQt6 UI development, learn how to create robust and adaptable interfaces using QStackedWidget and dynamic layouts. Discover how to arrange widgets in a flexible and responsive manner, and implement multiple pages or views in a single window with QStackedWidget. - [**Implementing QSplitter and QTabWidget for multi-view interfaces**](https://spinncode.com/designs/PcLeSszB): Mastering multi-view interfaces in PyQt6 is made easy with QSplitter and QTabWidget, two powerful tools for creating responsive and user-friendly interfaces that can display multiple views or panels. Learn how to use QSplitter to create split-screen interfaces and QTabWidget to organize multiple views into a tabbed interface. - [**Best practices for responsive desktop app design**](https://spinncode.com/designs/rwIAYytp): Create modern, user-friendly desktop applications that adapt to different screen sizes and devices with these best practices for responsive design in PyQt6, including following platform-specific guidelines, using pixel-independent units, and testing on multiple platforms. By applying these strategies, developers can ensure their applications look and feel native on various platforms. #### Lab: - [**Building a multi-view app with dynamic layouts and split views.**](https://spinncode.com/designs/u3qbZ9RC) #### Lab Summary: Build a multi-view PyQt6 application with dynamic layouts and split views, enabling it to adapt to different window sizes and orientations on various devices. Learn key concepts like dynamic layouts, split views, and reusable custom widgets to improve application design and maintainability. ### Week 5: Understanding the Model-View-Controller (MVC) Pattern #### Topics: - [**Introduction to the MVC pattern in PyQt6**](https://spinncode.com/designs/shf7mHtZ): Explore the Model-View-Controller pattern in PyQt6, a fundamental software design pattern that separates application logic into interconnected components, offering benefits like reusability, flexibility, and maintainability. Learn how to apply the MVC pattern in PyQt6 using a simple login form example. Understand the distinct responsibilities of the model, view, and controller in a PyQt6 application. - [**Working with models: QAbstractListModel, QAbstractTableModel**](https://spinncode.com/designs/RmxVn2zb): Learn how to work with models in PyQt6, including QAbstractListModel and QAbstractTableModel. Discover how to create custom data models and understand the key features and methods of these abstract classes through practical examples. - [**Data binding between models and views**](https://spinncode.com/designs/2FvCGrlj): Understanding the Model-View-Controller pattern in PyQt6 application development, particularly data binding between models and views, and how to implement one-way and two-way data binding using QDataWidgetMapper. This involves mapping a model to a set of widgets and connecting the model to a view, allowing the view to display and interact with the data stored in the model. Use QDataWidgetMapper to bind a model to a view and map widgets to specific columns in the model. - [**Creating custom models and proxy models**](https://spinncode.com/designs/BQj46BVy): Learn how to create custom models and proxy models in PyQt6, enabling you to handle complex data structures and filtering in your applications. This tutorial explores the key functions of QAbstractItemModel and QAbstractProxyModel, and provides examples of simple custom models and proxy models. By mastering these concepts, you'll be able to create dynamic data structures for your PyQt6 views. #### Lab: - [**Developing a custom model-based app with list and table views.**](https://spinncode.com/designs/zVLnFnRx) #### Lab Summary: Create a custom address book application using PyQt6 and the Model-View-Controller pattern, incorporating list and table views to display contact data. Learn how to design a simple address book with add, edit, and delete functionality, and explore ways to enhance the application using databases and Qt Stylesheets. ### Week 6: Styling and Theming in PyQt6 #### Topics: - [**Introduction to Qt Stylesheets for customizing UI**](https://spinncode.com/designs/Ai8wi4W3): Customizing PyQt6 application UIs with Qt Stylesheets is similar to using CSS to style web pages. Qt Stylesheets separate presentation from application logic, making it easier to maintain and modify an application's appearance consistently throughout. - [**Customizing widget appearance with stylesheets**](https://spinncode.com/designs/77DYdK60): Learn how to customize the appearance of widgets in PyQt6 using stylesheets, including selectors, properties, and values, to create visually appealing and consistent UIs. Discover the different ways to apply stylesheets to your application, from individual widgets to entire applications. - [**Implementing dark mode**](https://spinncode.com/designs/nqQYEstq): Learn how to implement dark mode in a PyQt6 application by creating a custom stylesheet with dark colors, loading it into your application, and configuring a toggle button to switch between light and dark modes seamlessly. This enhances user interface readability and reduces eye strain in low-light environments. - [**Dynamic theming: Switching themes at runtime**](https://spinncode.com/designs/Pqc87UL0): Learn how to implement dynamic theming in PyQt6, allowing users to switch between different visual themes at runtime and enhance the overall user experience. This approach can also improve accessibility and simplify maintenance. #### Lab: - [**Designing a custom-styled app with dynamic theming, including a dark mode.**](https://spinncode.com/designs/g69JEoNc) #### Lab Summary: Create a theme management system in PyQt6 to switch between different themes dynamically, including a dark mode, and learn how to use Qt Stylesheets to customize widgets' appearances. This system allows users to change the application's look and feel at runtime. Key objectives include designing custom themes and applying them to the application. ### Week 7: Working with Files and User Input #### Topics: - [**Using QFileDialog for file selection**](https://spinncode.com/designs/VIKVoAqc): Discover how to use QFileDialog in PyQt6 applications to enable users to select files and directories. Learn about creating QFileDialog instances, understanding different modes for file operations, and customizing options to enhance the user experience. Mastering QFileDialog can help you build robust file interactions in your PyQt6 apps. - [**Reading and writing files using QFile and QTextStream**](https://spinncode.com/designs/g1wqx5Jg): Learn how to read and write text and binary files in PyQt6 using QFile and QTextStream, and master error handling techniques to ensure safe and efficient file operations. Discover key methods and class properties, along with example code to get you started with file I/O in PyQt6. - [**Implementing drag-and-drop functionality**](https://spinncode.com/designs/51XZVh67): Implement drag-and-drop functionality in PyQt6 to handle file drops and widget movements using classes like QDrag, QDropEvent, and QMimeData. Enable drag-and-drop in your application by setting setAcceptDrops and setDragEnabled attributes on your widgets. Examples illustrate how to handle file drops and widget drops, enhancing application usability. - [**Handling keyboard and mouse events**](https://spinncode.com/designs/dZhTfqOI): Learn how to capture and process keyboard and mouse events in PyQt6 to create interactive desktop applications, including handling key presses and mouse movements, with code examples and tips. #### Lab: - [**Building an app that reads and writes files, with drag-and-drop and keyboard handling.**](https://spinncode.com/designs/my2GbWYf) #### Lab Summary: Create a simple text editor application in PyQt6 that reads and writes files, handles drag-and-drop events, and processes keyboard input, with features like open, save, and exit actions, and implement additional features like undo/redo functionality or syntax highlighting. ### Week 8: Integrating Databases with PyQt6 #### Topics: - [**Introduction to databases in PyQt6**](https://spinncode.com/designs/3YxlsLNH): Learn how to integrate databases with PyQt6 applications, covering the basics of databases, types of databases, essential database concepts, and popular databases for PyQt6, and discover how to create a connection to a SQLite database using PyQt6. This topic also helps you understand how to choose the right database for your PyQt6 application based on scalability and ease of use. - [**Working with QSqlDatabase and QSqlQuery**](https://spinncode.com/designs/24JXsRyz): Integrate databases into your PyQt6 applications using the QSqlDatabase and QSqlQuery classes, allowing you to connect to various databases, execute SQL queries, and handle errors efficiently. Learn how to create a database connection, execute queries, and retrieve results, as well as how to handle errors and exceptions using practical examples. Master the basics of database integration in PyQt6 and be ready to perform CRUD operations in SQL databases. - [**Performing CRUD operations in SQL databases**](https://spinncode.com/designs/7JH7SMkN): Performing CRUD operations in SQL databases using PyQt6 and QSqlDatabase. Learn how to execute create, read, update, and delete operations, and handle potential errors in PyQt6 applications. Explore example use cases and best practices for database interactions. - [**Displaying database data in views like QTableView**](https://spinncode.com/designs/hvzIhI7A): Displaying database data in PyQt6 applications using QTableView involves connecting a QSqlTableModel to the view and configuring its appearance. Learn how to create a QSqlTableModel, set up the database connection, and customize the QTableView's features such as selection mode, sorting, and column width. #### Lab: - [**Building a CRUD app with SQLite and displaying data in a table.**](https://spinncode.com/designs/TWzXbb3v) #### Lab Summary: Build a Python CRUD application using PyQt6 and SQLite by establishing a database connection, creating a table, and performing operations like insert, update, and delete. Display the data in a table using QTableView and learn how to integrate a database with PyQt6 for efficient data management. ### Week 9: Multithreading and Asynchronous Programming #### Topics: - [**Introduction to multithreading in PyQt6**](https://spinncode.com/designs/KpeYoVlF): Learn how to create efficient and responsive GUI applications using multithreading in PyQt6. This topic covers the basics of threads, processes, and synchronization, as well as PyQt6's approach to multithreading and its best practices. - [**Using QThread for background processing**](https://spinncode.com/designs/wnzScEGY): Learn to utilize QThread for background processing in PyQt6, enhancing UI responsiveness by executing time-consuming tasks concurrently and exploring real-world examples of file downloading and progress tracking. - [**Handling long-running tasks while keeping the UI responsive**](https://spinncode.com/designs/VWPSTsmb): Handling long-running tasks in PyQt6 applications without freezing the UI involves using a combination of threading and asynchronous programming techniques. Find out how to use QThread to perform background processing and keep your UI responsive. - [**Using Qt's signal-slot mechanism for asynchronous operations**](https://spinncode.com/designs/MeuQvWA2): Master asynchronous programming in PyQt6 with Qt's signal-slot mechanism, and improve your application's responsiveness and user experience through multithreading and asynchronous operations, covered with practical examples and applications. #### Lab: - [**Developing a multithreaded app that handles background tasks.**](https://spinncode.com/designs/7oOa6zQT) #### Lab Summary: In this lab, you'll learn how to develop a multithreaded application using PyQt6 that handles background tasks, improving overall performance and responsiveness. You'll create a worker thread to generate prime numbers within a given range and display them in a list view. By the end, you'll understand how to use multithreading to offload computationally intensive tasks and improve application performance. ### Week 10: Graphics and Animations #### Topics: - [**Introduction to QGraphicsView and QGraphicsScene**](https://spinncode.com/designs/BiTrsFIp): Discover the fundamentals of QGraphicsView and QGraphicsScene, essential components for creating interactive graphics in PyQt6, including their roles, interactions, and key methods for rendering, layout management, and item interaction. Learn how to create and display a QGraphicsScene and QGraphicsView using sample code and explore best practices for working with these classes. - [**Creating and rendering custom graphics items**](https://spinncode.com/designs/3bE6XgCT): Learn how to create and render custom graphics items using PyQt6's graphics framework, including how to handle mouse events, and discover how to apply this knowledge to create complex graphics for your applications. By subclassing QGraphicsItem and overriding its virtual methods, you can create custom graphics items and use them in your PyQt6 applications. - [**Animating UI elements using QPropertyAnimation and QSequentialAnimationGroup**](https://spinncode.com/designs/bu8NZsie): Enhance the user experience in your PyQt6 applications by learning to animate UI elements using QPropertyAnimation and QSequentialAnimationGroup, enabling you to create complex animations by breaking them down into simpler ones and grouping them for seamless playback. - [**Basic 2D drawing with QPainter**](https://spinncode.com/designs/oAENLHSI): Learn the basics of 2D drawing using PyQt6's QPainter class, including its modes, transformations, and drawing functions. Discover how to create complex graphics and animations, and take advantage of practical tips such as enabling anti-aliasing and transforming the painter's coordinate system. Master essential drawing functions including drawing rectangles, lines, ellipses, and text. #### Lab: - [**Creating a graphical app with animations and custom drawings.**](https://spinncode.com/designs/XALRJ42F) #### Lab Summary: Learn how to create a graphical application with PyQt6, including adding custom drawings, animations, and handling user events, through a step-by-step guide that covers using QGraphicsView and QGraphicsScene to display and animate graphics items. By the end of this tutorial, you'll understand how to animate graphics items and handle user input through mouse events. ### Week 11: Deploying PyQt6 Applications #### Topics: - [**Packaging PyQt6 applications for distribution (PyInstaller, fbs)**](https://spinncode.com/designs/3kxFrLiU): Learn how to package your PyQt6 application using tools like PyInstaller and fbs, transforming your Python code into standalone executables that can run on any machine without a Python environment. Understand the key differences between these tools and master best practices for packaging your application. - [**Cross-platform compatibility considerations**](https://spinncode.com/designs/KNg6zU8f): Achieving cross-platform compatibility is crucial for PyQt6 applications to run seamlessly on multiple platforms. Key considerations include operating system, Qt and PyQt6 versions, dependencies, and file systems, while strategies for compatibility involve using Qt and PyQt6 APIs, testing on multiple platforms, and utilizing cross-platform libraries. By following best practices like using relative paths and continuous integration, developers can ensure their applications work flawlessly across different environments. - [**Creating app installers**](https://spinncode.com/designs/5vBQGlwB): Creating a standalone installer for a PyQt6 application can be achieved using tools like PyInstaller and fbs. These tools enable developers to package their applications into a single executable file that users can easily install on their systems, regardless of their Python or PyQt6 setup. By following a few simple steps, developers can ensure their applications are widely accessible. - [**Best practices for app deployment and versioning**](https://spinncode.com/designs/tg4XCkGk): Master best practices for deploying and versioning your PyQt6 application, ensuring a seamless user experience with effective strategies and tools like semantic versioning, PyInstaller, and continuous integration. Learn how to package and distribute your application, test it thoroughly, and provide clear release notes. Explore the latest techniques and tools for professional-looking deployments. #### Lab: - [**Packaging a PyQt6 app with PyInstaller and creating an installer.**](https://spinncode.com/designs/t3KP6500) #### Lab Summary: Turning Python scripts into standalone executables is made easier with PyInstaller. Learn how to use PyInstaller to package a PyQt6 application, create an installer using tools like NSIS, and ensure seamless deployment on different platforms. This guide provides a step-by-step workflow and a lab exercise to help you master the deployment of PyQt6 applications. ### Week 12: Advanced Topics and Final Project Preparation #### Topics: - [**Exploring platform-specific features (system tray, notifications)**](https://spinncode.com/designs/ficSIALZ): Enhance the user experience of your PyQt6 applications by tapping into platform-specific features such as system tray icons and notifications. This topic covers how to use the `QSystemTrayIcon` class and the `plyer` library to integrate these features into your desktop applications across Windows, macOS, and Linux. - [**Introduction to multimedia with PyQt6 (audio, video, camera)**](https://spinncode.com/designs/SBUor50N): Master multimedia programming in PyQt6 with this comprehensive guide, covering the basics of audio, video, and camera functionalities through hands-on examples and real-world applications of the QMediaPlayer, QSoundEffect, QVideoWidget, and QCamera classes. This guide will help you get started with multimedia programming in PyQt6 and learn best practices to enhance your application development skills. - [**Exploring QML integration with PyQt6**](https://spinncode.com/designs/bj9r60CS): Integrating QML with PyQt6 enables developers to create dynamic and visually appealing UIs by leveraging QML's declarative syntax and separation of concerns. By using the `QQuickView` class, you can display QML UIs within your PyQt6 applications. Key takeaways include best practices for organizing QML files, using QML modules, and creating reusable UI components. - [**Overview and preparation for the final project**](https://spinncode.com/designs/eFGezDDd): Create a comprehensive PyQt6 desktop application using acquired skills, showcasing understanding of concepts and techniques through a well-structured and user-friendly interface. Develop an executable file leveraging PyQt6 features like widgets, layouts, events, and signals while being mindful of your project's purpose, complexity, and deadline. Effective planning, design, and setup are crucial to a successful project, including a detailed project plan, user interface prototype, and a project structure. #### Lab: - [**Begin planning and working on the final project.**](https://spinncode.com/designs/4K7JlB14) #### Lab Summary: In the final project preparation for the PyQt6 Application Development course, you will apply the concepts learned to develop a real-world application. This involves planning and working on a project idea that aligns with your interests and skills, defining project requirements, creating a project plan, setting up the project structure, and creating a Git repository. By following these steps, you'll set yourself up for success in building a comprehensive application. ## Final Project - **Description:** Develop a fully functional desktop application using PyQt6, integrating all learned concepts. The project should solve a real-world problem or create a useful tool. - **Presentation:** Students will present their final projects, showcasing a demo and conducting a code walkthrough. ## Grading Breakdown - **Assignments&Labs:** 40% - **MidtermProject:** 20% - **FinalProject:** 30% - **Participation&Quizzes:** 10%
Course Outline

PyQt6 Application Development

## Course Objectives - Master PyQt6 for creating cross-platform desktop applications with a modern, professional UI. - Understand the core concepts of Qt and how to implement them using Python and PyQt6. - Develop applications using widgets, layouts, and advanced UI elements in PyQt6. - Implement features like data binding, custom styling, and animations. ## Weekly Breakdown ### Week 1: Introduction to PyQt6 and Qt Framework #### Topics: - [**Overview of PyQt6 and the Qt Framework**](https://spinncode.com/designs/ppQzZnmr): Discover how to build powerful, scalable applications using PyQt6 and the Qt Framework. Learn about the benefits of using these tools, including cross-platform compatibility, rapid development, and access to extensive libraries and a large community support. Explore a practical example of creating a basic GUI application with PyQt6. - [**Setting up the development environment: Installing PyQt6, configuring IDEs**](https://spinncode.com/designs/WYSeKaWh): Learn how to set up a development environment for PyQt6 application development by installing PyQt6, configuring IDEs like PyCharm and Visual Studio Code, and understanding the tools required for PyQt6 development. This topic covers step-by-step installation and configuration instructions, as well as an introduction to additional tools like Qt Designer and Qt Linguist. By the end of this topic, you'll be ready to start building your own PyQt6 applications. - [**Basic structure of a PyQt6 application**](https://spinncode.com/designs/njJTMdCx): Building a robust PyQt6 application requires a solid understanding of its basic structure. A typical PyQt6 application consists of imports, QObject, QWidget, QApplication, and a main window, with key components including layouts, event loops, and GUI objects. By mastering these fundamental elements, developers can create scalable, maintainable, and effective PyQt6 applications. - [**Introduction to event-driven programming**](https://spinncode.com/designs/Z1sr71Mv): Learning the fundamentals of event-driven programming in PyQt6, including key concepts and Python examples that demonstrate responding to user interactions with GUI components. Understand how events are generated, dispatched to the event loop, and handled by event handlers. #### Lab: - [**Setting up PyQt6 and creating your first simple PyQt6 app (Hello World).**](https://spinncode.com/designs/eG74f10C) #### Lab Summary: Learn to set up PyQt6 and create a simple GUI application with a "Hello World" label, exploring the basics of PyQt6 application structure, user interface design, and event handling. Discover how to run your application and understand key concepts such as QApplication, QWidget, and QVBoxLayout. ### Week 2: Working with Widgets and Layouts #### Topics: - [**Introduction to core widgets: QPushButton, QLabel, QLineEdit, and more**](https://spinncode.com/designs/iVoXXuzK): Learn how to build interactive and user-friendly graphical user interfaces (GUIs) with PyQt6. Explore the fundamental widgets such as QPushButton, QLabel, QLineEdit, QComboBox, QCheckBox, and QRadioButton, and discover their various features and properties. - [**Using layouts: QVBoxLayout, QHBoxLayout, QGridLayout**](https://spinncode.com/designs/GPH87qE5): Mastering PyQt6 layouts is essential for creating visually appealing and user-friendly interfaces. Learn how to use QVBoxLayout, QHBoxLayout, and QGridLayout to arrange widgets in a structured and intuitive way. - [**Handling events and signals in PyQt6**](https://spinncode.com/designs/0iuyiS2E): Learn the fundamentals of event handling in PyQt6, including understanding events, signals, and slots, and discover how to use event handlers and event filters to handle events in your applications. By the end of this topic, you'll be able to write more interactive and responsive applications using PyQt6's event-driven programming model. - [**Connecting signals to slots**](https://spinncode.com/designs/OVrkSRGD): Learn how to connect signals to slots in PyQt6 application development. Discover the concept of signals and slots, how they work, and how to implement them in your applications through practical examples and code snippets. Mastering signals and slots is essential for building efficient and effective PyQt6 applications. #### Lab: - [**Building a basic form with widgets and handling user inputs.**](https://spinncode.com/designs/j5LO8P0H) #### Lab Summary: Designing a basic form with PyQt6 widgets and handling user inputs to perform actions, this tutorial covers key concepts including creating a `BasicForm` class, designing layout, adding and connecting widgets, and displaying output messages using a `QTextEdit`. By following this lab, you'll learn how to build a simple form and extend it by incorporating advanced widgets and input validation techniques. ### Week 3: Advanced Widgets and Forms #### Topics: - [**Advanced widgets: QComboBox, QListWidget, QTableWidget, QTreeView**](https://spinncode.com/designs/mdHWnadU): Explore advanced PyQt6 widgets, including QComboBox, QListWidget, QTableWidget, and QTreeView, through examples and code, and learn how to use them to create complex user interfaces and display data in applications. - [**Implementing validation in forms with QLabel and QLineEdit**](https://spinncode.com/designs/uZZLHsW2): Validate user input in PyQt6 forms using QLabel and QLineEdit, ensuring data accuracy and integrity through techniques such as checking required fields and input formats with setValidator and setInputMask methods. Implementing validation provides error feedback to users and can be achieved through regular expressions and custom validators. - [**Creating reusable custom widgets**](https://spinncode.com/designs/B53ObwGl): Learn how to create reusable custom widgets in PyQt6 by inheriting from existing widget classes and adding custom functionality. Discover how to promote custom widgets to specific types and integrate them into GUI applications, and explore resources for further learning. - [**Advanced signals and slots techniques**](https://spinncode.com/designs/zNEsltIa): Mastering PyQt6 signals and slots is crucial for building complex, event-driven applications. This section explores advanced techniques including using lambda functions and functools.partial as slots, handling signals with multiple parameters, and blocking signals for temporary signal suppression. #### Lab: - [**Creating a form with advanced widgets and custom validation.**](https://spinncode.com/designs/0bnd5OMP) #### Lab Summary: Learn how to create a functional and user-friendly form in PyQt6, utilizing advanced widgets and implementing custom validation rules to ensure data integrity, and discover how to connect widgets to signals and slots. ### Week 4: Building Responsive and Adaptive UIs #### Topics: - [**Designing dynamic UIs that adapt to window resizing**](https://spinncode.com/designs/FhjaFsRN): Learn how to create responsive and adaptive UIs in PyQt6 by using stretch factors, spacers, and adaptive layouts, ensuring your application remains visually appealing across different screen sizes and resolutions. This includes understanding layout management and how to utilize layout managers, such as QVBoxLayout, QHBoxLayout, and QGridLayout. - [**Using QStackedWidget and dynamic layouts**](https://spinncode.com/designs/hPO2BjTI): Mastering PyQt6 UI development, learn how to create robust and adaptable interfaces using QStackedWidget and dynamic layouts. Discover how to arrange widgets in a flexible and responsive manner, and implement multiple pages or views in a single window with QStackedWidget. - [**Implementing QSplitter and QTabWidget for multi-view interfaces**](https://spinncode.com/designs/PcLeSszB): Mastering multi-view interfaces in PyQt6 is made easy with QSplitter and QTabWidget, two powerful tools for creating responsive and user-friendly interfaces that can display multiple views or panels. Learn how to use QSplitter to create split-screen interfaces and QTabWidget to organize multiple views into a tabbed interface. - [**Best practices for responsive desktop app design**](https://spinncode.com/designs/rwIAYytp): Create modern, user-friendly desktop applications that adapt to different screen sizes and devices with these best practices for responsive design in PyQt6, including following platform-specific guidelines, using pixel-independent units, and testing on multiple platforms. By applying these strategies, developers can ensure their applications look and feel native on various platforms. #### Lab: - [**Building a multi-view app with dynamic layouts and split views.**](https://spinncode.com/designs/u3qbZ9RC) #### Lab Summary: Build a multi-view PyQt6 application with dynamic layouts and split views, enabling it to adapt to different window sizes and orientations on various devices. Learn key concepts like dynamic layouts, split views, and reusable custom widgets to improve application design and maintainability. ### Week 5: Understanding the Model-View-Controller (MVC) Pattern #### Topics: - [**Introduction to the MVC pattern in PyQt6**](https://spinncode.com/designs/shf7mHtZ): Explore the Model-View-Controller pattern in PyQt6, a fundamental software design pattern that separates application logic into interconnected components, offering benefits like reusability, flexibility, and maintainability. Learn how to apply the MVC pattern in PyQt6 using a simple login form example. Understand the distinct responsibilities of the model, view, and controller in a PyQt6 application. - [**Working with models: QAbstractListModel, QAbstractTableModel**](https://spinncode.com/designs/RmxVn2zb): Learn how to work with models in PyQt6, including QAbstractListModel and QAbstractTableModel. Discover how to create custom data models and understand the key features and methods of these abstract classes through practical examples. - [**Data binding between models and views**](https://spinncode.com/designs/2FvCGrlj): Understanding the Model-View-Controller pattern in PyQt6 application development, particularly data binding between models and views, and how to implement one-way and two-way data binding using QDataWidgetMapper. This involves mapping a model to a set of widgets and connecting the model to a view, allowing the view to display and interact with the data stored in the model. Use QDataWidgetMapper to bind a model to a view and map widgets to specific columns in the model. - [**Creating custom models and proxy models**](https://spinncode.com/designs/BQj46BVy): Learn how to create custom models and proxy models in PyQt6, enabling you to handle complex data structures and filtering in your applications. This tutorial explores the key functions of QAbstractItemModel and QAbstractProxyModel, and provides examples of simple custom models and proxy models. By mastering these concepts, you'll be able to create dynamic data structures for your PyQt6 views. #### Lab: - [**Developing a custom model-based app with list and table views.**](https://spinncode.com/designs/zVLnFnRx) #### Lab Summary: Create a custom address book application using PyQt6 and the Model-View-Controller pattern, incorporating list and table views to display contact data. Learn how to design a simple address book with add, edit, and delete functionality, and explore ways to enhance the application using databases and Qt Stylesheets. ### Week 6: Styling and Theming in PyQt6 #### Topics: - [**Introduction to Qt Stylesheets for customizing UI**](https://spinncode.com/designs/Ai8wi4W3): Customizing PyQt6 application UIs with Qt Stylesheets is similar to using CSS to style web pages. Qt Stylesheets separate presentation from application logic, making it easier to maintain and modify an application's appearance consistently throughout. - [**Customizing widget appearance with stylesheets**](https://spinncode.com/designs/77DYdK60): Learn how to customize the appearance of widgets in PyQt6 using stylesheets, including selectors, properties, and values, to create visually appealing and consistent UIs. Discover the different ways to apply stylesheets to your application, from individual widgets to entire applications. - [**Implementing dark mode**](https://spinncode.com/designs/nqQYEstq): Learn how to implement dark mode in a PyQt6 application by creating a custom stylesheet with dark colors, loading it into your application, and configuring a toggle button to switch between light and dark modes seamlessly. This enhances user interface readability and reduces eye strain in low-light environments. - [**Dynamic theming: Switching themes at runtime**](https://spinncode.com/designs/Pqc87UL0): Learn how to implement dynamic theming in PyQt6, allowing users to switch between different visual themes at runtime and enhance the overall user experience. This approach can also improve accessibility and simplify maintenance. #### Lab: - [**Designing a custom-styled app with dynamic theming, including a dark mode.**](https://spinncode.com/designs/g69JEoNc) #### Lab Summary: Create a theme management system in PyQt6 to switch between different themes dynamically, including a dark mode, and learn how to use Qt Stylesheets to customize widgets' appearances. This system allows users to change the application's look and feel at runtime. Key objectives include designing custom themes and applying them to the application. ### Week 7: Working with Files and User Input #### Topics: - [**Using QFileDialog for file selection**](https://spinncode.com/designs/VIKVoAqc): Discover how to use QFileDialog in PyQt6 applications to enable users to select files and directories. Learn about creating QFileDialog instances, understanding different modes for file operations, and customizing options to enhance the user experience. Mastering QFileDialog can help you build robust file interactions in your PyQt6 apps. - [**Reading and writing files using QFile and QTextStream**](https://spinncode.com/designs/g1wqx5Jg): Learn how to read and write text and binary files in PyQt6 using QFile and QTextStream, and master error handling techniques to ensure safe and efficient file operations. Discover key methods and class properties, along with example code to get you started with file I/O in PyQt6. - [**Implementing drag-and-drop functionality**](https://spinncode.com/designs/51XZVh67): Implement drag-and-drop functionality in PyQt6 to handle file drops and widget movements using classes like QDrag, QDropEvent, and QMimeData. Enable drag-and-drop in your application by setting setAcceptDrops and setDragEnabled attributes on your widgets. Examples illustrate how to handle file drops and widget drops, enhancing application usability. - [**Handling keyboard and mouse events**](https://spinncode.com/designs/dZhTfqOI): Learn how to capture and process keyboard and mouse events in PyQt6 to create interactive desktop applications, including handling key presses and mouse movements, with code examples and tips. #### Lab: - [**Building an app that reads and writes files, with drag-and-drop and keyboard handling.**](https://spinncode.com/designs/my2GbWYf) #### Lab Summary: Create a simple text editor application in PyQt6 that reads and writes files, handles drag-and-drop events, and processes keyboard input, with features like open, save, and exit actions, and implement additional features like undo/redo functionality or syntax highlighting. ### Week 8: Integrating Databases with PyQt6 #### Topics: - [**Introduction to databases in PyQt6**](https://spinncode.com/designs/3YxlsLNH): Learn how to integrate databases with PyQt6 applications, covering the basics of databases, types of databases, essential database concepts, and popular databases for PyQt6, and discover how to create a connection to a SQLite database using PyQt6. This topic also helps you understand how to choose the right database for your PyQt6 application based on scalability and ease of use. - [**Working with QSqlDatabase and QSqlQuery**](https://spinncode.com/designs/24JXsRyz): Integrate databases into your PyQt6 applications using the QSqlDatabase and QSqlQuery classes, allowing you to connect to various databases, execute SQL queries, and handle errors efficiently. Learn how to create a database connection, execute queries, and retrieve results, as well as how to handle errors and exceptions using practical examples. Master the basics of database integration in PyQt6 and be ready to perform CRUD operations in SQL databases. - [**Performing CRUD operations in SQL databases**](https://spinncode.com/designs/7JH7SMkN): Performing CRUD operations in SQL databases using PyQt6 and QSqlDatabase. Learn how to execute create, read, update, and delete operations, and handle potential errors in PyQt6 applications. Explore example use cases and best practices for database interactions. - [**Displaying database data in views like QTableView**](https://spinncode.com/designs/hvzIhI7A): Displaying database data in PyQt6 applications using QTableView involves connecting a QSqlTableModel to the view and configuring its appearance. Learn how to create a QSqlTableModel, set up the database connection, and customize the QTableView's features such as selection mode, sorting, and column width. #### Lab: - [**Building a CRUD app with SQLite and displaying data in a table.**](https://spinncode.com/designs/TWzXbb3v) #### Lab Summary: Build a Python CRUD application using PyQt6 and SQLite by establishing a database connection, creating a table, and performing operations like insert, update, and delete. Display the data in a table using QTableView and learn how to integrate a database with PyQt6 for efficient data management. ### Week 9: Multithreading and Asynchronous Programming #### Topics: - [**Introduction to multithreading in PyQt6**](https://spinncode.com/designs/KpeYoVlF): Learn how to create efficient and responsive GUI applications using multithreading in PyQt6. This topic covers the basics of threads, processes, and synchronization, as well as PyQt6's approach to multithreading and its best practices. - [**Using QThread for background processing**](https://spinncode.com/designs/wnzScEGY): Learn to utilize QThread for background processing in PyQt6, enhancing UI responsiveness by executing time-consuming tasks concurrently and exploring real-world examples of file downloading and progress tracking. - [**Handling long-running tasks while keeping the UI responsive**](https://spinncode.com/designs/VWPSTsmb): Handling long-running tasks in PyQt6 applications without freezing the UI involves using a combination of threading and asynchronous programming techniques. Find out how to use QThread to perform background processing and keep your UI responsive. - [**Using Qt's signal-slot mechanism for asynchronous operations**](https://spinncode.com/designs/MeuQvWA2): Master asynchronous programming in PyQt6 with Qt's signal-slot mechanism, and improve your application's responsiveness and user experience through multithreading and asynchronous operations, covered with practical examples and applications. #### Lab: - [**Developing a multithreaded app that handles background tasks.**](https://spinncode.com/designs/7oOa6zQT) #### Lab Summary: In this lab, you'll learn how to develop a multithreaded application using PyQt6 that handles background tasks, improving overall performance and responsiveness. You'll create a worker thread to generate prime numbers within a given range and display them in a list view. By the end, you'll understand how to use multithreading to offload computationally intensive tasks and improve application performance. ### Week 10: Graphics and Animations #### Topics: - [**Introduction to QGraphicsView and QGraphicsScene**](https://spinncode.com/designs/BiTrsFIp): Discover the fundamentals of QGraphicsView and QGraphicsScene, essential components for creating interactive graphics in PyQt6, including their roles, interactions, and key methods for rendering, layout management, and item interaction. Learn how to create and display a QGraphicsScene and QGraphicsView using sample code and explore best practices for working with these classes. - [**Creating and rendering custom graphics items**](https://spinncode.com/designs/3bE6XgCT): Learn how to create and render custom graphics items using PyQt6's graphics framework, including how to handle mouse events, and discover how to apply this knowledge to create complex graphics for your applications. By subclassing QGraphicsItem and overriding its virtual methods, you can create custom graphics items and use them in your PyQt6 applications. - [**Animating UI elements using QPropertyAnimation and QSequentialAnimationGroup**](https://spinncode.com/designs/bu8NZsie): Enhance the user experience in your PyQt6 applications by learning to animate UI elements using QPropertyAnimation and QSequentialAnimationGroup, enabling you to create complex animations by breaking them down into simpler ones and grouping them for seamless playback. - [**Basic 2D drawing with QPainter**](https://spinncode.com/designs/oAENLHSI): Learn the basics of 2D drawing using PyQt6's QPainter class, including its modes, transformations, and drawing functions. Discover how to create complex graphics and animations, and take advantage of practical tips such as enabling anti-aliasing and transforming the painter's coordinate system. Master essential drawing functions including drawing rectangles, lines, ellipses, and text. #### Lab: - [**Creating a graphical app with animations and custom drawings.**](https://spinncode.com/designs/XALRJ42F) #### Lab Summary: Learn how to create a graphical application with PyQt6, including adding custom drawings, animations, and handling user events, through a step-by-step guide that covers using QGraphicsView and QGraphicsScene to display and animate graphics items. By the end of this tutorial, you'll understand how to animate graphics items and handle user input through mouse events. ### Week 11: Deploying PyQt6 Applications #### Topics: - [**Packaging PyQt6 applications for distribution (PyInstaller, fbs)**](https://spinncode.com/designs/3kxFrLiU): Learn how to package your PyQt6 application using tools like PyInstaller and fbs, transforming your Python code into standalone executables that can run on any machine without a Python environment. Understand the key differences between these tools and master best practices for packaging your application. - [**Cross-platform compatibility considerations**](https://spinncode.com/designs/KNg6zU8f): Achieving cross-platform compatibility is crucial for PyQt6 applications to run seamlessly on multiple platforms. Key considerations include operating system, Qt and PyQt6 versions, dependencies, and file systems, while strategies for compatibility involve using Qt and PyQt6 APIs, testing on multiple platforms, and utilizing cross-platform libraries. By following best practices like using relative paths and continuous integration, developers can ensure their applications work flawlessly across different environments. - [**Creating app installers**](https://spinncode.com/designs/5vBQGlwB): Creating a standalone installer for a PyQt6 application can be achieved using tools like PyInstaller and fbs. These tools enable developers to package their applications into a single executable file that users can easily install on their systems, regardless of their Python or PyQt6 setup. By following a few simple steps, developers can ensure their applications are widely accessible. - [**Best practices for app deployment and versioning**](https://spinncode.com/designs/tg4XCkGk): Master best practices for deploying and versioning your PyQt6 application, ensuring a seamless user experience with effective strategies and tools like semantic versioning, PyInstaller, and continuous integration. Learn how to package and distribute your application, test it thoroughly, and provide clear release notes. Explore the latest techniques and tools for professional-looking deployments. #### Lab: - [**Packaging a PyQt6 app with PyInstaller and creating an installer.**](https://spinncode.com/designs/t3KP6500) #### Lab Summary: Turning Python scripts into standalone executables is made easier with PyInstaller. Learn how to use PyInstaller to package a PyQt6 application, create an installer using tools like NSIS, and ensure seamless deployment on different platforms. This guide provides a step-by-step workflow and a lab exercise to help you master the deployment of PyQt6 applications. ### Week 12: Advanced Topics and Final Project Preparation #### Topics: - [**Exploring platform-specific features (system tray, notifications)**](https://spinncode.com/designs/ficSIALZ): Enhance the user experience of your PyQt6 applications by tapping into platform-specific features such as system tray icons and notifications. This topic covers how to use the `QSystemTrayIcon` class and the `plyer` library to integrate these features into your desktop applications across Windows, macOS, and Linux. - [**Introduction to multimedia with PyQt6 (audio, video, camera)**](https://spinncode.com/designs/SBUor50N): Master multimedia programming in PyQt6 with this comprehensive guide, covering the basics of audio, video, and camera functionalities through hands-on examples and real-world applications of the QMediaPlayer, QSoundEffect, QVideoWidget, and QCamera classes. This guide will help you get started with multimedia programming in PyQt6 and learn best practices to enhance your application development skills. - [**Exploring QML integration with PyQt6**](https://spinncode.com/designs/bj9r60CS): Integrating QML with PyQt6 enables developers to create dynamic and visually appealing UIs by leveraging QML's declarative syntax and separation of concerns. By using the `QQuickView` class, you can display QML UIs within your PyQt6 applications. Key takeaways include best practices for organizing QML files, using QML modules, and creating reusable UI components. - [**Overview and preparation for the final project**](https://spinncode.com/designs/eFGezDDd): Create a comprehensive PyQt6 desktop application using acquired skills, showcasing understanding of concepts and techniques through a well-structured and user-friendly interface. Develop an executable file leveraging PyQt6 features like widgets, layouts, events, and signals while being mindful of your project's purpose, complexity, and deadline. Effective planning, design, and setup are crucial to a successful project, including a detailed project plan, user interface prototype, and a project structure. #### Lab: - [**Begin planning and working on the final project.**](https://spinncode.com/designs/4K7JlB14) #### Lab Summary: In the final project preparation for the PyQt6 Application Development course, you will apply the concepts learned to develop a real-world application. This involves planning and working on a project idea that aligns with your interests and skills, defining project requirements, creating a project plan, setting up the project structure, and creating a Git repository. By following these steps, you'll set yourself up for success in building a comprehensive application. ## Final Project - **Description:** Develop a fully functional desktop application using PyQt6, integrating all learned concepts. The project should solve a real-world problem or create a useful tool. - **Presentation:** Students will present their final projects, showcasing a demo and conducting a code walkthrough. ## Grading Breakdown - **Assignments&Labs:** 40% - **MidtermProject:** 20% - **FinalProject:** 30% - **Participation&Quizzes:** 10%

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